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Archive for August 12th, 2009
This Day August 12th
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Tennessee News
- Bredesen asks for disaster declaration September 8, 2010
- The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn., Tom Humphrey column September 4, 2010
- Consul General Gao Yanping Attends Annual Meeting of Southern Governors' Association September 4, 2010
- Governor Awards Dyer Co. Company Job Training Grant September 3, 2010
- Whirlpool to Invest $120 Million in New TN Manufacturing Facility September 3, 2010
- Shelby Farms nabs $1.64M grant from state for more trails September 2, 2010
- GOP Poised To Add 5 To 7 Governorships In Nov. September 2, 2010
- Reducing Infant Deaths is Focus of Events Across Tennessee September 2, 2010
- THP Colonel Walker Announces Retirement September 2, 2010
- Tennessee DOT SmartFIX40 named as top U.S.... September 2, 2010
CNS Headlines
- EXCLUSIVE: ICE Says It's Caught-and-Released 506,232 Illegal Aliens Who Are Now Fugitives--More Than Entire Population of Sacramento, Calif. September 7, 2010
- Hillary Clinton: United Nations is ‘Single Most Important Global Institution’ September 8, 2010
- EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Government Loaned Mexican Government More Than $1 Billion to Drill Oil in Gulf of Mexico Last Year; Has $1 Billion More Planned For This Year September 7, 2010
- Quran-Burning Church Wants to ‘Shock The World Into Focus’ September 7, 2010
- Those Who Deride or Show Bigotry Toward Muslims 'Bring Dishonor to the Name Of Jesus Christ,' Says Evangelical Leader September 7, 2010
- Reaganomics v. Obamanomics: The Movie September 8, 2010
- Imam Behind Ground Zero Mosque Says He’s ‘Very Sensitive to the Feelings’ of 9-11 Families September 7, 2010
- Despite 9.6% Unemployment Rate, White House Says Economy Stronger Today by ‘Virtually Any Measure’ Than Two Years Ago September 7, 2010
- Obama Used ‘Invest,’ ‘Investing,’ or ‘Investment’ Seven Times in Labor Day Speech to Describe Federal Spending and Special-Interest Tax Loopholes September 7, 2010
- One Day After 2 U.S. Soldiers Were Killed in Iraq, Separate Bomb Attacks Kill 6 September 7, 2010