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Tennessee is already talking governor
Not even a month has passed since Election Day, but Tennesseans' eyes are already turning to the 2010 gubernatorial race, which has been a topic of speculation for months.
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There may be pitfalls for Hillary Clinton at State
Cordell Hull was a veteran lawmaker with a worldwide reputation when Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed him secretary of state in 1933, in part to win needed support from Hull's army of Democratic admirers.
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Lobbying efforts cost up to $65M in Tennessee
By ERIK SCHELZIG, Associated Press Originally published 01:00 p.m., November 22, 2008 Updated 01:00 p.m., November 22, 2008 A look at top lobbying expenditures in Tenn.
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Tenn. guard unit comes home before deploying
More than 100 members of a Tennessee National Guard unit are back home for an early Thanksgiving visit before being deployed to Iraq.
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Former Tennessee Police Officer Indicted on Civil Rights Charges
Bridges McRae, former Memphis Police Department law enforcement officer, was indicted yesterday on one count of deprivation of rights under color of law announced Lawrence J. Laurenzi, Acting United States ...
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Tennessee AG Going After Companies Which Scam Families Facing Home Foreclosure
Two of the companies have targetted the Memphis area. Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper has filed a lawsuit against a Memphis company that he believes is taking advantage of ...
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Odom takes swipe at Bredesen over leadership vote
Democratic House Majority Leader Gary Odom says Gov. Phil Bredesen is trying to hand-pick a new Democratic leader in the General Assembly's lower chamber.
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Oct. jobless rates rise in most of Southeast
In another sign of how hard the nation's economic meltdown is hitting the Southeast, unemployment rates ticked up across most of the region in October.
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State's deer population rebounds from disease year
State's deer population rebounds from disease year Posted: Friday, November 21, 2008 7:10 pm NASHVILLE - The deer population in Tennessee has rebounded from last year as the first segment of gun season opens ...
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Earthquake study shows Tenn. would suffer greatest
MEMPHIS - A new federal study of the New Madrid Seismic Zone predicts Tennessee would see the highest level of damage if there is a 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
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Ole Miss professor named Austin Peay provost
A mathematics professor at the University of Mississippi has been named the new provost and vice president of academic and student affairs at Austin Peay State University in Tennessee, the school announced ...
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Tennessee Is Racist, But Not That Racist
Aunt B. on the implications of the excuses Tennessee Democrats are offering for the lose of the legislature: I know ita s more tempting to believe that Tennessee voted against Barack Obama than it is to believe ...
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Tennessee Works to Lower Premature Births
Tennessee officials say they were aware of the state's high premature birth rate before the March of Dimes gave it a failing grade and they are working toward higher marks.
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Bredesen has 'trust issues' with Home Dem leader
Gov. Phil Bredesen may not be naming his preference for who should lead Democrats in the Tennessee House, but he is signaling that it isn't current House Majority Leader Gary Odom.
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Tenn. Jobless Rate Eases Slightly
Tennessee's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in October dropped slightly from the 21-year high set a month earlier, even while the national jobless rate worsened.
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Bonds may fund repairs for Tennessee bridges
Borrowing money to pay for bridge repairs could provide an economic boon to Tennessee, Gov.
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Bredesen won't seek raising gasoline tax for Tennessee
NASHVILLE - Gov. Phil Bredesen said Tuesday he won't seek a hike in Tennessee's gas tax as a way to bolster the state's ability to build and repair roads.
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Southern lawmakers sour on Detroit bailout
If it's no surprise that Michigan lawmakers are behind the pitch for a $25 billion lifeline for Detroit automakers, then it might be just as predictable that Southerners would be leading the charge against it.
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Tanner named president of NATO assembly
Rep. John Tanner, D-Union City, was elected this week as the president for the NATO Parliamentary Assembly during its annual meeting in Valencia, Spain.
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The controversy of foreign nuclear waste
The EnergySolutions proposal to import tons of Italy's radioactive waste has raised a bunch of issues regarding how foreign nuclear waste is handled in the U.S., including work done at the company's Tennessee ...
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