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Gerry Smith

Digital Divide in Mississippi Splits Along Racial Lines, Report Finds

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 01.31.2012

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African Americans in Mississippi often have fewer options for high-speed Internet and spend a higher proportion of their incomes on the Internet than ...

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6 Reasons Mississippians Said No to "Personhood" Amendment

Burns Strider | Posted 01.08.2012

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Burns Strider

Why did those pushing "personhood" lose in arguably the most conservative state in the Union? Why did the opposing forces win a majority of the vote in Mississippi? Here are six reasons.

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Amanda Terkel

Haley Barbour Under Fire For Civil Rights Comments

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) has set off a firestorm of controversy over his comments on the civil rights era in his hometown of Y...

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