TVA may recoup funding loss
By Richard Powelson, Knoxville News-Sentinel
WASHINGTON -- Tennessee Sens. Bill Frist and Fred Thompson said Wednesday they have secured key Senate support for a plan to let TVA refinance $3.2 billion in federal debt at lower interest rates to save more than $100 million annually.
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AFL-CIO passes on Hooker
By Richard Locker, The Commercial Appeal
NASHVILLE - Democratic gubernatorial nominee John Jay Hooker is entering the campaign's home stretch without the formal backing of any of his party's traditional constituency groups, including organized labor.
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Education panel in final stretch
By John Commins, The Chattanooga Times
NASHVILLE -- A blue-ribbon panel is entering the final months of its sweeping two-year review of higher education in Tennessee, and observers think the final report will call for a radical overhaul of the governing structure for public colleges and universities.
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Help needed for hurricane victims
WSM Radio News
With tractor-trailer loads of relief supplies heading to hurricane victims along the gulf coast, the Nashville-based Churches of Christ disaster relief effort is seeking financial help.
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Infection afflicts Hickman children
A painful infection is making its way through Hickman County, and it has already struck a handful of children.
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The unresolved health care dilemma
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No rush to hope
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Twain tops album chart
Billboard
Shania Twain's "Come On Over" climbs to No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, displacing Alan Jackson's "High Mileage."
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'Green Grass' grows to No. 1
"Where the Green Grass Grows," Tim McGraw's latest single, has gone from No. 2 to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles and Tracks.
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Gov. Sundquist: Mr. Unremarkable
By Liz Murray Garrigan, Nashville Scene
Don Sundquist may live in a mansion, but his dogs are all mutts.
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SBA improves loan access
By Richard Lawson, Nashville Business Journal
The United States Small Business Administration is expanding two pilot programs to give small businesses access to more money quicker.
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School aid: Private funds can help
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Military, Senate exchange enlightening
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Board wants Person estimate
By Louis Graham, The Commercial Appeal
Invited last week by Assessor Rita Clark to step into the controversy over the appraisal on Sen. Curtis Person's home, the Shelby County Board of Equalization issued an invitation of its own Wednesday.
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MTSU's Donnelly resigns
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James "Boots" Donnelly is stepping down as head football coach at Middle Tennessee State University.
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UT's 1980 win came from nowhere
By Mike Strange, News-Sentinel sportswriter
When Tennessee's football team trots into Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, the Vols can only wish for a day like Sept. 27, 1980.
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Vols expect AU to lean on Leard
By David Williams, The Commercial Appeal
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Williams new VU tailback
By Mike Williams, Knoxville News-Sentinel
Rodney Williams has been promoted to starting tailback as the Commodores try to break an eight-game losing streak at Texas Christian.
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VU notes: Hasanoglu has nice ring
Vanderbilt play-by-play radio announcer Joe Fisher didn't have to worry long about how to pronounce Nezih Hasanoglu (Ha-SAN-a-lew).
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