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Much-courted RGA chair declares on key race: Mermel for LG!
Republican Governor's Association Chairman Haley Barbour may be taking a neutral stance in the Rick Lazio-Steve Levy contest, but there's one candidate for statewide office here who already enjoys his public support: would-be Lieutenant Gov. M. Myers Mermel.
"I thought it was a very nice gesture," Mermel said of the $1,000 check that arrived unsolicited from the Mississippi governor's...
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