Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Morning Roundup: See Administration Officials Spinning Through the Revolving Door

Posted by Jeff Woods on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 7:05 AM

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Channel 4 I-Team investigation hits Paula Flowers, Dave Cooley and Bob Corney for their spins through the revolving door. ... Tennessee and Sewanee make the Top 20 party schools. ... Marsha Blackburn's crazy talk disappoints Louisiana officials. ... Georgia still has Tennessee water on its mind. ... Nashville car wash to use solar panels. ... The New York Times looks at Tennessee's novel use of stimulus money in Perry County. ... Gun lobbyist John Harris is upset by the AG's ruling banning guns in parks hosting school events. It'll confuse gun owners, he says.
"This opinion just emphasizes the need to go back in and say that public areas are public areas, regardless of whether you have a carry permit."
Health plan needs Republican votes to pass, Cooper says. ... Blue Dogs holding health care reform at bay. John Tanner: "We've always been in the middle. If you're going to get some of these really tough issues done, it has to be done somewhere in the middle." The new and improved legislative website. ... Wamp goes to Johnson City, whines about his fundraising disadvantages.
"Nobody is giving me money because I'll still be the lieutenant governor even if I don't run or if I lose. Nobody is giving me money because my famiily owns a billion-dollar empire and they owe me. They're giving me money because they think I'll be the next governor or a good governor."

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