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14 min ago | Jacksonsun.com

State budget goal should protect jobs

Gov. Phil Bredesen says putting together next year's state budget will be the most difficult of his eight years in office.

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7 hrs ago | The Tennessean

Report: Prisoners escape, steal cigarettes, then return to prison

State prison officials say two southern Middle Tennessee inmates escaped, burglarized a convenience store and then returned on their own.

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Related Topix: State Prisons, Prison, US Politics, US News

15 hrs ago | Walker County Messenger

Man charged with murder of Chickamauga couple must represent himself

A man who has won repeated delays in his trial for the 2002 dismemberment slayings of a teenage couple in East Tennessee must defend himself in the death penalty case, after the state's high court denied his application to appeal.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Death Penalty, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Wed Nov 25, 2009

WBIR-TV

Not so jolly package causes TN Capitol evacuation

A package for Tennessee's governor turned out not too jolly for staffers at the Capitol.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Phil Bredesen, Tennessee Government, Life, Holidays, Christmas

The Leaf Chronicle

Bredesen unsure in selecting among severe cuts

Now that Gov. Phil Bredesen has heard a series of proposals for severe budget cuts at state agencies, he's preparing for what he calls the "painful" task of crafting a spending plan.

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KGO

Americans search for cheaper Thanksgiving trips

Millions of Americans got an early jump on their Thanksgiving travel Wednesday, with many opting to drive or take trains and buses instead of shelling out more money for flights amid a sour economy still hitting household budgets hard.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving

The Tennessean

Bredesen's TN budget options are grim

Now the difficult decisions begin. State officials have suggested releasing nonviolent felons and closing group homes for children.

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Related Topix: Tennessee Government, US Politics, US News

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Governor seeks federal farm assistance for 16 Tenn. counties hurt by flooding

Gov. Phil Bredesen is seeking federal farm assistance for 16 Tennessee counties hurt by excessive rain and flooding in September and last month.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Phil Bredesen, Tennessee Government, Agriculture, Science

Tue Nov 24, 2009

ClipSyndicate

Tenn. Man Gets 14 Years for Bombing Mosque

A federal judge is sentencing a man who firebombed a mosque in Tennessee to 14 years in prison.

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Related Topix: Tennessee Government, Video

Red Bluff Daily News

Today in History, Today is Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009

Today's Highlight in History: Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 24, 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species," which explained his theory of evolution by means of natural selection.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Comedy

Philadelphia's WB 17

On Nov. 24, 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species"

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 24, the 328th day of 2009. There are 37 days left in the year.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Comedy

The Tennessean

Seivers to be MTSU education dean

MURFREESBORO - Former Tennessee Education Commissioner Lana Seivers will become the new dean of the College of Education at Middle Tennessee State University.

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Related Topix: Tennessee Government, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee State University

Editor & Publisher

'The Tennessean' Appoints New Publisher

NEW YORK Carol Hudler has been named president and publisher of The Tennessean in Nashville.

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Mon Nov 23, 2009

WLMT

Man Accused of Dragging Officer During Traffic Stop Arrested

Nashville police have arrested the man suspected of dragging an officer with his car last week.

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Kansas City Star

Tenn. man sentenced to 14 years in mosque firebomb

A federal judge is sentencing a man who firebombed a mosque in central Tennessee to 14 years in prison.Senior U.S. District Court Judge Robert L. Echols sentenced 23-year-old Michael Corey Golden on Monday.

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Related Topix: Tennessee Government

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Cuts could close several Tenn. youth group homes

Tennessee Children's Services Commissioner Viola Miller says proposed additional cuts by Gov.

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Related Topix: Tennessee Government, US Governors, Phil Bredesen

Nashville Scene

Why Doesn't Tennessee's Unfair Tax System Ever Come Up in State Budget Hearings?

Here's Gov. Phil Bredesen complaining about those terrible unfunded federal mandates again.

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Related Topix: Tennessee Government

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Budget hearings get under way amid bleak forecasts

Gov. Phil Bredesen kicked off budget hearings Monday for a state spending plan that the Democrat said he anticipates will be the toughest to assemble since he came into office in 2003.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Phil Bredesen, Tennessee Government

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Detroit Free Press

GM Tennessee transplants to find welcome surprises

In what could be a tough call for many, General Motors Co. has offered work at a plant just outside Lansing to 840 of the 2,000 workers who will lose their jobs when GM closes its factory this week in Spring Hill, Tenn., about a half hour south of Nashville.

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Related Topix: Tennessee Government, Michigan

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Tenn law enforcement officers target rural areas in seat belt crackdown

Law enforcement officers in Tennessee are targeting rural areas for motorists and passengers not wearing seat belts.

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