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Bryant salutes work of racial reconciliation group

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Gov. Phil Bryant says he plans to continue activity with a Christian group promoting racial reconciliation.

Mission Mississippi honored Bryant Friday, hosting the Governor's Prayer Luncheon at the Jackson Convention Center.

Neddie Winters, president of Mission Mississippi, says that Bryant, a white Republican, and Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree, a black Democrat, set a strong example in the governor's race in 2011 by avoiding racial appeals.

Mission Mississippi hosts twice-a-week prayer breakfasts at different sites in and around Jackson, as well as weekly or monthly gatherings in other cities and towns around the state. Bryant said he hosted the group's morning prayer meetings when he was auditor and lieutenant governor, and hopes to host a meeting at the Governor's Mansion once repairs there are complete and he moves in.

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