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Posted: Saturday - Nov. 7, 2009
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Alexander helps speaker mend fences within GOP
KNOXVILLE — Tennessee’s senior elected Republican, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, said Friday night that when it comes to state House Speaker Kent Williams, who was booted out of the party earlier this year, GOP leaders should remember Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son, a wayward figure who ultimately was forgiven.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 5, 2009
Haslam, Gibbons to skip conservative event
NASHVILLE — When the state’s largest organization of conservatives hears from 2010 Republican gubernatorial hopefuls at its annual Reagan Day Dinner in Knoxville today, Knoxville mayor — and GOP candidate — Bill Haslam will not be there.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 4, 2009
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‘I believe in term limits’
NASHVILLE — U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., said he continues to think term limits are a good thing and that he never felt “whole” after he broke a 1994 campaign pledge to serve no more than 12 years in Congress.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 30, 2009
Watson says he won’t seek Senate seat
NASHVILLE — One potential 9th Senatorial District candidate took himself out of the running for the seat Thursday.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 29, 2009
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No Democrats so far in race to replace Deal
You'll need both hands to count the number of Republicans running in the race to replace U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal, R-Ga., in Congress, but Democrats so far have barely lifted a finger.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 29, 2009
Several eyeing Sen. Bunch's seat
NASHVILLE -- Former state Sen. Lou Patten confirmed Wednesday he is weighing a run in the Senate District 9 GOP primary now that Sen. Dewayne Bunch has decided not to seek re-election.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 26, 2009
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States’ rights push for ‘sovereignty’ hits state Capitol
NASHVILLE — Some legislative Republicans hope to put Tennessee government at the forefront of a national state “sovereignty” movement aimed at defending states’ rights from what conservative critics say are intrusions by the federal government.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 26, 2009
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Climate bill leaves senators in the cold
Senators from Tennessee and Georgia say there’s not much that would warm them up to a bill that calls for a 20 percent cut in greenhouse gases by 2020.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 19, 2009
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Traffic cameras on radar of lawmakers
NASHVILLE -- The use of cameras by Chattanooga and other Tennessee cities to nab speeders and red-light runners may be limited but not eliminated by the General Assembly, according to local lawmakers.
Posted: Sunday - Oct. 18, 2009
Wamp organizes at breakfast
U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., held a gubernatorial campaign organizational breakfast meeting Saturday for Hamilton County.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 17, 2009
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Candidates stake out platform positions
Chattanooga and Cleveland, Tenn., each played host to a candidate for Tennessee governor Friday, with one pleading for education improvements while the other promised to get tough on drugs.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 16, 2009
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State eyes $1.1 billion in budget cuts in ’10
NASHVILLE — Tennessee may have to slash as much as $350 million more from its budget next year on top of $753 million in already planned reductions.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 14, 2009
Smith releases financial data
Former Tennessee Republican Party Chairwoman Robin Smith, a candidate for Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District, announced Tuesday that she had raised more than $149,000 in campaign funds.
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 13, 2009
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State report trumpets jobs created, saved by stimulus
NASHVILLE -- Bredesen administration officials reported Monday that Tennessee has spent $203.7 million in federal stimulus funds that so far have created or retained an estimated 7,710 jobs.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 12, 2009
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Hopefuls split on faith factor in race
When Tennessee voters step into the voting booths next year, religious faith will be a factor in whose name they mark on the ballot, about half of the 2010 gubernatorial candidates said.
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