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Karl Dean is running for governor of Tennessee in an uphill bid to become the first Democrat elected statewide in the Volunteer State since 2006. Casting himself as a pro-business moderate focused on education and jobs, the former Nashville mayor said he made the call after consultation with family, deciding he had "a reason and purpose" to run and determining there's a path for him to win in a state where Republicans have dominated in recent years.
But like it or not, President Barack Obama has become an unofficial ambassador of sorts for President-Elect ... Mr. Andreas, right, meeting with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at a Kremlin reception in Moscow in 1988.
A local Latino resident said he was racially profiled by a Memphis Police Department officer last week while on a routine walk through his neighborhood. On Rondell Trevio's Tuesday-evening walk in the Berclair area, he said he was accosted by a police officer who asked for his documentation.
Despite some gas station employees saying they've run out, the Georgia governor's office has said they haven't received any complaints of gas shortages within the state after a pipeline spill in central Alabama. Gov. Nathan Deal's spokeswoman Jen Ryan said in a statement Sunday that they haven't received any complaints but will act accordingly if that changes.
Despite some gas station employees saying they've run out, the Georgia governor's office has said they have not received any complaints of gas shortages within the state after a pipeline spill in central Alabama. "As of now we've not received any complaints," Gov. Nathan Deal's spokeswoman Jen Ryan said in a statement Sunday.
The outspoken businessman and Republican presidential nominee is known for his attacks on foes - chiefly Hillary Clinton - and friends alike, even former GOP presidential candidates. That tone may fire up Trump delegates at the Republican National Convention here this week, but Tennessee elected leaders said presidents win elections when they are able to lay out a clear path to prosperity instead of focusing solely on the perceived faults of their rivals.
Even though mediation did not yield an agreement, Strickland said his plan is a by-product of the mediation talks. The final decision on the plan, though, will fall to the Memphis City Council, which was slated to vote on the matter Tuesday.
Donald Trump praised Saddam Hussein , telling supporters in North Carolina that the former Iraqi dictator was a "really bad guy" but noting that he was "so good" at killing terrorists. "Saddam Hussein was a bad guy.
Tennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn said Tuesday that the late Pat Summitt, the winningest college basketball coach in NCAA history, was a role model for women and will be missed. "She is definitely going to be missed," she said on Fox News.