Thursday, March 4, 2010
Morning Roundup Morning Roundup: Kurdish Elections, Hurt by 'The Hurt Locker' and More
Posted by Jim Ridley on Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 7:28 AM
Tennesseans dislike President Obama, have their doubts about health-care reform and support our military efforts overseas, according to a nonpartisan MTSU poll that confirms the obvious. ... As many as 12,000 Kurds from Tennessee and surrounding states are expected here this weekend to vote in the Iraqi Parliamentary elections. ... The death of 12-week-old Cherokeewolf William Deidrich is ruled natural. ... One person isn't rooting for The Hurt Locker at the Oscars (well, besides James Cameron): the Fort Campbell bomb-disposal expert who claims the screenwriter stole his story. ... State Rep. Joe McCord is the latest Tennessee politician not to seek reelection. ... More about Mike McWherter raising what his own Democratic governor evidently thinks is a dead issue. ... A jury finds Mauricio Alberto Morales guilty of raping a 10-year-old girl last year. ... Three Tennesseans are contenders for a major award that recognizes law enforcement officers and first responders. ...
Terry McCormick: Titans to put a first-round tender today on defensive tackle Tony Brown. ... Is former Preds chairman David Freeman now looking at the Detroit Pistons? ... Will Tennessee join the "Race to the Top?" We'll find out today. ... Fear not, latte drinkers: Starbucks says you can go in packing heat. ...
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The poll cited above was also mentioned on WPLN this morning. That correspondent also noted, however, that three-fourths of this same group couldn't name even a single candidate currently campaigning to be the next governor (http://wpln.org/?p=15488).
Stop and think about that for a minute... What exactly is newsworthy about these poll results?
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Sec. Duncan made the announcement just a few minutes ago -- TN is among the 16 finalists. I posted the video of the announcement and the full list on the blog.
