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“President Obama was on six different TV shows pitching his healthcare plan over the last couple of days. You know the difference between Obama and the ShamWow guy? You can see the ShamWow guy on Fox.”

- Jay Leno

Tennessee News Clips

Politics

Kirk Heads to Senate With Brief, Crucial Mission
September 24, 2009 New York Times
Given the myriad other roles Paul G. Kirk Jr. has played for Senator Edward M. Kennedy — strategist, divorce lawyer, master of ceremonies at the senator’s memorial service, executor of his estate — his appointment Thursday as the interim appointee to the Senate seat Mr. Kennedy held was both kismet and deeply pragmatic.

State Rep. Kelsey resigns to focus on race for state senate seat
September 24, 2009 Memphis Commercial Appeal
As he promised, state Rep. Brian Kelsey of Germantown resigned Thursday from the Germantown and East Memphis district he has represented since 2005.

Education

Two 'early college' high schools proposed for Sullivan County
September 24, 2009 Kingsport Times News
Sullivan County needs to have two “early college” high schools, according to one of the teams formed after the education/work force development summit held earlier this year.

General praise for Memphis City Schools Supt. Cash's first year
September 25, 2009 Memphis Commercial Appeal
City schools Supt. Kriner Cash got his first formal feedback from the Memphis board of education Thursday in a public meeting.

Student loan borrowers can apply for relief
September 25, 2009 USA Today
When money is tight and jobs are scarce, repaying your student loans is painful. But if you let your loans go into default, you'll enter a world of hurt.

Healthcare

Pelosi Presses for a Public Option
September 25, 2009 Wall Street Journal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stepped up her push for a publicly run health plan that has divided congressional Democrats, saying it could "save enormous amounts of money.”

Senate Panel Rejects Bid to Add Drug Discount
September 25, 2009 New York Times
President Obama scored a big victory on Thursday as the Senate Finance Committee rejected a proposal to require pharmaceutical companies to give bigger discounts to Medicare on drugs dispensed to older Americans with low incomes.

Economy

Tax panels focus on states' long term fiscal health
September 25, 2009 Stateline
The crisis in declining tax revenues is forcing some states to ask big questions about how they will finance government services once they get through the recession.

Stimulus

Stimulus takes detour around ailing metropolitan area roads
September 24, 2009 USA Today
Nearly $10 billion in stimulus aid to repair the nation's tattered highways has largely bypassed dozens of metropolitan areas where roads are in the worst shape, a USA TODAY analysis shows.

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