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Politics | National

Chattanooga: Age dogs McCain on campaign trail, puts heavier focus on running mate
WASHINGTON — Septuagenarian John McCain is hoping to become the oldest person elected to a first term in the White House.
July 5, 2008
Washington: GOP drills Democrats over offshore oil wells
WASHINGTON — All week long, Republicans in Congress — including those from Tennessee and Georgia — have hammered their Democratic colleagues for their opposition on environmental grounds to drilling for oil off the nation’s coastlines.
June 20, 2008
Tennessee: GOP faces headwinds in races for Congress
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., took over as Republican Conference chairman this year, pledging to bring new ideas to the party that would help the GOP attract moderates and independents in the coming election.
June 16, 2008
Washington: Alexander outlines energy proposal
Sen. Lamar Alexander’s proposed “Manhattan Project” energy plan would require significant amounts of water even as the country’s supplies are dwindling, a U.S. Department of Energy official suggested Monday.
May 13, 2008
Washington: Sen. Corker stands firm on his positions
In his second year as a U.S. senator, Bob Corker, R-Tenn., has not minced words when calling out his colleagues, even those within his party.
May 12, 2008
Washington: Colombian free trade pact pushed by Corker
Flanked by several Hispanic business leaders and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and his Republican Senate colleagues on Wednesday urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to pass the U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement.
May 8, 2008
Chattanooga: Early in the season, voters feeling fatigue
While campaigning in early April, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., often pointed out that babies born in February 2007, when he announced his run for president, now are walking and talking.
May 5, 2008
Alexander, Corker cry foul on TVA appointment delay
WASHINGTON — In harshly worded speeches on the Senate floor Thursday, Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker blasted Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., for holding up the confirmation votes of two Tennessee Valley Authority board members.
May 2, 2008
Georgia GOP delegate, former POW sees McCain as strong leader
When the Republican National Convention opens in Minneapolis-St. Paul in September, the presumptive presidential nominee Sen. John McCain will not be the only one there who was held prisoner of war at North Vietnam’s notorious “Hanoi Hilton.”
April 27, 2008
Vice president chatter includes Bredesen, Perdue
WASHINGTON — Vice president rumor season is in full swing, and as names of potential running mates surface, both Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen and Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue are in the mix.
April 19, 2008
Food stamp numbers soar as funding squeeze looms
WASHINGTON — As Congress faces a Friday deadline to pass a long-delayed $280 billion farm bill, Tennessee and Georgia lawmakers working on the legislation said they hope to preserve funding for food stamps.
April 14, 2008
Lawmakers react
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., member of Senate Foreign Relations Committee:
April 9, 2008
Lawmakers to seek answers on Iraq strategy during Petraeus testimony
With Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, scheduled to testify before Congress today, Tennessee and Georgia lawmakers say they hope to hear him outline plans to end the war and increase diplomatic and political efforts.
April 8, 2008
Dean opposes Bredesen’s superdelegate ‘primary’
Gov. Phil Bredesen said Wednesday that his proposed “primary” of superdelegates to decide the Democratic presidential nomination likely would not work now that Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean opposes it.
April 3, 2008
Opponent of Davis lives in adjacent district
U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis, D-Tenn., has drawn a Republican opponent who does not live in the 4th Congressional District.
April 2, 2008
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Local Politics

U.S. Senate primary almost left off Hamilton County ballots
July 6, 2008
Voters in most precincts will cast ballots in five or six state primary and county general election races in the Aug. 7 election, according to sample ballots available last week on the Hamilton County Election Commission’s Web site.

Regional Politics

Three looking toward Dayton seat
July 5, 2008
DAYTON, Tenn. — Three candidates have qualified to run in a special citywide election for the late Jim Barnes’ seat on the Dayton City Council.

State Politics

Nashville: Parties fight for control of Assembly
June 29, 2008
NASHVILLE — The battle for control of the Tennessee General Assembly is under way as Democrats seek to retake the narrowly divided Senate while House Republicans hope 2008 will be the year they finally topple majority Democrats.

National Politics

Chattanooga: Age dogs McCain on campaign trail, puts heavier focus on running mate
July 5, 2008
WASHINGTON — Septuagenarian John McCain is hoping to become the oldest person elected to a first term in the White House.

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