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What does Paul Ryan want? 22 Mar 2012 | 10:42 pm
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan is all the rage today. His Republican budget proposal has — as it did last year — stoked furious debate in the policy and political world. And Ryan has been flacking the pl...
Elizabeth Warren leads Scott Brown in new poll 22 Mar 2012 | 05:41 pm
Elizabeth Warren ahead in poll, Rick Santorum selling (sweater vests) well, Rice not interested in being vice president, and FreedomWorks making its first House endorsements. Make sure to sign up to ...
Illinois voters: Keep the primary going! 22 Mar 2012 | 12:41 pm
Even as the Washington Republican political establishment grumbles about the possible ill effects of an extended primary fight for the party’s presidential nomination, voters in today’s Illinois race ...
Rick Santorum has embraced Spanish priest behind devout Catholic group Opus Dei 22 Mar 2012 | 07:41 am
In a speech at the gathering, Santorum embraced the ideas of Opus Dei founder Josemaria Escriva, who had urged ordinary Catholics to bring an almost priestly devotion to Catholic principles in every r...
Melvin Burgess organizes retreat for fellow Shelby County Commissioners 22 Mar 2012 | 06:49 am
One of the most mild-mannered people on the 13-member Shelby County Commission, Melvin Burgess, has organized a retreat Saturday to bring together colleagues who have feuded often in recent months. C...
Community harvest: Germantown park to boast public garden 22 Mar 2012 | 05:48 am
Beside a small orchard of pear, cherry and apple trees and across from a possible grow-to-pick farm, a new community garden is taking root in Germantown’s Bobby Lanier Farm Park. Seeds will be densel...
Tennessee considers bill to allow horse slaughterhouses 22 Mar 2012 | 04:48 am
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee legislature is considering a bill that would “encourage” the location of horse slaughterhouses and processing plants in Tennessee. The bill would also make it difficult for ...
Concert Review: Risk pays off in MSO’s ‘Rite of Spring’ presentation 22 Mar 2012 | 03:48 am
As Maestro Mei-Ann Chen put it, “We have to climb the artistic mountain.” It was a risk and a challenge for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra to present the Masterworks concerts over the weekend. Rather...
Fayette County grand jury to hear animal cruelty case 22 Mar 2012 | 02:48 am
SOMERVILLE, Tenn. — Much of state Trooper Brad Simpson’s testimony Monday reiterated what was reported about the arrest of two women hauling scores of dogs through Fayette County in January, and it wa...
Romney’s bundlers are key to his presidential campaign 22 Mar 2012 | 02:40 am
That financial advantage has been clear in states such as Michigan, Ohio and, now, Illinois, where Romney and an allied super PAC have outspent challenger Rick Santorum on the airwaves by a ratio of 7...
