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Mike Espy is also Mississippi's first African-American elected to Congress since Reconstruction. He confirmed Friday that he'll run in a special election to finish the term started by longtime Republican Thad Cochran. Photo courtesy Lance Cheung

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A Mississippi Democrat who was President Bill Clinton's first agriculture secretary officially announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate on Friday, saying he'll run in a special election to finish the …

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