http://dir.salon.com/topics/tennessee/?source=rss&aim=tennessee en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST By Thomas F. Schaller Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/19/harold_ford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/19/harold_ford/index.html?source=rss The DLC proves it's living in the past by picking the failed senatorial candidate as its new chairman. By Ed Kilgore Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/28/kilgore_south/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/28/kilgore_south/index.html?source=rss Tom Schaller may think the Democrats can whistle past Dixie and still win, but that's a recipe for disaster. Andrew Leonard Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/11/08/shuler/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/11/08/shuler/index.html?source=rss Pundit poppycock: The "rise" of the socially conservative Democrat. Tim Grieve Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/07/senate_calculations/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/07/senate_calculations/index.html?source=rss Maybe -- but they have to win Montana, Missouri and Virginia. By Joe Conason Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/10/27/rnc_ad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/10/27/rnc_ad/index.html?source=rss Ken Mehlman's cynical effort to inflame white bigotry in Tennessee is no different from what the Republicans did in their infamous 1988 "Willie Horton" ad. By Michael Scherer Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/10/26/harold_ford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/10/26/harold_ford/index.html?source=rss Tennessee Democrat Harold Ford Jr. goes after the GOP's faithful base in the state with the most white evangelicals in the nation. Polls show his campaign is resonating in the pews. Katharine Mieszkowski Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/17/choose_life/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/17/choose_life/index.html?source=rss Federal appeals court rules Tennessee can issue "Choose Life" license plates. By Walter Shapiro Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/03/13/straw_poll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/03/13/straw_poll/index.html?source=rss Preening presidential hopefuls gather in a very early test of the best man to defeat the dreaded Hillary Clinton in 2008. Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2003/04/22/powell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2003/04/22/powell/index.html?source=rss Now Rumsfeld has Newt Gingrich railing against the State Department. It's time for Powell to resign. Compiled by Salon staff Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/12/21/reacts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/12/21/reacts/index.html?source=rss Jill Nelson, Todd Gitlin and others react to the Senate majority leader's resignation and the apparent ascension of Sen. Bill Frist. By Anthony York Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2002/08/09/gore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2002/08/09/gore/index.html?source=rss Did Al and Tipper twist arms for Springsteen tix? Or is the conservative network dishing up a little disinformation? By Anthony York Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2002/05/21/gore_tennessee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2002/05/21/gore_tennessee/index.html?source=rss The former vice president tries to reconnect with the home state that deserted him, amid criticisms he's "still caviar, not catfish." By King Kaufman Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/08/27/memphis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/08/27/memphis/index.html?source=rss A Memphis attorney is using a 1963 desegregation lawsuit to block expansion of suburban schools and get a better deal for inner-city black students. By Alicia Montgomery Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/11/05/tennessee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/11/05/tennessee/index.html?source=rss Al Gore prays for rain before an audience of black voters in his home state. By Jake Tapper Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/10/25/tennessee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/10/25/tennessee/index.html?source=rss Billy Ray Cyrus and Tony Bennett come out to help Al Gore carry his home state. By Ashley Fantz Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/19/shooting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/19/shooting/index.html?source=rss In a outrageous example of police incompetence, cops burst into the wrong home during a drug raid and kill an elderly African-American man. By Ashley Fantz Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/14/tennessee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/14/tennessee/index.html?source=rss Despite a partisan tie vote, Tennessee convict Philip Workman faces execution, while the country faces new facts about the death penalty. By Jack Boulware Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/05/15/teen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/05/15/teen/index.html?source=rss A teenage boy in Tennessee dresses in his mother's underwear to win a concert contest. By Kevin Giordano Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/01/castration/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/01/castration/index.html?source=rss Will Tennessee be the next state to approve castration for sex offenders? By Micah L. Sifry Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/02/14/reform2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/02/14/reform2/index.html?source=rss By throwing Jesse Ventura's followers out of the Reform Party, Ross Perot's faction destroyed its chances of affecting this year's elections. By Mike Rubin Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/01/29/super_bowl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/01/29/super_bowl/index.html?source=rss All hail the first champion of the Age of Franchise Free Agency! By Carol Ormandy Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/01/18/white_shoes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/01/18/white_shoes/index.html?source=rss He wore white patent leather shoes and I still married him. By Chris Neal Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/01/03/photos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/01/03/photos/index.html?source=rss I was a Wal-Mart photo peddler. By Daniel Kurtzman Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/29/gore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/29/gore/index.html?source=rss Al Gore's problem is not that he lacks a sense of humor -- he's just not showing it. Letters to the Editor Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/11/22/female_vp/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/11/22/female_vp/index.html?source=rss Is it time for a female vice president? Plus: Get that spam out of my mailbox; "Millionaire" contestant gives Philbin the thumbs-up.