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: Grits for BreakfastPerkins parole nomination scuttled!
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What a shocking outcome: On Sen. Whitmire's motion, with Sen. John Carona's vocal, bipartisan support, the Senate rejected Shanda Perkins' nomination to the parole board on a 27-4 vote, calling her unqualified. Whitmire said he respected Perkins but she should not be on the parole board, which literally considers matters of life and death. He suggested the Governor appoint her to a different slot, possibly a university regent. Watch the debate here beginning at the 2:42:30 mark; here's initial AP coverage.Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on May 13, 2009 (boomark / email).
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