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To Tweet or Not to Tweet is the Question for London 2012

There might not be a bigger lasting complaint about the London 2012 Olympics than results getting posted early for events NBC is delaying to show later in the night. Tape delay in 2012 seems laughable if you cover sports all day like I do. London is the first Olympics where …

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USA Leads the Medal Count as Olympics Round the Turn into the Final Week

As the Olympics round the turn into the final week; this mega two week spectacle finally moves to track and field. The United States finally moved to the top of the leaderboard in overall medals as well. U.S. swimmers, American’s first gold in Judo for a man or woman, women’s …

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Five Key Saints Questions to Watch During the Hall of Fame Game

Football returns on Sunday with the Hall of Fame game between the Arizona Cardinals and New Orleans Saints. The Saints finally get to play football after a tremulous offseason that included a prolonged contract dispute with quarterback Drew Brees and the bounty gate scandal. This game will be the first …

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Saints defeat Cardinals 17-10 in the Hall of Fame Game

Football is back. After an offseason where player activity has made more news than player signings, the New Orleans Saints getting back on the playing field meant more -- after one of harshest punishments ever given to an NFL franchise in the wake of "bounty gate." In the NFL Hall …

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I Love This Video From the JPL 'Mission Control' During Mars Landing

When we looked at the clock last night and realized it was only about 20 minutes before Curiosity was set to land on Mars, I decided to root around and find a Web feed to see if we could watch it in action. Having been warned that there might be …

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History will be made Thursday Night in Green Bay vs San Diego Preseason Game

The NFL confirmed today that for the first time in history a woman will officiate a NFL game. On Thursday night when the Green Bay Packers meet the San Diego Chargers, Shannon Eastin will make history. Eastin has officiated Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference games in the past. She has won six …

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Jesse Jackson Disses Sag Ban

The Rev. Jesse Jackson doesn't think too highly of Hinds County Supervisor Kenny Stokes' proposal to fine kids 10 bucks for wearing their pants a certain way. Rev. Jackson spoke at this morning's convocation for returning Jackson Public Schools Employees, who reported today for their first day of work in …

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Saints Fall 7-6 to Patriots as Defense Rules the Night

After the Hall of Fame game, the New Orleans Saints spent the week holding joint practices with the New England Patriots before their preseason game. Those joint practices might have allowed both teams’ defense to dominate during the game. The game started with the Saints losing the coin toss and …

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Friday Night Lights Help From JFP Nation

I woke up this morning with cool breeze in the air and I couldn’t help but reminded of how close high school football is to starting. Several teams are traveling across the state tonight to participate in jamborees before the season kicks off next week. Since the other local paper …

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Mississippians Against Racism Starts "Mississippi Love for Gabby" Campaign

Mississippians Against Racism is asking everyone to sign a card for Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas to congratulate her for her gold medal wins, and encourage her after the controversy surrounding how she wore her hair during the competitions. Here is the press release with minor corrections to the dates: In …

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Tea Party Patriots Say Ryan Will Restore 'Personal Freedom' to 'National Values'

We just received this verbatim statement from the Tea Party Patriots based in Alexandra, Va.: "Tea Party Patriots welcomes the selection of Paul Ryan as the Vice-Presidential running mate for Governor Mitt Romney. With this selection, Governor Romney and the Republican Party make it clear that they have accepted the …

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U.S. Leads the World in Total Medals & Gold Medals After London Games End

The Summer Olympics are over for the next four years. In two years, the Winter Olympics will take place in Sochi, Russia. We won’t see the summer games against until 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. Every nation will have to wait four more years to catch up to the United …

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Salon: 'Paul Ryan Didn't Build That'

Lost in some of the Rand/Medicare/Taxes discussion of Rep. Paul Ryan was a glib line that he's now offered a few times on the stump, taking President Obama's "You Didn't Build That" line out of context to suggest that Obama was saying that small businesses didn't build their businesses. The …

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Local Artist Maximizes Color in His Work

Daniel MacGregor is an abstract artist and photographer with a studio in Flowood, and one thing I look forward to daily is seeing what painting he will share next on Facebook. HIs Facebook page has hit the 1000-like benchmark for good reason: his paintings are vivid and rememberable. A common …

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'Don’t Roof Rack Me, Bro!'

The band DEVO has teamed up with Dogs Against Romney to take a jab at presumptive presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. From the press release: "Gerald Casale, a founding member of the American punk/New Wave band DEVO, has announced a new single “Don’t Roof Rack Me, Bro! …

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GOP Strategists Concerned the Romney Campaign is 'Incoherent'

Does Mitt Romney support Paul Ryan's approach to Medicare, which would turn it into a voucher paid toward private insurance, or is he against it? Depends on the day... and the state... and that level of incoherence reportedly has some in the GOP worried. The Romney messaging snafus, they note, …

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What's the Tea Party Sending JFP?

Here at the Jackson Free Press, we get a lot of mail. Much of it is legitimate correspondence in the form of helpful news tips and provocative letters to the editors. Some of it is comprised of the off-the-wall brain leakings of people who clearly have more free time on …

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What to Watch for Tonight in Saints and Jaguars Game

Tonight, WUFX (local station known as “My 35”) will carry the New Orleans Saints against the Jacksonville Jaguars with a pregame show starting a 6:30 p.m. and kickoff at 7 p.m. The Saints come into the game with a 1-1 record in the preseason. New Orleans defeated the Arizona Cardinals …

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Rage Against the Machine Guitarist Rages Against Paul Ryan

Ouch. After GOP vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan cited Rage Against the Machine as on eof his favoriate bands, Rage's guitarist Tom Morello responded in an op-ed on the Rolling Stone webiste.. Morello started with the money quote: "Paul Ryan's love of Rage Against the Machine is amusing, because he …

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Jaguars Nip Saints, 27-24, in a Wild Finish

It was not a good night for the New Orleans Saints or the replacement officials calling the game tonight. The Saints defense struggled against second year quarterback Blaine Gabbert and the Jacksonville Jaguars first string offense. Jacksonville won the coin toss and elected to receive. The Jaguars opened the game …