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March 14, 2012

Santorum wins could create a two-man race with Romney

theGRIO REPORT - Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum won the primaries in Alabama and Mississippi on Tuesday, likely knocking former…
March 13, 2012

Santorum sweeps Alabama, Mississippi primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) - A resurgent Rick Santorum swept primaries in Alabama and Mississippi Tuesday night, upending the race for the…
March 13, 2012

Alabama, Mississippi: A big day of primaries for Gingrich, Romney and Santorum

theGRIO REPORT - Some polls in Alabama and Mississippi have shown Romney effectively tied with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich…
March 12, 2012

Poll: Most Alabama, Mississippi GOP voters believe Obama is Muslim

theGRIO REPORT - Despite facing some of his most challenging days during the 2008 campaign for his controversial Christian minister,…
March 12, 2012

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

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Wealthy New Englander Mitt Romney is trying to woo Southern voters with a mix of regional…
March 9, 2012

Romney in Mississippi: 'Started the morning with some cheesy grits'

theGrio REPORT - Mitt Romney, still struggling to connect with southern Republicans and voters who make less than $100,000 a…
February 29, 2012

Morgan Freeman closing Madidi Restaurant in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Actor Morgan Freeman and his business partner are ending their 10-year run as owners of an…
February 23, 2012

Blues legend Robert Johnson could get highway honor

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi House has voted to name part of Interstate 55 for blues great Robert Johnson,…
February 9, 2012

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…
February 4, 2012

Mississippi bill would force food stamp users to eat healthy

theGRIO REPORT - The proposed action of one Mississippi lawmaker has led some to believe politicians have gone too far…
January 13, 2012

Scott sisters seek justice in aftermath of Barbour Mississippi pardons

theGRIO REPORT - The Scott sisters had hoped for a pardon from Barbour, but now will ask the new governor,…
January 12, 2012

Scott sisters will push new Mississippi governor for pardon

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Scott sisters released from a Mississippi prison last year on condition that one donate a…
January 12, 2012

Mississippi court 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…
January 11, 2012

Haley Barbour pardons more than 200 in last days as Miss. governor

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - Haley Barbour gave pardons or early release to more than 200 people in his his final…
January 10, 2012

Haley Barbour pardons 4 killers: Convicts were trustees at Miss. governor mansion

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has pardoned at least four convicted killers who worked as inmate…
November 30, 2011

FBI reports spike in Mississippi hate crimes

A recently released FBI report details the fact that there's been a spike in Mississippi hate crimes over the past…
November 26, 2011

1965 shooting shows pitfalls of closing old cases

PELAHATCHIE, Miss. (AP) - On a late-fall evening 46 years ago, gunfire shattered the revelry at a nameless juke joint…
November 9, 2011

NAACP plans nationwide protests on voter ID laws

NEW YORK (AP) - Kansas, Tennessee and Wisconsin are among the states that passed voter identification measures this year...
November 9, 2011

Failure of 'personhood' amendment a win for women in poverty

theGRIO REPORT - Pro-choice advocates say the passage of the personhood amendment would have disproportionately negative implications for black women...
November 8, 2011

Mississippi voter ID law would disenfranchise black voters

OPINION - Voters in the state of Mississippi, voters go to the polls today with the option to turn back…