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Tenn. GOP Elects Mumpower As Speaker Candidate
Republicans in the Tennessee House of Representatives have unanimously elected Rep.
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TDOT ready to spend fed road money
Tennessee officials have no shortage of ideas about where to spend more than $268 million in federal money from an economic stimulus bill pending in Congress.
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Wilder flying less in retirement
Now that he's a private citizen again, former Tennessee Lt. Gov. and state Sen. John Wilder of Somerville will have more time to fly his beloved "Jaybird." Yet it's a Catch-22 situation.
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Sales tax holidays could be victims of budget shortfalls
Despite looming shortfalls in their fiscal 2009 budgets, state lawmakers in Tennessee and Georgia don't appear inclined to do away completely with sales tax holidays next year, though they say further ...
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Kiffin To Be Named Vols Head Coach
The Vols host Kentucky on Saturday night in what has been dubbed "Phillip Fulmer appreciation day." The Knoxville News Sentinel first reported the deal.
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Arrest made in house fire that killed 1, hurt 1
A Knoxville man has been charged with murder after a fire in South Knoxville in which one man was found dead and another injured.
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2 Tenn. Women Shot In Mumbai Hotel
Family members of a Tennessee woman among the hundreds injured in terrorist attacks in India say they're anxiously awaiting word on her condition.
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AAA Wants Lawmakers To Ban Texting While Driving
AAA East Tennessee said it will urge lawmakers to make the highways text-free in the 2009 General Assembly.
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Tennessee department heads bracing for layoffs
Tennessee department heads ordered to make a second round of budget cuts to address a massive budget shortfall say it will be difficult to spare their staffs from layoffs.
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Civil War book group to meet Thursdays in January
Learn about a significant but little-known Tennessean at the next "Between the Lines: Reading About the Civil War" book discussion group, a free and open activity that will meet four Thursdays in January 2009.
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Tennessee woman injured in India terrorist attacks
KNOXVILLE a ' A Tennessee woman is among the people injured in terrorist attacks in India.
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Tax on out-of-state purchases applies to groceries
Tennessee revenue officials say residents who make purchases in other states rarely pay Tennessee's inconspicuous use tax, which also applies to purchases of groceries.
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TennCare worker charged in sex sting
An undercover investigation targeting child sex offenders on the Internet has resulted in the arrest by Shelbyville authorities of a state worker who allegedly admitted to sexually related chats on a ...
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2 enter not guilty pleas to added charges in Obama plot |
Two white supremacists charged with plotting to kill President-elect Barack Obama and dozens of other black people pleaded not guilty today to new criminal charges added to an earlier federal indictment.
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2008's Top Tech Turkeys
What has feathers, can't fly, and likes to stick its neck out at precisely the wrong moment? Cringely cries fowl by naming the biggest tech turkeys of the year.
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Editorial, Opinion Piece Discuss Possible Obama Policy Change To...
Main Category: Stem Cell Research Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 26 Nov 2008 - 9:00 PST The Tennessean on Monday published an editorial and an opinion piece examining issues related ...
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Second extension of unemployment benefits OK'd
NASHVILLE - An estimated 26,000 Tennesseans will qualify for another round of extended unemployment benefits under federal legislation signed by President Bush, with hundreds more becoming eligible each day, ...
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2 men sue Tenn. over green card confiscation
Two men are suing the Tennessee Department of Public Safety after their green cards were confiscated at a driver's license office over concerns the documents were fake.
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Republican Control of Tennessee Legislature May be Most Surprising Outcome of 2008 Election
Most of the U.S. election returns for President and Congress were generally anticipated by polls.
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UT funds plea rejected
Gov. Phil Bredesen has rejected a University of Tennessee plea for financial help in upgrading its School of Veterinary Medicine, which faces loss of accreditation, and urged higher education leaders to speed ...
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