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Brett Favre
March 10, 2023
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William Browning
This Populist Democrat (and Distant Cousin of Elvis) Could Become Mississippi’s Next Governor
With the Republican-run state in disarray, polls suggest Brandon Presley has a real shot at defeating Governor Tate Reeves this year.
December 30, 2022
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Prem Thakker
Sports Scumbag of the Year: Brett Favre
The former NFL player is embroiled in what may be Mississippi’s biggest corruption scandal ever: the misuse of welfare funds for ego projects that did nothing to help the state’s poor people.
April 8, 2011
James Downie
Paul Ryan, Media Mastermind
October 14, 2010
Jonathan Chait
Brett Favre's Descent
September 13, 2010
Richard Just
The Jets Go Hollywood
February 17, 2010
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October 9, 2007
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