Santorum sweeps Alabama, Mississippi primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) - A resurgent Rick Santorum swept primaries in Alabama and Mississippi Tuesday night, upending the race for the Republican presidential nomination as he sought to push Newt Gingrich toward the sidelines...

What to watch for on GOP Southern primary night

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theGRIO REPORT - Some polls in Alabama and Mississippi have shown Romney effectively tied with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and ex-Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum...

Most Ala., Miss. GOP voters think Obama is Muslim

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theGRIO REPORT - Despite facing some of his most challenging days during the 2008 campaign for his controversial Christian minister, most GOP voters in Mississippi and Alabama still believe the President is a Muslim...

Romney's 'Southern' accents are a hit-and-miss try

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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Wealthy New Englander Mitt Romney is trying to woo Southern voters with a mix of regional references that sometimes show self-deprecating humor, and sometimes are just plain awkward...

Mitt in Mississippi: 'Cheesy grits' and 'hey y'all!'

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theGrio REPORT - Mitt Romney, still struggling to connect with southern Republicans and voters who make less than $100,000 a year, headed to Mississippi on Friday, and tried his hand at southern charm...

Morgan Freeman closing Miss. restaurant

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Actor Morgan Freeman and his business partner are ending their 10-year run as owners of an upscale restaurant in the heart of the impoverished Mississippi Delta...

Blues legend Robert Johnson could get highway honor

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi House has voted to name part of Interstate 55 for blues great Robert Johnson, whose most famous song is about a crossroads...

Haley Barbour's pardons go before Miss. high court

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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...

Miss. bill would force food stamp users to eat healthy

Monica Land

theGRIO REPORT - The proposed action of one Mississippi lawmaker has led some to believe politicians have gone too far by attempting to regulate what people eat...

Will the Scott sisters finally get a full pardon?

David A. Love

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...

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Santorum sweeps Alabama, Mississippi primaries

What to watch for on GOP Southern primary night

Most Ala., Miss. GOP voters think Obama is Muslim

Romney's 'Southern' accents are a hit-and-miss try

Mitt in Mississippi: 'Cheesy grits' and 'hey y'all!'

Morgan Freeman closing Miss. restaurant

Blues legend Robert Johnson could get highway honor

Haley Barbour's pardons go before Miss. high court

Miss. bill would force food stamp users to eat healthy

Will the Scott sisters finally get a full pardon?

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