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March 22, 2018

Mississippi Governor Names Cindy Hyde-Smith to Fill U.S. Senate Seat
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Mississippi Republican Governor Phil Bryant has named the state's
agriculture commissioner, Cindy Hyde-Smith, to serve as U.S. senator as
fellow Republican Thad Cochran steps aside due to poor health.
Hyde-Smith will become the first woman Mississippi has ever sent to
Congress. She's expected to begin campaigning immediately for a special
election for the Senate seat in November.


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