Mississippi Race

Mississippi Gets First Black Major Party Candidate For Governor In Modern Times

AP | EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS | Posted 10.24.2011

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JACKSON, Miss. — Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree on Tuesday became the first black candidate in modern times to win major-party nod for Mississi...

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Frank Melton, Indicted Mississippi Mayor, Loses Primary And Goes To Hospital

Jackson Free Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ten minutes after the polls closed tonight, someone found Mayor Frank Melton, 60, in a state of cardiac arrest and called for help at 7:10 p.m. As the...

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Sam Stein

GOP Senate Candidate Puts Himself On Dem Ticket

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republican Senator Roger Wicker is facing the fight of his life for reelection in Mississippi. So what is he doing to ensure another six years in Cong...

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Mississippi Primary: Latest News And Polls

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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***LAST UPDATED MARCH 11*** Obama Wins Mississippi Primary: The AP reports on Obama's victory: Barack Obama coasted to victory in Mississippi's Demo...

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