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Posted: Friday - Sept. 10, 2010
Bredesen agrees to appoint 3 GOP Regents
Gov. Phil Bredesen told GOP senators Thursday that he will ask three Democrats serving on the Tennessee Board of Regents to resign and replace them with Republicans.
Posted: Sunday - Sept. 5, 2010
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Haslam seeks to heal rifts with conservatives
U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., and Bill Haslam, the man who defeated him in the August Republican gubernatorial primary, broke bread together and made their peace over lunch last week.
Posted: Friday - Aug. 27, 2010
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County GOP leaders rally around Haslam
Hamilton County Republicans put further distance between themselves and the Republican primary Thursday with a dinner honoring their gubernatorial nominee, Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam.
Posted: Tuesday - Aug. 24, 2010
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Ohio activist sues Tenn. over Open Records Act
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Midwest director of the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network is suing the state of Tennessee after he was denied access to public records because he is not a resident of the state.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 23, 2010
Tight race forecast in 4th Congressional District
Tennessee is the “eye of the storm” for anti-Democratic sentiment this year, and that could spell trouble for incumbent Lincoln Davis in the sprawling 4th Congressional District, a political expert says.
Posted: Tuesday - Aug. 17, 2010
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Smith agrees to meeting
Former 3rd Congressional District candidate Robin Smith sent an e-mail Monday to her Aug. 5 primary election rival, first-place GOP finisher Chuck Fleischmann, saying she would be “happy” to meet with him, implying she is willing to reconcile after a bitter campaign.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 16, 2010
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GOP eyes sweep, Democrats play defense in Tennessee races
NASHVILLE — This is the big one, Tennessee Republicans say: the opportunity in fall elections to win the governorship, capture a majority of congressional seats and solidify GOP control of the General Assembly.
Posted: Friday - Aug. 13, 2010
Republicans seek inquiry into Regents appointment
NASHVILLE — Two Republican lawmakers want the state Senate Education Committee to look into why the Tennessee Board of Regents changed its standards and named deputy governor and former state comptroller John Morgan, a Democrat who does not have a doctorate, as the higher-education system’s new chancellor.
Posted: Thursday - Aug. 12, 2010
Bredesen said state deserves funding for education
NASHVILLE — Gov. Phil Bredesen said Wednesday it is only fair that Tennessee receive $195.8 million in federal aid to save educators’ jobs, despite the fact that his administration has not cut teacher funding for local school systems.
Posted: Thursday - Aug. 12, 2010
Debate over debates begins in governor’s race
NASHVILLE — The debate over how many gubernatorial debates and forums in which Republican Bill Haslam and Democrat Mike McWherter should participate is officially under way.
Posted: Wednesday - Aug. 11, 2010
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Tennessee to see $435.8 million under federal aid package
President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a $26 billion state aid package that includes an estimated $435.8 million in education and Medicaid assistance for Tennessee and $550.3 million in similar help for Georgia.
Posted: Tuesday - Aug. 10, 2010
Nicely to serve as deputy governor
NASHVILLE — Gov. Phil Bredesen today named state Transportation Commissioner Gerald Nicely to serve as deputy governor effective Oct. 1.
Posted: Tuesday - Aug. 10, 2010
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Haslam campaign hits road
NASHVILLE — Republican gubernatorial nominee Bill Haslam kicked off his general election campaign Monday, saying he intends to build upon an “energized Republican base.”
Posted: Monday - Aug. 9, 2010
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GOP moderate prevails over conservatives yet again
NASHVILLE — It’s beginning to sound a little like an old Porter Wagoner tune: another day, another dollar and when daylight comes, Tennessee Republican conservatives lose yet another statewide GOP primary contest.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 9, 2010
GOP’s future is in Tennessee, not Nantucket, Wamp says
NASHVILLE — Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Zach Wamp on Saturday spent much of his time at a Tennessee Republican Party unity event praising Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, who last week beat both Wamp and Ron Ramsey for the GOP nomination.
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