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Quote of the Day:

“Politics is a beautiful word.”

- Anna Belle Clement O’Brien, May 6, 1923 - August 31, 2009

Tennessee News Clips

Politics

Unnamed Democratic donors' money goes to charity
September 2, 2009 Associated Press
Buckets of cash collected for a state legislative candidate during a major fundraising dinner put the Tennessee Democratic Party on the wrong side of state campaign finance regulations.
Education

College costs outpace aid: Could Pell Grants bill help?
August 31, 2009 Associated Press
President Obama says a bill in Congress would help him send millions more Americans to college.

Nashville school rezoning loses round
September 2, 2009 Tennessean
Opponents of Nashville's controversial school rezoning plan won their first victory in federal court Tuesday.

Healthcare

Democrats Try Tougher Tone on Health Plan
September 2, 2009 Wall Street Journal
A top White House adviser said Tuesday he doubts two Senate Republicans at the center of health-care talks are negotiating seriously, as Democrats adopted a new, more confrontational tone accusing key Republicans of blocking change.

Tennessee's Sen. Alexander: Start over on health plan
September 2, 2009 Tennessean Washington Bureau
Congress needs to throw out the current comprehensive legislative proposals to reform health care and start over by taking on the issue in smaller chunks, Sen. Lamar Alexander said Tuesday.

Conservative Democrats Expect a Health Deal
September 1, 2009 New York Times
Like her colleagues, Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, a South Dakota Democrat and leader of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition, has been weathering the summer of health care discontent.

Stimulus

U.S. Economy Gets Lift From Stimulus
September 2, 2009 Wall Street Journal
Government efforts to funnel hundreds of billions of dollars into the U.S. economy appear to be helping the U.S. climb out of the worst recession in decades.
Business

Cash for Clunkers program lifts Ford, but not GM, Chrysler
September 2, 2009 Los Angeles Times
Ford Motor Co., boosted by the wildly popular Cash for Clunkers program, reported a 17 percent increase in August sales compared with a year ago, but Detroit rivals Chrysler Group and General Motors posted lower results for the month.

Economy

Call to Jury Duty Strikes Fear of Financial Ruin
September 1, 2009 New York Times
One by one, jurors answered Judge Robert A. Rosenberg when he asked whether serving a trial of four to five weeks would be a hardship.

Manufacturing Grows After 18 Weak Months
September 1, 2009 New York Times
After 18 months of layoffs, plant shutdowns and other declines, the country’s manufacturing sector grew in August, offering another piece of evidence that the economy was pulling out of recession.

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