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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Tennessee stories: 58 news summaries

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 McGraw: I'm 
 Not Running 
 for Guv. Yet. 

Singer still interested, but not yet

Dec 16, 08 7:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Those of you drooling at the thought of Gov. Tim McGraw will have to wait a little longer. The country star is not running for governor of Tennessee—yet, People reports. A rep for McGraw denied the rumors, sparked by an item in The New Republic earlier this month, but... More »

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politics • celebrity • Tennessee • country music • Tim McGraw • governor

 McGraw May Run 
 for Tenn. Guv 

State's Democrats desperate to find challenger for Frist

Dec 11, 08 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Gov. Tim McGraw? The country star is “seriously considering” a run for the post in Tennessee in 2010, Clay Risen writes in a New Republic blog post. Risen notes that Democrats are trying to find a high-profile candidate to run against the all-but-certain Republican entry, Bill Frist. A McGraw... More »

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Bill Frist • Tennessee • country music • Faith Hill • Tim McGraw • governor

US Health Ranking Puts Vermont First, Louisiana Last 

Southern states plagued by high obesity, smoking rates

Dec 4, 08 4:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Move over, Mississippi: Louisiana is now America’s unhealthiest state, Reuters reports. An annual state-by-state report that measures factors like smoking, obesity, and health insurance coverage also put Vermont at the top for the second year in a row. The five healthiest states are:
  1. Vermont
  2. Hawaii
  3. New Hampshire
  4. Minnesota
... More »

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obesity • health care • health • Texas • New Hampshire • South Carolina • smoking • Vermont • Louisiana • Utah • Tennessee • Minnesota • Mississippi • Hawaii

Student's Hefty Handbag Takes Bullet for Her 

Stuffed tote saves
life during struggle
with mugger

Nov 12, 08 1:03 PM CST
(Newser) - A 22-year-old Tennessee college student has her overstuffed, oversize handbag to thank for escaping unscathed from a struggle with an armed mugger, she tells NBC’s Today Show. After stealing her cell phone, the attacker fired at Elizabeth Pittenger from 4 feet away. The junk in her handbag—including an... More »

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crime • Tennessee • college student • handbag • mugging • bullet

 ATF Foils Skinhead 
 Plot to Kill Obama 

Tenn. neo-Nazis would have shot, decapitated 102 blacks before going after candidate

Oct 27, 08 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal agents have broken up a plot by two neo-Nazi skinheads to assassinate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate 88 black people, the AP reports. ATF agents said the pair planned to rob a gun store and target a predominantly African-American high school in a murder spree that was to... More »

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Barack Obama • high school • ATF • Tennessee • shooting rampage • assassination attempt • Neo-Nazi • Election 2008 • African-Americans

 Palin 'Hacker' 
 Dodges 
 Charges 
 —for Now 

Grand jury to resume hearing testimony on Tenn. student

Sep 24, 08 3:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal grand jury ended its session yesterday without handing down an indictment against a University of Tennessee student accused of breaking into Sarah Palin’s email account, reports the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The panel heard testimony from schoolmates of David Kernell, the 20-year-old son of state Democratic... More »

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email • Tennessee • grand jury • hacking • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Chattanooga • David Kernell • Mike Kernell

Husband-Killer Gets Custody of 3 Daughters

Says she and former in-laws now 'love each other'

Sep 19, 08 7:33 PM CDT
(AP) - A woman convicted of killing her minister husband 2 years ago was granted permanent custody of their three daughters today and said she has resumed a cordial relationship with the grandparents who fought to take the children away from her, the AP reports. A judge in Huntingdon, Tenn., returned full... More »

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crime • murder • court • Tennessee

Teen Gunned Down by Classmate at Tenn. HS

Suspect is in custody; Knoxville's Central HS placed under lockdown

Aug 21, 08 1:49 PM CDT
(AP) - A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute today at a Tennessee high school. Other teens watched in horror as the victim clutched his chest and fell to the floor. "This wasn't a shooting that was a random act," a Knoxville policeman said. "It was... More »

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high school • school shooting • Tennessee • cafeteria • shooting • gun violence • Knoxville

 Freeman Leaves Hospital

Weekend wreck left actor, 71, with broken bones, other injuries

Aug 7, 08 2:08 PM CDT
(AP) - Morgan Freeman was discharged today from the Tennessee hospital where the Oscar-winning actor was treated for broken bones and other injuries sustained in a weekend car crash in Mississippi, the AP reports. A spokeswoman for the hospital gave no details other than that Freeman had checked out. More »

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Morgan Freeman • car accident • Tennessee • Mississippi • actor • hospitalization • celebrity divorces

 Freeman in 'Good Spirits'


Aug 5, 08 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Morgan Freeman “has a broken arm, broken elbow, and minor shoulder damage but he is in good spirits," his publicist told People. The actor underwent successful surgery to correct the damage from a car accident Sunday night in Mississippi, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. "He's worried about his... More »

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Morgan Freeman • surgery • car accident • celebrity • Tennessee • Mississippi • actor • hospitalization

ANALYSIS

 Is Killing Liberals a Hate Crime? 

Slate finds few states consider political violence a hate crime

Jul 31, 08 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The suspect in last weekend’s Knoxville church shooting told police that “liberals should be killed because they were ruining the country.” But Tennessee, like the federal government and most states, doesn’t extend hate-crime law to political affiliation, explains Chris Wilson in Slate. In fact, legal experts... More »

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law • hate crime • Tennessee • liberals • church shootings

Letter: Tenn. Gunman Hated 'Liberals,' 'Gays'

Adkisson details deep disdain for groups, inability to find work

Jul 28, 08 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - A letter found in the vehicle of a gunman who killed two people at a Tennessee church yesterday indicated a deep hatred of liberals and gays, and frustration over unemployment, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports. The liberal Unitarian church claims involvement with social causes dating to the 1950s, and hosts... More »

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suicide • homophobia • church • Tennessee • church shootings • Knoxville • Unitarian

UPDATED

 Gunman Charged in Deadly
 Attack on Tenn. Church

Children were performing Annie when attack occurred

Jul 27, 08 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - A gunman opened fire at a Knoxville, Tenn., Unitarian church today, killing two and wounding seven others before he was subdued, CNN reports. He was later charged with first-degree murder in the death of the first victim. The attack occurred about 10am while children were performing the musical Annie, church... More »

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crime • church • Tennessee • church shootings • mass shootings

 Deep South Leads in Obesity 

Southern states have highest rate, led by Mississippi

Jul 18, 08 7:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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 »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Louisiana • Alabama • Tennessee • Mississippi • West Virginia • Obsesity • Dr. William Dietz • Mailman School of Public Health

 Monday's Child Is ... Sunday? 

Celebrity baby name weirdness arms race escalates

Jul 8, 08 12:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Singer's Son
 Runs Over Daughter 

Christian Grammy-winner's youngest killed in car accident in family driveway

May 22, 08 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Obama Bristles at GOP: 'Lay
Off My Wife'

Dem front-runner also scolds McCain on lobbyist connections

May 19, 08 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

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

Obama camp blasts 'shameful' tactic

May 16, 08 5:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Deadly Storms Sweep Southeast 

1 killed, 2 injured in NC twister

May 9, 08 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Kinky Sex Kills Hubby 

Man suffocates after wife ties him up and leaves for 20 hours

Apr 24, 08 4:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

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