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Attorney General Jim Hood backed away from Gov. Haley Barbour's request to defend his plan to tax the hospitals in Hinds County Chancery Court.

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Hood Drops Barbour's Defense

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says he will not defend Gov. Haley Barbour in a Hinds County Chancery Court case, saying his defense would conflict with other branches of government.

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