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      <excerpt> That would be 79 of the 82 counties in Mississippi,&amp;quot; explained Senator Roger Wicker. Agriculture economists at Mississippi State University estimate that ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>But Senator Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) does not agree with Reid&amp;#39;s assessment. &amp;quot;It&amp;#39;s a terribly expensive bill,&amp;quot; states Wicker. &amp;quot;I don&amp;#39;t know how they can tout it as something that actually saves money; except that they&amp;#39;re u</excerpt>
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