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Grass roots, tea parties and local government.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 27-APR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Grass roots, tea parties and local government.(Perspective)

Article Excerpt
In the ebb and flow of politics, we have come upon one of those periods in which we may assess the nation's political health by examining the grassroots. Perhaps it was the events of last week's "tea parties" coming as they did in the midst of the municipal campaign season in Mississippi that have spurred thoughts of the exercise of political voice at the lowest level where the people are. Remember, it was the late U.S. House Speaker Tip O'Neal who said "all politics is local."

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