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“I came here to fight for others, not for myself. I cannot in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending or explaining my past. We need all hands on deck, fighting for the future.”

- Van Jones, a Jackson, Tennessee native and UT-Martin graduate, in his letter of resignation as President Obama’s Special Advisor for Green Jobs

Tennessee News Clips

Politics

Congress returns to a full plate
September 8, 2009 USA Today
As Congress returns today after a monthlong recess, lawmakers face a pileup of pressing legislation, from immigration to energy, that so far has been eclipsed by the all-consuming battle over health care.

Employment talk dominates Memphis mayoral campaign trail
September 8, 2009 Memphis Commercial Appeal
Job growth dominated the Labor Day campaigning by Memphis mayoral candidates who shook hands and lobbied for votes throughout the city's parks and picnics.

Political hopefuls hitting up gun PAC
September 7, 2009 Associated Press
The head of a group that advocated for a slew of new Tennessee laws loosening handgun carry restrictions says lawmakers are hitting him up for campaign contributions.

Education

Nashville schools adopt eco-friendly lifestyle
September 7, 2009 Tennessean
Buckets for food waste in the school cafeteria.

Frist, Riley in Joint Support for Obama's Nationwide Speech to Students
September 7, 2009 Memphis Flyer
Former U.S. Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) and former Secretary of Education Richard Riley issued a joint statement of support Sunday for President Obama’s scheduled Tuesday address to the nation’s students, saying “we are supportive of the president of the United States — whether it is a Democrat or Republican — speaking directly to our nation's students to emphasize the core American values of education, hard work, and personal responsibility.”

Healthcare

Tennessee delegation opposes pace, path of health reform
September 8, 2009 Tennessean Washington Bureau
The nation may be in turmoil over what Congress should do about reforming health care, but there's surprising consensus among members of the Tennessee delegation as they return from their summer recess today.

Data Fuel Regional Fight on Medicare Spending
September 7, 2009 New York Times
For years, health policy experts have said health care spending is much higher in New York City and Boston because doctors and hospitals there provide more services, practicing medicine in a more intensive way.

Business

Homeless help spread the news
September 7, 2009 Tennessean
Tony Angello looks like a tourist, sunglasses on top of his bald head, wearing tidy jeans and a bright Hawaiian shirt.

Energy

The New Nukes
September 8, 2009 Wall Street Journal
If there ever were a time that seemed ripe for nuclear energy, it's now.

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