Tennessee News Clips
Politics
A President as Micromanager
August 12, 2009 Wall Street Journal
In briefing President Barack Obama one day this spring, White House economist Jared Bernstein delved into such arcana as the yields on different forms of credit relative to the risk.
Rep. Jim Cooper backs out of Nashville school speech
August 12, 2009 Tennessean
Health-care reform opponents hoping to give Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper a piece of their mind at a town hall meeting Friday at West End Middle School may be in for a surprise.
Overhauling Social Security on the Agenda, Summers Says
August 11, 2009 New York Times
About the same time that President Obama was at a town-hall meeting in New Hampshire, pitching the benefits of a health care overhaul, one of his top economic advisers was fielding questions about what might come next.
Education
Economy, desire for degrees fill Tennessee community colleges
August 12, 2009 Tennessean
In a bad economy, a good education is looking more and more attractive to Tennesseans.
Metro still needs to hire teachers
August 12, 2009 Nashville City Paper
Nashville public school students are back in class on Friday.
Even as kids pack to go to college, it's not too late for aid
August 11, 2009 USA Today
Few things are more demoralizing than receiving a bill that exceeds the amount of money in your bank account.
Economy
Economists Call for Bernanke to Stay, Say Recession Is Over
August 11, 2009 Wall Street Journal
Economists are nearly unanimous that Ben Bernanke should be reappointed to another term as Federal Reserve chairman, and they said there is a 71% chance that President Barack Obama will ask him to stay on, according to a survey.
Healthcare
Obama battles health care 'chatter'
August 12, 2009 USA Today
This is not the August that President Obama had planned.
Survey Finds High Fees Common in Medical Care
August 11, 2009 New York Times
A patient in Illinois was charged $12,712 for cataract surgery. Medicare pays $675 for the same procedure.
Business
G.M. Puts Electric Car’s City Mileage in Triple Digits
August 11, 2009 New York Times
General Motors said Tuesday that its Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle, scheduled for release in 2011, would achieve a fuel rating of 230 miles a gallon in city driving.
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