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Pickering opts out of run: left behind? A rare open seat in Congress.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 27-AUG-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Many weekdays, former congressman Ronnie Shows can be found sauntering through the Copper Grill at Canebrake Country Club, dodging the heat from the golf course long enough to rub elbows with pals. But he was buying a tractor when reached by phone after he heard the news that Rep. Chip Picketing would not seek re-election for the post Shows lost to him in 2002 when their two congressional districts were carved into a controversial one.

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"Oh, yeah, I'm looking at it definitely," admits Shows about jumping into the 2008 race. "My phone hasn't stopped ringing. I'm doing really well fight now, and have all the business I can handle. But there are some things I'd like to finish."

Like Pickering, Shows was 28 when he first began serving the public. "Life is all about family, and I admire Chip...

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