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A family being held hostage by a suspected murderer fatally shot him Thursday morning — ending the multi-agency manhunt for the armed and dangerous felon, police said. At one point, McCloud stabbed the man in the shoulder and he got loose. The man and his wife managed to grab a gun and one of them shot McCloud during the hours-long struggle, Armstrong told The Associated Press.

In last June’s Mississippi GOP runoff, liberal Republican Thad Cochran engaged in mass election fraud to defeat conservative primary challenger Chris McDaniel.

GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump held a press conference in Jupiter, FL at Trump National Golf Club Jupiter. The event took place right after Mr. Trump was declared the winner of the Republican Primaries in Michigan and Mississippi.

MAJOR GARRETT CBS NEWS March 9, 2016 Marco Rubio's Future In The 2016 Race Looks Cloudy Marco Rubio's presidential campaign and those close to the Florida senator are engaged in deep conversations about the future of his presidential bid. The topic of dropping out before next Tuesday's Florida primary has been raised and was not summarily dismissed. It is an option being weighed, but it is unknown how seriously. That it is even on the table speaks to the depth of existential angst within Rubio's camp after a night of demoralizing setbacks in Michigan, Mississippi and Idaho. Rubio did not...

Donald Trump won the Mississippi primary on Tuesday, extending his hold over the Deep South and advancing his march toward the Republican presidential nomination. Trump’s victory came as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has been struggling to overtake him in Bible Belt states where evangelical Christians dominate Republican primaries.

Billionaire Donald Trump has been projected as the winner of the Republican presidential primary in Michigan, according to exit polls and early returns. Earlier on Tuesday evening, Trump also won the Republican primary in Mississippi – giving him a pair of victories in far-flung and very different states, and demonstrating that furious attacks by his rivals and his party’s elite have not stopped Trump’s momentum. The Associated Press projected Trump’s victory 15 minutes after the last Michigan polls closed at 9 p.m. Eastern time. Democrats also voted in Michigan on Tuesday. But the race there between former secretary of state...

First exit poll results out at 5:00 PM EST.

Hawaii · 19 delegates Last poll closes at 11:00 PM CT Idaho · 32 delegates Last poll closes at 10:00 PM CT Michigan · 59 delegates Last poll closes at 8:00 PM CT Mississippi · 40 delegates Last poll closes at 7:00 PM CT

In Mississippi, the legislature is moving to prevent abusive infringements on the Second Amendment by members of the judiciary.As the Nation and the States move to restore Second Amendment rights, there is a inevitable tension between government entities.  The system was designed so that various power centers in the government would act as checks and balances against abuse of the power by other branches of government.  The legislative, judicial and executive branches were meant to check abuses of the other branches power, just as the state governments were meant to act as a check on federal power.  From clarionledger.com:...

Tuesday March 8, 2016150 of 2,472 delegates at stake

Monday, March 7, 2016: GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Madison, MS at Madison County School District.

Ted Cruz has snagged a big endorsement the day before the Mississippi primary: Gov. Phil Bryant. "It's time for Republicans to join together and unite the party for the good of our state and our nation," Bryant said in a statement. "I urge my fellow Mississippians to join me in standing behind Ted Cruz tomorrow." "I'm not going to get out and make a big show about it, but Sen. Cruz was in town today, and I met with him and gave him my endorsement," Bryant said, according to The Clarion-Ledger. "It was a hard choice -- I know so...

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Monday endorsed Ted Cruz for president on the eve of that state's primary. MORE FROM WSBT.COM Politicians remember #BloodySunday on Twitter Some Rubio advisers say get out before Florida Nancy Reagan's funeral set for Friday Mr. T honors Nancy Reagan in a series of heartfelt tweets Florida poll: Donald Trump leads Marco Rubio Bryant, elected in 2011, is the second state governor to back the Texas senator, who previously won the support of his home state governor, Greg Abbott, in addition to the governor or the territory of Guam, Eddie Calvo. Those are the most...

Monday, March 7, 2016: GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally in Concord, NC at the Cabarrus Arena & Events Center. The event is scheduled to begin at 12:00 PM EST. Concord is a city in Cabarrus county, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 79,066. Cabarrus Arena & Events Center Downtown Concord Then Now Monday, March 7, 2016: GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally in Madison, MS at Madison County School District (likely means a football stadium). The event is scheduled...

Unfortunately, I just received a call from the national campaign chairman. The event at JCJC has been cancelled. Ted Cruz will not be in Mississippi tomorrow, as he evidently does not feel well. This is difficult news to deliver, but we trust that God has a plan for the campaign and for Mississippi. I wish you all the best.

Thirteen states hold primaries or caucuses over the next two weeks. Of them, Trump is leading polls in nine, according to the RealClearPolitics average, including some of the most important, winner-take-all states. The other states — Hawaii, Maine, Idaho, and Missouri — don't have any recent polls listed on the site. They're also the three states with the fewest delegates to award. And in Maine, Trump has the endorsement of Gov. Paul LePage.

Donald Trump leads all candidates by 24% in Mississippi four days four days before the Tuesday presidential primary election. Via Magellan Strategies and Free Republic: Donald Trump 41% Ted Cruz 17% Marco Rubio 16% John Kasich 8% Ben Carson 5% Undecided 13% Donald Trump will campaign in Madison, Mississippi at the high school on Monday at 7 PM.

"I believe in him first of all because he's a businessman. I think jobs are badly needed in Mississippi," Evers told The Clarion-Ledger, adding he sees no evidence Trump is a racist.

There's one main reason why Mississippi’s Charles Evers is endorsing Donald Trump for president. "I believe in him first of all because he's a businessman," the 93-year-old civil rights activist told The Clarion-Ledger Friday. "I think jobs are badly needed in Mississippi." "Our catfish is shipped to China and brought back for us to buy. Put a catfish farm here." "All of us have some racism in us. Even me," he added before stating -- in reference to Trump's inflammatory positions on immigration -- that the United States is not obligated in any capacity to support illegal immigrants. Evers became...

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump will be in Mississippi the day before the state's primary election. A rally is set for 7 p.m. Monday at Madison Central High School at 1417 Highland Colony Parkway. Doors are scheduled to open at 4 p.m. Trump has rallies scheduled in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday and in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on Wednesday.