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3 hrs ago | Reason Foundation

Reason's Len Gilroy Talks TVA Privatization, Annual Privatization...

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with the Heartland Institute's Steve Stanek for an episode of their Heartland Daily Podcast , where we discussed President Obama's recent budget proposal to study a potential privatization of the Tennessee Valley Authority .

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Related Topix: Tennessee Valley Authority, Energy, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Senate, Republican, Lamar Alexander

Thu May 23, 2013

WBIR-TV Knoxville

TN senators have differing views on potential TVA sale

US Senator Bob Corker says he's open to the idea of changing the ownership model for TVA, including cutting ties with the federal government.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Lamar Alexander, Knoxville, TN, Chattanooga, TN

Chattanoogan.com

Corker Reiterates Call For Congress To Update 2001 Authorization For...

In advance of President Obama's address on U.S. counterterrorism policy Thursday at National Defense University, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tn., the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday reiterated his call for Congress to have a serious debate about updating the 2001 congressional authorization for use of military ... (more)

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, George Bush, Barack Obama, Terrorism, Chattanooga, TN

Fox News

Republicans criticize Obama over call for repeal of 2001 use of force law

President Obama drew sharp criticism from Republican senators Thursday for urging the repeal of the 2001 law that effectively authorized the war on terror.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, John McCain, Republican, Terrorism, Conservative Political News

Chattanoogan.com

Feds Dismiss Charges Against Rarity Developer Mike Ross

Federal authorities have dismissed an indictment against Mike Ross, the developer of a floundering Rarity Club project at Nickajack Lake in Marion County.

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Related Topix: Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Fort Oglethorpe, GA

Nooga.com

Sen. Bob Corker co-introduces bill to encourage more global investment in the U.S.

On Thursday, Sens. Bob Corker and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., introduced legislation intended to create jobs and improve American competitiveness for attracting foreign direct investment in the U.S. The bipartisan legislation, called the Global Investment in American Jobs Act , directs the Department of Commerce to initiate the first-ever interagency ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, Amy Klobuchar, Tennessee, Tennessee Government

Knoxville News Sentinel

Sen. Bob Corker open to TVA changes

Eighty years after it was birthed by the federal government as a part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, the Tennessee Valley Authority might be better off severed from Uncle Sam, U.S. Sen.

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News, Energy, Tennessee Valley Authority

The Huffington Post

Strict Gun Control Measure Under Fire

A group of Connecticut organizations that support gun rights, pistol permit holders and gun sellers has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Gov.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), Washington, DC, US Politics, US News, Lamar Alexander, US Senate, Republican

Wed May 22, 2013

The Tennessean

Sen. Lamar Alexander lists millions in assets for 2012

Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander listed assets in 2012 valued between $6.6 million and $19.2 million, a personal financial disclosure report released Wednesday showed.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Lamar Alexander, US Senate, Republican, Knoxville, TN, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Cape Cod Times

Dimon prevails, keeps chairman role

There was a time in Washington when Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, was regarded as the sage of Wall Street.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US Senate, Republican

The Hill

Obama's inspired choice for US Trade Representative

One the same day the construction workers hoisted a flag-bedecked spire to the top of the new One World Trade Center in New York City, President Obama unveiled his Cabinet appointments for Commerce secretary and the United States Trade Representative in Washington, D.C. As was long expected, Penny Pritzker was tapped to take over at Commerce.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US Senate, Republican

Chattanoogan.com

Congressional Delegation Asks For Details On Medicare Policy "That...

Members of the Tennessee United States Congressional delegation today called on the administration "to provide details on its policy of awarding Medicare contracts to businesses not licensed in Tennessee, a violation of the administration's bid policy and a violation of Tennessee state law." The members write: "We recently received reports that ... (more)

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, US News, Lamar Alexander, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Marsha Blackburn, Representative Charles "Chuck" Fleischmann, Tennessee

ABC News

New Evidence of Iran Support to Assad, While Congress Moves to Arm Rebels

The United States has new evidence that Iran and Hezbollah have direct involvement with the Syrian regime, a senior State Department official told reporters traveling with Secretary of State John Kerry in Oman.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, Robert Menendez, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Republican, Senator Rand Paul

Tue May 21, 2013

The Tennessean

Vanderbilt poll finds growing support for same-sex marriage

About half of Tennesseans support legal recognition of same-sex couples, an apparent shift in their views as states across the country have moved toward allowing gay marriage.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Tennessee, Gay/Lesbian, Vanderbilt University, US News, US Supreme Court, US Politics, US Senate, Republican

The Miami Herald

Senate panel approves weapons for Syrian rebels

A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to provide weapons to rebels battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the first time lawmakers have endorsed the aggressive U.S. military step of arming the opposition in the 2-year-old civil war.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Rand Paul, Senator Marco Rubio, Senator Bob Menendez

WTVF Nashville

House passes 2-year moratorium on dam barriers

The U.S. House has passed legislation that would put a 2-year moratorium on an Army Corps of Engineers plan to erect barriers to prevent people from fishing below dams on the Cumberland River.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ed Whitfield, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Lamar Alexander, US Senate, Senator Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell, Tennessee Government, Tennessee

Domestic Fuel

Foreign Fuels Reduction Act - Good for Biofuels?

Mixed emotions are emanating from the introduction of the " Foreign Fuels Reduction Act, " introduced by U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Bob Corker .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Senator Joe Manchin, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, Biofuel, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Mon May 20, 2013

The Tennessean

Help NLRB protect workers' rights

Most people in Tennessee don't even know what the National Labor Relations Board is.

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News, Lamar Alexander

Clarksville Online

Clarksville Residents Assistance needed for FEMA Appeal

Clarksville Citizens, you may have read recently that the costs to customers of Clarksville Gas and Water are going up to cover the debt that was taken out to rebuild the Waste Water Treatment Plant after the 2010 Flood.

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Related Topix: FEMA, US News, Clarksville, TN, US Politics, Lamar Alexander, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Marsha Blackburn, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy

Sun May 19, 2013

Knoxville News Sentinel

Tennessee Congressmen struggling with internet sales tax decision

U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. is getting a lot of opinions from a lot of people as he weighs the pros and cons of taxing items purchased over the Internet.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Duncan, Representative Chuck Fleischmann , Representative Charles "Chuck" Fleischmann, Representative David Roe, Representative Scott DesJarlais, US Senate