DEMOCRATS' HYBRID PICKUP TRUCKS
(Ann Coulter)
Ann Coulter - On the very day of a special election to fill a vacated congressional seat this week in Mississippi, The New York Times accused the Republican candidate of running racist ads against his Democratic opponent.
Mississippi election loss is GOP 'wakeup call'
A third-straight special election defeat in as many months left congressional Republicans reeling Wednesday, seriously concerned about what the November elections have in store for their party.
Republicans Say House Loss May Signal More Setbacks
(Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - May 14 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. House Republicans said an
election loss in Mississippi yesterday may portend widespread
voter rejection in the November races, and some complained that
party leaders are failing to provide an adequate election-year
strategy and agenda.
GOP Stunned By Loss in Mississippi
(RealClearPolitics.com)
RealClearPolitics.com - In a major blow to national Republicans, a Mississippi congressional seat that once voted for President Bush by a twenty-five point margin elected a Democrat on Tuesday.
Obama becomes the issue in a Southern House race
Republicans in a mostly white and very conservative Mississippi district are trying to make a congressional election more a referendum on Senator Barack Obama than on the candidates themselves.
Democrat wins House seat in Mississippi
Travis Childers pulled off a remarkable upset victory in a conservative district, a sign of problems ahead for Republicans.
Democrats win Mississippi special election
(Reuters)
Reuters - Mississippi Democrat Travis Childers
won a U.S. House of Representatives seat in a special election
on Tuesday that analysts said should serve as a warning to
Republicans gearing up for November's congressional elections.
Democrats Pick Up Republican U.S. House Seat, Third Since March
(Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - May 14 (Bloomberg) -- Democrat Travis Childers won a U.S.
House election in Mississippi, marking the third time since March
that the party has picked up a congressional seat and increasing
Republican concerns about major setbacks in the November
elections.
Introduction
Mississippi became the United States twentieth state on December 10, 1817. The capital is Jackson. The name derives from the Chippewa words "mmici zibi", meaning "Father of Waters". The first lung and heart transplants were performed in Mississippi. Memorial Day was first celebrated in 1866 at the Friendship Cemetery in Columbus when the women of the town decorated both Union and Confederate graves to remember the dead. The Magnolia State measures 46,914 square miles, ranking it 31st of 50 states in land size.
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