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By Jennifer Jacob, The Meridian Star
August 29, 2008

Former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove made a campaign stop in Meridian Thursday, visiting a board of supervisors meeting, Rush Foundation Hospital, and taking a tour of the Lauderdale County Courthouse.

Musgrove is running against U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker for the senate seat formerly held by Trent Lott. Wicker was appointed to the post by Gov. Haley Barbour last year when Lott announced his retirement. Musgrove and Wicker will compete for the position in a special senate election Nov. 4.

Musgrove appeared before the board of supervisors to talk about out of control spending in Washington.

"We've got to stop out of control spending," he said. "We need to stop the partisan politics in Washington and get things moving."

He blamed problems with the economy largely on trade agreements, saying that NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) "just took jobs out by the droves."

In an interview, Musgrove said politicians in Washington are hurting the country by granting favors to insiders. "Our focus needs to be on people," he said. "Washington has forgotten what its business is. It's the people's business, not special interest."

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