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[MS]Redistricting map done deal [Repubs Win]
Clarion Ledger ^
| March 2, 2002
| Patrice Sawyer
Posted on 03/02/2002 2:56:56 PM PST by Dawgsquat
Edited on 05/07/2004 7:27:40 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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The politically charged court battle over the state's four new congressional districts ended without drama Friday when a second appeal by Democrats to block a rival map was rejected without comment by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The denial cleared the way for candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives to run in the June 4 primaries and the Nov. 5 general election under a map drawn by a federal three-judge panel.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: electionuscongress; mississippi
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posted on
03/02/2002 2:56:56 PM PST
by
Dawgsquat
To: Dawgsquat
As Rush would say,"Yip,Yip.Yip,Yip,YAHOO"!!!!!!!!!!
To: bandleader
I wish I could celebrate, but I'm stuck in the 2nd district with Benny Thompson.
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posted on
03/02/2002 3:11:15 PM PST
by
Dawgsquat
Comment #4 Removed by Moderator
To: BluesMan
I think he's got it rigged. It's a gerrymandered district.
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posted on
03/02/2002 5:16:19 PM PST
by
Dawgsquat
Comment #6 Removed by Moderator
To: *Mississippi;*Election US Congress
To: BluesMan
Yes, we can always hope (dim though it is).
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posted on
03/02/2002 6:54:52 PM PST
by
Dawgsquat
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