President Obama won his 34th and 35th consecutive Democratic primary contests on Tuesday night, claiming victories in Arkansas and Kentucky. But his margin was surprisingly small in Arkansas — a state in which he was opposed by Tennessee lawyer John Wolfe, who had previously been on the presidential primary ballot in Louisiana, Missouri and New Hampshire and will be on the ballot in Texas next week. Wolfe has also run unsuccessfully for Congress four times. Read full article > >

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Obama challenged in Arkansas primary

An undercover video shows horses being struck with sticks and subjected to “soring,” an illegal process in which chemicals are placed on their legs to induce the trademark Tennessee Walking Horse high-stepping gait.

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Horses beaten, ‘sored’ to win shows

Two young girls kidnapped from Tennessee after their sister and mother were slain were found alive in Mississippi, authorities said. Adam Mayes, the man accused of the murders and kidnappings, died after shooting himself, the FBI said.

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Missing Tenn. sisters found; alleged captor dead

Three Tennessee sisters “may be in extreme danger” after allegedly being abducted late last month by their mother and a man possibly carrying a gun, the state bureau of investigation said Saturday.

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Missing sisters ‘may be in great danger’

But he could go to Tennessee or Denver.

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Peyton Manning Works Out With 49ers

With the legendary coach Pat Summitt dealing with early onset dementia, Tennessee has to face its usual expectations as well as the question of whether this will be Summitt’s last season.

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Pat Summitt’s Health Gives Tournament Different Feel for Lady Vols

Officials in states like Tennessee who are testing new teacher evaluation systems required by the Obama administration are struggling with problems philosophical and logistical.

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States Address Problems With Teacher Evaluations

A look at the largest online school company’s operations raises serious questions about whether its schools — and full-time online schools in general — are a good deal for children or taxpayers.

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Online Schools Score Better on Wall Street Than in Classrooms

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), the third-ranking Republican in the Senate, will resign from his leadership post in January. The Tennessee Republican, who has served as Republican Conference Chairman for nearly four years, announced his plans in a letter to colleagues Tuesday morning. He noted that he plans to run for re-election in 2014. Read full article > >

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Lamar Alexander to resign from Senate leadership in January

The Tennessee Valley Authority has approved construction on a nuclear plant in northeastern Alabama — the first U.S. agency to do so since the Japan nuclear disaster this year.

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Alabama nuclear plant gets go-ahead

The Tennessee Valley Authority says a half-built nuclear plant shelved 23 years ago may be its best bet for new energy.

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Nuclear Plant, Left for Dead, Shows a Pulse

Trying to make his case for overhauling the nation’s education laws, President Obama is highlighting progress at a Tennessee high school as evidence that the proper incentives can help all schools succeed. Obama focused his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday on Memphis’s Booker T. Washington High School, where the president delivered the commencement address Monday. Graduation rates at the school, which is in a poor, crime-ridden neighborhood, have risen impressively in just three years. The school won a national competition to secure the president as its speaker by demonstrating how it overcame challenges through innovations such as separate freshman academies for boys and girls. Read full article > >

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In weekly address, Obama pushes for overhaul of nation’s education laws

WASHINGTON — Trying to make his case for overhauling the nation’s education laws, President Barack Obama is highlighting progress at a Tennessee high school as evidence that the proper incentives can help all schools succeed. Obama focused his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday on Memphis’ Booker T. Washington High School, where the president delivered the commencement address Monday. Graduation rates at the school, which is in a poor, crime-ridden neighborhood, have risen impressively in just three years. The school won a national competition to secure him as its speaker by demonstrating how it overcame challenges through innovations such as separate freshman academies for boys and girls. Read full article > >

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Obama promotes education overhaul, says all schools can improve with the proper incentives

The worst of the flooding is over in Memphis, Tennessee, which suffered at least $320 million in damage after the Mississippi River came within just inches of its all-time high. The damage will be even worse downriver, as the river nears its crest….

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Memphis Suffers $320M in Flood Damage

Memphis, Tennessee, residents brace for potentially historic floods Tuesday when the Mississippi River is expected to crest at a near-record level.

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