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  • July 2008

    • Deep South Leads in Obesity

      newser  |  CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  |  Jul 18, 08 7:13 AM CDT

      Deep South Leads in Obesity

      The South has the nation's largest percentage of obese residents, a new survey by the Centers for Disease Control finds, with 30% of adults in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee qualifying as obese. Even in Colorado, the state with the best fat stats, 19% of the populace is obese. More »

    • Monday's Child Is ... Sunday?

      newser  |  MSNBC  |  Jul 8, 08 12:18 PM CDT

      Monday's Child Is ... Sunday?

      Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's newborn daughter’s name, Sunday Rose, may be part cross-promotion, part payback, reports MSNBC. The couple decided on the name after Urban wrote a song, "Sunday," about his daughter-to-be—but a source says the name could also be a shot at Tom Cruise's favored belief system. More »

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      baby  • Tennessee  • Nicole Kidman  • Scientology  • name  • Keith Urban  • Sunday Rose Kidman Urban

  • May 2008

    • Singer's Son Runs Over Daughter

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 22, 08 10:16 AM CDT

      Singer's Son Runs Over Daughter

      The youngest daughter of Grammy-winning Christian musician Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed yesterday when one of her older brothers ran over the tyke in the family driveway, the AP reports. Several family members witnessed the accident that claimed the life of 5-year-old Maria Sue, who died later at a nearby Nashville hospital. More »

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      murder  • children  • music industry  • Tennessee  • car accident  • accidental death  • Nashville  • foreign adoptions  • Steven Curtis Chapman

    • Obama Bristles at GOP: 'Lay Off My Wife'

      newser  |  Talking Points Memo  |  May 19, 08 1:12 PM CDT

      Obama Bristles at GOP: 'Lay Off My Wife'

      Barack Obama today responded with vigor to Tennessee Republicans' spotlighting wife Michelle’s “proud of my country” comments, saying, “these folks should lay off my wife.” Appearing on ABC, the Democratic front-runner tried to lay down some boundaries for the general election, Talking Points Memo reports, saying that while he’s fair game, it's “unacceptable” to “make Michelle an issue in this campaign.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Michelle Obama  • Tennessee  • lobbyists  • patriotism

    • Tenn. GOP Rips 'Anti-American' Mrs. O on Web

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 16, 08 5:34 AM CDT

      Tenn. GOP Rips 'Anti-American' Mrs. O on Web

      The Tennessee GOP has produced a controversial internet video attack on Michelle Obama, blasting her recent remarks that she was proud of America "for the first time in my adult life." The four-minute video, released yesterday to coincide with her campaign visit to the state, features Tennessee residents boasting of their pride in America intercut with Mrs. Obama's comments. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Michelle Obama  • Republican Party  • Tennessee  • patriotism  • smear campaign  • loyalty

    • Deadly Storms Sweep Southeast

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 9, 08 6:41 AM CDT

      Deadly Storms Sweep Southeast

      A deadly North Carolina twister was part of a powerful storm system that rocked the Southeast last night, AP reports. The Carolina tornado knocked three tractor-trailers off a highway, killing one and injuring two. Storms also hammered a shopping area in Mississippi, and homes in Tennessee and Alabama, where winds hit 60 mph. More »

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      North Carolina  • natural disaster  • storm  • Mississippi  • tornado  • Alabama  • Tennessee  • severe weather

  • April 2008

    • Kinky Sex Kills Hubby

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Apr 24, 08 4:03 PM CDT

      Kinky Sex Kills Hubby

      A sex game gone wrong apparently killed a Tennessee man last weekend, and his wife has been charged with reckless homicide. The woman tied her husband up, put a ball gag in his mouth, wrapped his head in duct tape, leaving only nostril slits to breath through—and left to spend the night with another man, authorities said. She returned 20 hours later to find him dead. More »

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      sex  • homicide  • Tennessee  • sex crime  • sado-masochism

  • March 2008

    • Fred Stumps for Acting Roles

      newser  |  E! Online  |  Mar 25, 08 8:44 AM CDT

      Fred Stumps for Acting Roles

      He won't be president next year, but maybe he'll play one on TV. Fred Thompson, the former US senator whose folksy run for the White House failed to galvanize support, is returning to acting. He has signed with Hollywood's William Morris Agency to seek new movie and television roles, reports E! Online. More »

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      election 2008  • White House  • Tennessee  • Michael Moore  • Sicko  • Law & Order  • acting career  • William Morris

    • 2 Toddlers, 4 Adults Shot Dead in Memphis Home

      newser  |  Commercial Appeal (Memphis)  |  Mar 4, 08 7:39 AM CST

      2 Toddlers, 4 Adults Shot Dead in Memphis Home

      Memphis police found two toddler girls and four adults shot dead in a home in the city's Binghamton neighborhood yesterday. Three other young children have been taken to a local hospital with gunshot wounds and are said to be critically injured, reports the Commercial Appeal. Police say the shootings happened Sunday night but the bodies weren't discovered until a relative of one of the children went to the house yesterday. More »

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      children  • shooting  • homicide  • Tennessee  • Memphis  • Memphis killings  • gunshots

  • February 2008

    • Tornadoes Put FEMA on Spot

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Feb 7, 08 5:32 PM CST

      Tornadoes Put FEMA on Spot

      As the full extent of the damage from this week's deadly tornadoes comes clear, survivors and lawmakers are united in one sentiment: FEMA better come through this time. The agency that botched the Katrina recovery is under close scrutiny, the New York Times reports. “FEMA must not use bureaucratic excuses to avoid helping Arkansans,” said Sen. Mark Pryor. The death toll has risen to 57. More »

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      natural disaster  • Michael Chertoff  • tornado  • Kentucky  • Tennessee  • FEMA

    • Tornado Survivors Recall Horror

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 6, 08 8:00 PM CST

      Tornado Survivors Recall Horror

      As FEMA teams mobilized rescue efforts in the Southern states ravaged by yesterday's tornadoes, survivors combed through the wreckage today, sharing survival stories and clutching their faith. “It looks like the Lord took a Brillo pad and scrubbed the ground,” said Tennessee’s governor. The twisters, possibly spawned by a cooling of the tropical Pacific Ocean, claimed 54 lives—the deadliest storm system in 23 years, AP reports. More »

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      Mississippi  • tornado  • Kentucky  • Alabama  • Tennessee  • Arkansas  • FEMA  • twister

    • Tornadoes Kill 54 in South

      newser  |  CNN  |  Feb 6, 08 7:24 AM CST

      Tornadoes Kill 54 in South

      At least 54 people are dead and 100 injured in a series of tornadoes that tore across the South last night and early this morning, and rescue teams fear that the full extent of the storms' destruction remains to be seen. The twisters, which closed polls early in some states, trapped people in damaged buildings, ignited fires, and sliced through a university, a mall, a retirement home, and a hospital, CNN reports. More »

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      storm  • tornado  • Kentucky  • Alabama  • Tennessee  • Arkansas  • severe weather

    • Huckabee Storms Back In

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Feb 6, 08 2:28 AM CST

      Huckabee Storms Back In

      Mike Huckabee was expected to win his home state of Arkansas on Super Tuesday, but his wins in West Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia on top of that have put the supposed "third wheel" back in the race for the GOP nomination, the Washington Post reports. "Sometimes one small, smooth stone is more effective than a suit of armor," Huckabee told cheering supporters in Arkansas. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Mike Huckabee  • Republicans  • Georgia  • Super Tuesday  • conservative  • Alabama  • Tennessee  • Arkansas  • West Virginia

  • January 2008

    • Would-Be Teen Hijacker Was Suicidal, Cops Say

      newser  |  Tennessean  |  Jan 25, 08 3:14 PM CST

      Would-Be Teen Hijacker Was Suicidal, Cops Say

      A California teenager who planned to hijack a flight from Los Angeles to Nashville is in state custody in Tennessee, the Tennessean reports. The 16-year-old had handcuffs and other suspicious items when he was detained, and authorities believe he was suicidal. The FBI dismissed reports he planned to crash the jet into a Hannah Montana concert in Louisiana. More »

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      California  • terrorism  • FBI  • homeland security  • Hannah Montana  • Tennessee  • Nashville  • juveniles

    • Tenn. Man, 94, Kidnapped, Murdered, Mutilated

      newser  |  Citizen Tribune  |  Jan 22, 08 1:18 PM CST

      Tenn. Man, 94, Kidnapped, Murdered, Mutilated

      A 94-year-old Tennessee man was found dead with his hand cut off after a relative ran afoul of drug dealers who kidnapped him in retaliation, the Citizen Tribune of Morristown reports. "No one deserved to die like he did," the sheriff said of Willie Morgan. "This poor man was supposed to die peacefully on a front porch swing, not like this." More »

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      murder  • drugs  • kidnapping  • Tennessee  • ransom

  • November 2007

    • Tenn. Dems Seek Alexander Foe

      newser  |  CQPolitics  |  Nov 28, 07 9:41 AM CST

      Tenn. Dems Seek Alexander Foe

      Tennessee Democrats are seeking a new challenger for Lamar Alexander's Senate seat after prospective candidate Mike McWherter dropped out. The race is important because Tennessee is one of the few Southern states where the Democrats are still strong, reports Congressional Quarterly . Former Democratic chairman Bob Tuke and Nashville attorney Kevin Doherty may seek to replace McWherter.    More »

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      Tennessee  • Lamar Alexander  • Senate race

    • Harper Lee Awarded Medal of Freedom

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Nov 6, 07 4:50 AM CST

      Harper Lee Awarded Medal of Freedom

      Author Harper Lee and NAACP pioneer Benjamin Hooks yesterday received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, for their work for racial equality. Lee, 81, wrote the 1960 Pulitzer-winning classic To Kill a Mockingbird, which challenged racism and was made into a powerful movie featuring Gregory Peck. The book "influenced the character of our country for the better," said President Bush. More »

    • Water Runs Out In Tenn. Town

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 2, 07 7:07 PM CDT

      Water Runs Out In Tenn. Town

      If the Southeast drought’s effects on Orme, Tenn., are a sign of things to come, folks in Atlanta should start scheduling their showers. The rural home to 145 people has run completely dry, and what water gets trucked in can be used only between 6 and 9 pm. This means citizens have to rush to get supper made, clothes washed, and baths drawn, the AP reports. More »

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      Atlanta  • water  • Alabama  • Tennessee  • drought  • Southeast  • emergency funding

    • States Pick Up Dropped Broadband Ball

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 1, 07 11:54 AM CDT

      States Pick Up Dropped Broadband Ball

      With the federal government dropping the ball on broadband Internet deployments, many states are picking it up, the Wall Street Journal reports. A Kentucky program has brought wireless to 95% of the largely rural state, and imitation programs have sprung up in West Virginia and Tennessee. Liking what he sees, Ohio Rep. Zack Space has introduced legislation to subsidize state efforts. More »

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      FCC  • Kentucky  • broadband Internet  • Tennessee  • West Virginia

  • October 2007

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