Gov. Barbour: Sandy 'saved' Obama
VIDEO - Barbour said too much attention was placed on the praise New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie showered on Obama when the president arrived to tour the damage the storm had left on the state...
Haley Barbour's pardons go before Miss. high court
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over whether ex-Gov. Haley Barbour legally pardoned 10 current and former inmates...
Will the Scott sisters finally get a full pardon?
theGRIO REPORT - The Scott sisters had hoped for a pardon from Barbour, but now will ask the new governor, Phil Bryant. But will Bryant deliver for them? His background may provide clues...
Scott sisters will push new Miss. gov for pardon
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Scott sisters released from a Mississippi prison last year on condition that one donate a kidney to the other were saddened and disappointed they weren't among dozens receiving full pardons from Gov. Haley Barbour...
Miss. halts quick release of some pardoned
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi judge has temporarily blocked the release of 21 inmates who'd been given pardons or medical release by Republican Haley Barbour in one of his final acts as governor...
Barbour pardons over 200 convicted felons
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - Haley Barbour gave pardons or early release to more than 200 people in his his final days as Mississippi governor...
Gov. Haley Barbour pardons 4 convicted killers
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has pardoned at least four convicted killers who worked as inmate trusties at the Governor's Mansion,..
Haley Barbour to GOP field: Drop the birther talk
WASHINGTON - Among the more established and seasoned field of Republican operatives, there is a bit of concern that sideshow issues and partisan flamboyance could muddy a relatively generous 2012 electoral landscape...
Southern politics don't always play nationally
OPINION - I'm not arguing that the South is more racist than any other part of the country, but there are arguably varying levels on how 'comfortable' people are with outright expressions of racism...
Miss: 1st black modern party nominee for gov
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Johnny DuPree, 57, won a Democratic primary runoff and advances to the Nov. 8 general election to face Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, 56, of Brandon...
