Well, essentially tied anyway.  Ronnie Musgrove (D) is up 47-46% over Roger Wicker (R) who was appointed to fill Trent Lott's seat until the November election.  Within the margin of error so the race is basically tied.

It's an odd year for Mississippi, which has two Senate races because of Lott's resignation.  Incumbent Thad Cochrane (R) faces challenger Erik Fleming (D) 58-35%.

McCain leads Obama 50-44%. 

From SurveyUSA (5/27-28)- McCain over Obama 41-37%.  Many undecideds.  They were virtually tied in February, with Obama at 46% and McCain at 45%.

SUSA is another top tier polling firm.  It performed well in the last two elections and in the primaries.

In Alabama, Incumbent Jeff Sessions (R) leads challenger Vivan Davis Figures by 62-29%

McCain leads Obama  60-32%.  Bush won the state in 2004 by 25 points, and in 2000 by 14 points.

Countervailing duties are good for trade.  They are a major enforcement mechanism. A "duty" is a fee imposed on imports.  But a "countervailing duty" is a fee imposed specifically to neutralize unfair subsidies making those imports artificially cheap.  It is pro-free market because it eliminates the trade distortion.  It brings us closer to the level playing field that does not now exist.

Private contracts between private parties would not be honored unless a good system existed to enforce the contract.  That is the court system.

Contracts among countries are treaties - though the trade agreements somehow avoided this "treaty" designation to get rid of the 2/3rds majority requirement in the Senate to get a new deal. 

Currency misalignment is an unfair subsidy.  China's blockbuster growth is not natural, at least not to the extent of that fast growth, but artificially maintained by government currency policies.  It can be neutralized with a countervailng duty, if we pass a law in the U.S. to do it.

Child and prison labor are an unfair subsidy.  It could be countervailed.

Foreign programs to rebate their domestic taxes when a company exports to us is a subsidy, taking the tax load off of exported goods while the tax load remains on domestically sold products.  It could be countervailed.

So the editorial boards of various newspapers should embrace, rather than oppose, enforcing true free trade through countervailing duties.  If you don't enforce a deal, what good is it?