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14 hrs ago | Star Phoenix

Palin among possible Republican presidential candidates

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said Friday she will resign this month and will not run for re-election as governor amid speculation that she will seek the Republican party's nomination for president in 2012.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, 2008 Presidential Election, US Governors, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Mitt Romney

Sat Jul 04, 2009

CBS News

Palin A "Shooting Star Crashing To Earth"?

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla, Alaska on Friday July 3, 2009, in this photo provided by The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman/ Robert DeBerry.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Sarah Palin, Wasilla, AK, US Politics, Mike Huckabee, US News, Mitch Daniels, John McCain

Bloomberg

California, Illinois at Impasses Over State Budgets as Fiscal Years Begin

Seven U.S. states from California to Connecticut began the fiscal year today without spending plans in place as they battle over tax increases and other measures to balance budgets amid declining revenue.

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Related Topix: California, California Government, US Politics, Ted Strickland, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Mississippi Government, Mississippi, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ohio

Fri Jul 03, 2009

National Post

Sarah Palin to quit as Alaska governor

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Republican John McCain's vice presidential running mate in 2008, said on Friday she will resign this month, an unexpected move that could signal a run for higher office.

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Related Topix: US News, US Governors, Sarah Palin, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, John McCain, Mitt Romney

Commercial Dispatch

Analysis: Despite haggling, budget contains record spending

The state budget approved by Gov. Haley Barbour this week includes record-high funding increases for education and health care, but he warned those are generous windfalls that will dry up in 2011.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Healthcare Law, Law, Charleston, MS

WLOX-TV Biloxi

Lt. Governor says he's ready for special session

Mississippi legislators are headed back to the capital tomorrow to try to hammer out a state budget.

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Related Topix: Mississippi Government, Mississippi, US Governors, Hinds County, MS, Gulfport, MS, Biloxi Metro

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Black Enterprise

Mississippi Still Tops U.S. Scales

Jul. 2--JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi's health care community still hasn't found the secret to reducing the state's nation-leading obesity rate despite numerous legislative efforts and millions of dollars in funding, a top medical expert says.

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Related Topix: Mississippi Government, Mississippi, Jackson Metro, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Charitable Organizations, US Governors

News Observer

Status of state budgets

Gov. Jan Brewer kept state government running but rejected funding levels for K-12 schools and said she was calling a special session next week to increase school funding.

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Related Topix: California, California Government, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger, M. Jodi Rell, Steve Beshear, Mississippi Government, Mississippi

Commercial Dispatch

Lawmakers finish most of budget by midnight deadline

The state Legislature toiled until midnight to pass budget bills to ensure state government began the new fiscal year today with money.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Governors, Amory, MS, Kilmichael, MS

Wed Jul 01, 2009

The Mississippi Press

Barbour vetoes proposed OT changes for troopers

JACKSON, Miss. - Gov. Haley Barbour has vetoed parts of Mississippi's overall $6 billion budget, including two provisions in a bill dealing with overtime pay for state troopers.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Jackson Metro, Jackson, MS

National Journal

How Deeds Could Help GOP

Democrats threw Republicans a curveball in Virginia last month when they nominated state Sen.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tom Davis, Virginia, US Governors, 2008 Presidential Election

WHDH

California, other states face tough budget choices

Legislators in more than a half-dozen states, their revenues evaporating in the recession, frantically worked to stave off government shutdowns and devastating service cuts.

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Related Topix: California, California Government, Ed Rendell, US Governors, US News, Mississippi Government, Mississippi, Arizona, Arizona Government

Gawker

Which White Republican Dude Will Destroy Obama in 2012?

Mark Sanford was totally going to be the next president, until he fell in love with Maria.

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Related Topix: Mark Sanford, US Governors, South Carolina, South Carolina Government, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Tue Jun 30, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

House, Senate OK new cig tax

State lawmakers in a special legislative session are trying to finish budget work today to prevent some government services from stopping when the new fiscal year begins Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Governors, Mississippi Government, Mississippi, Tax, Jackson State University

Mon Jun 29, 2009

NewsBusters.org

CBSa s Schieffer: Should Republicans a Shifta Away From Social Issues?

In an interview with Republican Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour on Sunday, CBSa TMs Bob Schieffer wondered: "Do you think that Republicans now should sort of shift the emphasis, though, from stressing social and family values and shift to more a ' to economic issues and be a party of economic conservatives rather than putting so much emphasis on ...

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Related Topix: US News, US Governors, Mississippi Government, Mississippi, Face the Nation, Entertainment, Television, South Carolina, South Carolina Government

TheDailyBeast.com

Barbour vs. Obama, 2012

Your email has been sent. Thanks for recommending The Daily Beast! L to R: Mark Wilson / Getty Images, Ethan Miller / Getty Images In the fourth in a series of posts on the 2012 landscape, former Bush and McCain strategist Mark McKinnon explains why the Mississippi governor, in the wake of the Ensign and Sanford debacles, could go all the way.

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Related Topix: Mississippi Government, Mississippi, US Governors, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, W., George Bush

Stateline.org

Tracking the recession: Budget deadline looms

Nearing the Wednesday start of a new fiscal year, several states still are struggling to cover substantial budget gaps that will leave governors and legislators no choice but to cut spending and or raise taxes and fees.

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Related Topix: Mississippi Government, Mississippi, US News, US Governors, Arizona, Arizona Government, US Politics, Ted Strickland, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Oregon Government, Oregon

Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

Lawmakers return today

Lawmakers return to the State Capitol today for a special session intended to prevent government services from stopping this week, but a long-term funding plan for Medicaid remains unresolved.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Governors, Mississippi Government, Mississippi

Town Hall

Miss. governor says no plans to run for president

Columns, funnies & more in your inbox! Townhall Daily Alert Your daily must-read of conservative columns, cartoons and news.

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Related Topix: US News, Mississippi Government, Mississippi

Sat Jun 27, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

Barbour may call special session

A special session could be scheduled this weekend if lawmakers come to an agreement with Gov.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Mississippi Government, Mississippi, Healthcare Law, Law

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