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Rebecca Floyd

Rebecca Floyd got her first guide dog in 1964.

Breaking: A Serious Discussion in D.C.

Donna Ladd and I had the good fortune to attend a meeting a few weeks ago at the White House as part of their initiative to reach out to small …

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It's All About the Book

The real caretakers of the literary ecology are independent bookstores, and two of the country's most respected are in Mississippi: Lemuria Books in Jackson and Square Books in Oxford.

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.

Obama's Fiscal Cliff Strategy is Tricky Balance

Playing both sides, President Barack Obama is trying to balance his public pressure campaign on Republicans over the looming "fiscal cliff" with his private negotiations with GOP leaders.

Gunman Opens Fire at Oregon Mall; Gunman, 2 Dead

A suburban Portland mall remains closed Wednesday a day after a gunman wearing camouflage and a mask opened fire on shoppers, killing two people and wounding a third, before killing …

Indian Sitar Virtuoso Ravi Shankar Dies at 92

With an instrument perplexing to most Westerners, Ravi Shankar helped connect the world through music. The sitar virtuoso hobnobbed with the Beatles, became a hippie musical icon and spearheaded the …

Mich. Becomes Right-to-Work State Despite Protests

In a dizzyingly short time span, Republicans have converted Michigan from a seemingly impregnable fortress of organized labor into a right-to-work state, leaving outgunned Democrats and union activists with little …

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Companies with $227M in Aid Employ Fewer than 500

Mississippi has disbursed nearly $227 million in aid to six alternative energy companies since 2010, but so far has fewer than 500 jobs to show for it.

Fiscal Cliff Talks Intense; Obama and Boehner Talk

Leading lawmakers expressed pessimism that a deal was close, despite increasing angst.

Miss. Lawmakers Reveal Budget Proposal for 2014

Most parts of Mississippi education, from kindergarten through college, would receive the same amount of state funding next year as this year, under a budget proposal released Tuesday by House …

New Tests Could Hamper Food Outbreak Detection

New tests that promise to speed up diagnosis of food poisoning pose an unexpected problem: They could make it more difficult to identify dangerous outbreaks like the one that sickened …

Air Force Sends Mystery Mini-Shuttle Back to Space

The military's small, top-secret version of the space shuttle rocketed into orbit Tuesday for a repeat mystery mission, two years after making the first flight of its kind.

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Mayor, Council Square Off Over Contract

A $90 million water project is on the shelf while the mayor and the city's economic-development committee refuses to come to an agreement on the timeliness of the contract with …

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10 Things to Know for Tuesday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.

AP Source: Southern Miss Hires Monken as Coach

Southern Mississippi has hired Todd Monken as its next football coach, said a person familiar with the decision.

Treasury Sells Remaining Shares of AIG

The Treasury Department said Tuesday that it has sold all of its remaining shares of American International Group Inc., moving to wrap up the government's biggest bailout of the 2008 …

Nunnelee Says Goal Remains to Cut Spending

Congressman Alan Nunnelee says his priorities in his second term will remain on cutting spending and reducing the size of government.

Obama says he 'Won't Compromise' on Taxes

President Barack Obama warned Monday that he "won't compromise" on his demands that the wealthiest Americans pay more in taxes, digging in on the chief sticking point between the White …