www.onenewsnow.com just reported that Governor Barbour has received $25,000 from state casinos and more than $200,000 from outside gambling interests.
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The re-election campaign of Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, whose name is being floated as a possible Republican vice-president nominee, has directly received $25,000 from state casinos and more than $200,000 from outside gambling interests via the Republican Governors Association.
Meanwhile, Barbour's election opponent, Democrat trial lawyer John Arthur Eaves, has ardently opposed casino expansion in Mississippi and has vowed he will not take gambling money.
Earlier this year, Barbour's old lobbying firm helped fast-track a liquor license for the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi, and Barbour's chief of staff, Charlie Williams, is on record saying the Governor's office "encouraged" the state Gaming Commission and alcoholic-beverage control division to "expedite" the casino's approval process.
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www.onenewsnow.com/2007/09/mississippi_governor_assailed.php
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