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Ready for 2016?

Political pundits can never get enough speculation when it comes to presidential politics. Honestly, neither can I. The 2014 midterms are months away but...

Sunday’s Tea Party rally ignores the facts

As I read through the news Sunday, I found a particularly interesting story. On Sunday, a group of conservatives held a rally at the World War II and Lincoln...

Obama, lawmakers meet on shutdown’s 2nd day

Leaders in Washington continue to work toward resolving the government shutdown. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama conferred with congressional...

Obama seeks congressional approval

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama worked on Monday to persuade skeptical lawmakers to endorse a U.S. military intervention in civil war-wracked...

Remembering Martin Luther King: 50 Years Later

WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing on hallowed ground of the civil rights movement, President Barack Obama challenged new generations Wednesday to seize the...

RICIN TRIAL POSTPONED TO LATER THIS WEEK

OXFORD, Miss. — A Mississippi man charged with making a deadly poison sent to President Barack Obama and others was ordered held without bond until a...

Mississippi man charged in suspicious letters case

BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — The arrest of a 41-year-old Mississippi martial arts instructor in a case of poison-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama...

Editorial: We cannot disregard our history and our responsibility

This year was meant to be a symbol of the progress that The University of Mississippi has made. Every member of the student body knew we were celebrating 50 years of integration and that the university has a history of prejudice and hate, which the Ole Miss community wanted to prove we had overcome. Because of the actions of a select few, it appears to the nation we haven’t. Tuesday...

Oxford reacts to re-election

Supporters of President Barack Obama gathered at the watch party at City Grocery on the Square on Tuesday night to watch the election results and cheered as President Obama was declared the winner after he was projected to win the state of Ohio. Jesse Kelley, a third-year law student, could not contain her enthusiasm. “I’m so excited,” she said. Kelley explained...

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