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Applause Erupted, Didn't Last: Story Of Mississippi's First Black Senator
Yet, while the election of Espy, a former congressman who served as the secretary of agriculture in the Clinton administration, would be historic, it wouldn't be unprecedented. The same Mississippi seat was once held by the first African-American ever to serve in the U.S. Senate.
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Mississippi Republican Senator Apologises For "Hanging" Comment
Republican US Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi apologized on Tuesday for making a comment about public hangings, but accused her black Democratic opponent in a special election runoff of twisting her words for political gain.
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Mississippi Senator Faces Backlash After Joke About A "Public Hanging"
Drawing cheers from a gaggle of supporters, the line appeared to be a throwaway one.
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Brutal Republican Showdown in Mississippi Primary
The struggle for control of the Republican Party moved Tuesday to Mississippi, where the ultraconservative tea party movement has its best remaining chance to topple an establishment-backed candidate in a brutally fought Senate primary race.
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US shutdown: Senate seeks deal to avoid default as time runs out
US lawmakers in the Senate said today they hoped to reach a deal soon to reopen the government and avert a looming default as investors worried that Republicans and Democrats might not be able to resolve their differences by a Thursday deadline.
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US drops charges against Mississippi man in ricin letters case
US prosecutors dropped charges on Tuesday against a Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama, a US senator and a state judge, according to court documents.
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For Barack Obama, a testing, trying and emotional week
For President Barack Obama, one of his most wrenching White House weeks saw the fresh spectre of terrorism and the first crushing political defeat of his new term, and the more emotional side of a leader often criticized for appearing clinical or detached.
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Man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to Barack Obama charged
A 45-year-old man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and a US senator has been charged with threatening the life of the president, authorities said Thursday.
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Applause Erupted, Didn't Last: Story Of Mississippi's First Black Senator
Yet, while the election of Espy, a former congressman who served as the secretary of agriculture in the Clinton administration, would be historic, it wouldn't be unprecedented. The same Mississippi seat was once held by the first African-American ever to serve in the U.S. Senate.
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Mississippi Republican Senator Apologises For "Hanging" Comment
Republican US Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi apologized on Tuesday for making a comment about public hangings, but accused her black Democratic opponent in a special election runoff of twisting her words for political gain.
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Mississippi Senator Faces Backlash After Joke About A "Public Hanging"
Drawing cheers from a gaggle of supporters, the line appeared to be a throwaway one.
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Brutal Republican Showdown in Mississippi Primary
The struggle for control of the Republican Party moved Tuesday to Mississippi, where the ultraconservative tea party movement has its best remaining chance to topple an establishment-backed candidate in a brutally fought Senate primary race.
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US shutdown: Senate seeks deal to avoid default as time runs out
US lawmakers in the Senate said today they hoped to reach a deal soon to reopen the government and avert a looming default as investors worried that Republicans and Democrats might not be able to resolve their differences by a Thursday deadline.
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US drops charges against Mississippi man in ricin letters case
US prosecutors dropped charges on Tuesday against a Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama, a US senator and a state judge, according to court documents.
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For Barack Obama, a testing, trying and emotional week
For President Barack Obama, one of his most wrenching White House weeks saw the fresh spectre of terrorism and the first crushing political defeat of his new term, and the more emotional side of a leader often criticized for appearing clinical or detached.
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Man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to Barack Obama charged
A 45-year-old man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and a US senator has been charged with threatening the life of the president, authorities said Thursday.
