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Quote of the Day:

“I just wanted to feel like a winner.”

- Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher on Tuesday while wearing Peyton Manning's Indianapolis Colts jersey before introducing Manning's former coach Tony Dungy at a Nashville charitable event. Fisher spent most of the rest of the afternoon apologizing to irate Titans fans.

Tennessee News Clips

Education

Economic talks focused on education
October 21, 2009 Jackson Sun
The West Tennessee Megasite and a new initiative to help find funding for those wanting a secondary education dominated discussions at the sixth annual West Tennessee Economic Summit.

Memphis City Schools line up merit-pay PR worth $1.4 million
October 21, 2009 Memphis Commercial Appeal
Memphis City Schools has signed short-term contracts worth $1.4 million with several consultants, including a local public relations agency, as the district moves toward merit pay for teachers and getting rid of those who miss the mark.

Metro Schools Director Focused on Recruiting Teachers
October 20, 2009 Nashville Public Radio
Metro Schools Director Jesse Register says better pay and possibly a free Master’s degree will recruit and retain better teachers.

Politics

State lawmakers step to the fore of state sovereignty movement
October 20, 2009 Nashville City Paper
Tennessee lawmakers stepped to the front of the state sovereignty movement Tuesday, voting to enlist legislators from around the country to try to curb the power of the federal government.

Four Republicans file for Dist. 83 seat
October 21, 2009 Memphis Commercial Appeal
If everyone turns in a petition, at least four Republicans may be seeking the state House seat that was held by Brian Kelsey.

Business

Tennessee to reform municipal financing
October 21, 2009 Tennessean
The state on Tuesday adopted new guidelines to overhaul the way local governments borrow money to build roads, schools and other municipal projects, aimed at shielding them from the type of risky deals that sank the financial markets last year.

Healthcare

Fight Over Medicare Cuts Plays Into Larger Debate
October 21, 2009 Wall Street Journal
Senators battled Tuesday over legislation to forestall a cut in Medicare payments to doctors, trying to seize the advantage in the larger health debate.

Obama Takes a Health Care Hiatus
October 20, 2009 New York Times
As Congressional leaders and White House officials huddle behind closed doors to settle their differences on health care legislation, one of the most powerful voices in the debate — President Obama’s — has grown noticeably quieter.

Economy

Income levels rise in 36 states
October 20, 2009 Nashville Business Journal
Personal income rose in 36 states and the District of Columbia during the second quarter of 2009, a sharp turnaround from the 49-state decline in the first quarter.

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