http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 07 Oct 2008 6:29:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31121/star-lawyer-gets-5-years-in-bribery-rap.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDisgraced Mississippi lawyer Dickie Scruggs was sentenced to the maximum 5 years in prison today in a judicial bribery scheme; at the hearing, the class-action pioneer said, “I could not be more ashamed than I am today.” The judge hinted he might shave some time off if Scruggs cooperates with authorities in other bribery probes, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports.http://www.newser.com/story/31121/star-lawyer-gets-5-years-in-bribery-rap.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 27 Jun 2008 17:08:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29272/miss-cops-bust-pap-for-stalking-jamie-lynn.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA paparazzo who once photographed Britney Spears’ bare nether regions was charged Tuesday for stalking the pop wreck’s pregnant teen sister Jamie Lynn, the AP reports. Authorities say Edwin Merino wouldn't leave the ready-to-pop Jamie Lynn, 17, and her baby daddy alone; he says he was shooting from a gas station from 200 feet away.http://www.newser.com/story/29272/miss-cops-bust-pap-for-stalking-jamie-lynn.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 05 Jun 2008 8:03:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27445/democrat-nabs-unlikely-miss-house-seat.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDemocrats scored a shocking upset last night, nabbing a House seat in a deeply conservative Mississippi district. Democrat Travis Childers prevailed 54% to 46% in the special election, Politico reports, soundly overcoming a nearly $2 million GOP campaign. Coming from a county that threw Bush 62% of its support in 2004, the results are panic-inducing for the GOP.http://www.newser.com/story/27445/democrat-nabs-unlikely-miss-house-seat.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 14 May 2008 6:28:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26996/deadly-storms-sweep-southeast.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA deadly North Carolina twister was part of a powerful storm system that rocked the Southeast last night, AP reports. The Carolina tornado knocked three tractor-trailers off a highway, killing one and injuring two. Storms also hammered a shopping area in Mississippi, and homes in Tennessee and Alabama, where winds hit 60 mph.http://www.newser.com/story/26996/deadly-storms-sweep-southeast.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 09 May 2008 4:24:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21322/obama-wins-miss-primary.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSeeking to regain momentum, Barack Obama triumphed in a racially divided Mississippi primary today by winning about 90% of black votes and a third of white voters, CNN projects. He also won last week's Texas caucuses, scoring more state delegates overall than primary-winner Hillary Clinton. Mississippi awards 33 delegates and Texas 193 in their respective state races.http://www.newser.com/story/21322/obama-wins-miss-primary.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 11 Mar 2008 18:16:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21248/obama-goes-into-miss-as-favorite.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBarack Obama heads into today's Mississippi primary as the favorite in the last vote before Pennsylvania's on April 22. Mississippi has the largest percentage of African-American voters in the country—about half of the Democratic electorate is black—and the Obama campaign is expected to to add the state to its list of Southern successes, reports US News & World Report .http://www.newser.com/story/21248/obama-goes-into-miss-as-favorite.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 11 Mar 2008 3:54:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/12594/trent-lott-to-resign.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTrent Lott, the Senate's second-highest-ranking Republican, is resigning before the end of the year, the AP has learned. He will announce the decision later today in his home state of Mississippi. The reason for the resignation is unknown. There is nothing wrong with Lott’s health, a congressional official confirmed, saying the Republican whip had unspecified “other opportunities” to pursue.http://www.newser.com/story/12594/trent-lott-to-resign.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 26 Nov 2007 8:50:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/11121/miss-governor-wins-2nd-term.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMississippi's GOP Gov. Haley Barbour was reelected to a second term last night, defeating Democrat John Arthur Eaves Jr. by a comfortable 20 percentage points. Barbour campaigned on his effectiveness in leading the state's recovery from  Hurricane Katrina while Eves, wielding a bible,  focused on his religious credentials and Barbour's connections to big corporations.http://www.newser.com/story/11121/miss-governor-wins-2nd-term.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 06 Nov 2007 23:04:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10990/green-mountain-state-is-in-the-pink.html?refid=rss_all_defaultVermont is the nation's healthiest state, beating out Minnesota, which has topped the list for the past 4 years. The ranking system takes into 20 factors, such as infant mortality, obesity, and even high school graduation rates, USA Today reports. Mississippi was ranked the country's unhealthiest state, one notch below last year, in the annual figures released today.http://www.newser.com/story/10990/green-mountain-state-is-in-the-pink.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 07 Nov 2007 14:16:16 CST