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The Cutting Edge (Free subscription) | yesterday
...unless or course there's some interference and intervention by some other politicians. Again. (Because I couldn't find an appropriate prison shower scene, and that 'dropped soap' meme is so...gauche...) Mr. Ford was sentenced to 66 months in prison in August 2007 for bribery charges; he started serving time in a Louisiana prison in April (after another State Senator (Cohen) intervened to
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Camp4u (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Frank Buck out the governor on his convenient lack of memory on John Ford corruption. Funny how memory slips when public corruption is mentioned.
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Rhymes with Right (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
From the great state of Tennessee, I bring you the incredibly corrupt John Ford -- and yes, this would be Harold Ford's uncle. In the end, former state Sen. John Ford's disclosures, the ones he revealed and the ones he...
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Chinalyst - China blogs in English (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Over the weekend, something exciting happened… well, at least it was exciting for me. Apple opened it’s first ‘official’ Apple Store in China. (Beijing of course.) The two-level store store opened July 19th in Beijing’s Sanlitun entertainment district at 10 a.m., Apple’s 219th worldwide. “This is the first of many stores we will open in China,” said Ron Johnson, Apple’s senior vice president of retail,...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
A federal jury has convicted a former Tennessee state senator for taking money from government contractors and lobbying for them while he served in the Senate.
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
It's the second corruption conviction for John Ford, who was once one of the state's most powerful lawmakers. He was sentenced last year to 5 1/2 years in prison for taking bribes to influence legislation favoring a fake company created by the FBI.
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MooreThoughts (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
A federal jury has found former Tennessee State Senator John Ford guilty on all counts. Powered by Max Banner Ads
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PalmAddicts (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Apple has been eyeing China for quite some time, the Cupertinco based company will finally be opening a big one in Beijing's Sanlitun entertainment district. It's ready to open tomorrow at July 19th, after Apple has spent nearly US$40 million...
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Tennessee Politics Blog (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
VW Incentive Package Likely Over $400M -- While the exact total for the incentive package offered to Volkswagen to locate their North American auto assembly plant in Chattanooga has not been determined, the package is likely in excess of $400M....
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JSOnline (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Nashville, Tenn. - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Doral Dental co-founder and former chief executive Craig Kasten does not have to testify at the Nashville trial of a former Tennessee lawmaker charged with corruption.
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SCI FI Wire (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Discovery Channel's new series Into the Unknown With Josh Bernstein talks about the lives of Roman gladiators, looks at the future exploration of Mars and mines evidence of Biblical stories.
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Tennessee Politics Blog (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
A Created Controversy -- Late last week, A.C. Kleinheider at the Post Politics blog released an email sent from TN GOP Chair Robin Smith to Gov. Phil Bredesen, defending herself against accusations that her tactics as TN GOP Chair might...
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Music Snobbery (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Let's have some fun. There's no right or wrong answer, but it makes for an interesting survey. I'll post a few songs, you give your opinion if you think it's in the AM Gold genre or Yacht Rock genre. There's...
