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TennesseeDaily.com Friday 3rd September 2010 Volume 2010/0903
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"This historic moment comes at a time of great uncertainty for many Americans. We have now been through nearly a decade of war. We have endured a long and painful recession. And sometimes in the midst of these storms, the future that we are trying to build for our nation - a future of lasting peace and long-term prosperity - may seem beyond our reach"
Barack Obama
US President Obama was making a national address Tuesday to mark the end of the combat mission in Iraq

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American Shingle Files Bankruptcy
Trucker Pleads Guilty To Abusing Corpse
Thomas & Betts extends share repurchase program
Health Care Heroes winners announced
Kroger pharmacies offer flu shots
State worker medical claims exceed premiums paid

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Suspicious package at US airport leads to arrest
Cordial relations shown at Mideast peace talks
No cash coming in for Afghan Taliban
7.4-magnitude quake hits New Zealand

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$40K Wedding Ring Flushed Down Toilet; Plumber to the Rescue
Memphis police officer’s DUI case transferred
Houston High student charged after driving into students in school parking lot

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Former East Tennessee priest faces more abuse charges
A former East Tennessee priest accused of sexually abusing a young parishioner decades ago, and who plead guilty in one case already, now faces new charges. According to TV station WJHL in Johnson...

TVA Ranks in Top 10 for Economic Development for Fifth Straight Year
:For the fifth year in a row, the Tennessee Valley Authority has been named by Site Selection magazine as one of the top 10 North American utilities for economic development...
Memphis police catch suspected meth makers napping
MEMPHIS — Two suspects were caught napping and another was caught in the act on Thursday as Memphis police made arrests in two separate cases of making methamphetamine in a...
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South Island rattled by powerful earthquakeSouth Island rattled by powerful earthquake
A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island in the early hours of the morning causing some panic but no immediate reports of...

Plane goes down in UAEPlane goes down in UAE
A plane has crashed in the United Arab Emirates in the city of Dubai, it is unknown how many...
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates in AfghanistanUS Defense Secretary Robert Gates in Afghanistan
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in the south of Afghanistan after touching down on...
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Sexual harassment claims lead to big settlement in USSexual harassment claims lead to big settlement in US
A $5.8 million sexual harassment settlement will be paid by a building maintenance firm in the...

Large-sized Mini to hit the streetsLarge-sized Mini to hit the streets
The Mini family is about to get a new member with the upsized Countryman...
Accident claim ends with Ford paying restitutionAccident claim ends with Ford paying restitution
A Mississippi court has heard that the Ford Motor Co will pay $130 million over an accident that occurred in a Ford...
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bullet Taylor Swift donates #66,600 to build new playground corner

Singer Taylor Swift has donated 66,600 pounds to build a new playground in the Tennessee town where she went to school.

Swift has made to donation to help the ones who have been struggling in the wake of the 2010 floods that swept through Hendersonville.

According to CMT.com, her business manager has suggested that the funds will go toward updating the Kids Kingdom play area, as well as the city's volleyball courts.

"We appreciate Taylor's donation as well as all the others who have stepped up," the Daily Star quoted Hendersonville spokesman Dave LeMarbre as saying.

The old playground would be rebuild rebuilt in early 2011. (ANI)


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    Dierks Bentley - Bad Angel
    Weekly Country News Round-Up: Week Of August 27, 2010
    Puns In Country Music Songs Done Right
    Country Radio DJ Gerry House Quits After 30 Years
    Keith Urban to Release New Album 'Get Closer' on November 16, New Single Out September 13

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    Royal Mail introduces electronic stamp
    Galaxy becomes competitor to iPad
    iPod nano has multi-touch interface
    Hindus want Internet access as fundamental right
    Australian found guilty of sex crimes on underage girls

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    With the departure of US combat troops from Iraq, is the Iraq war now over?


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    The Plaza, New York City
    The Plaza, New York City

    The Plaza had two entrances, both attended by a Concierge. On arrival my car was greeted enthusiastically with assistance with...


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    Jefferson County family with 11 kids homeless after house fire
    Lane of I-40 west near Gallaher View closed for emergency repairs
    Anderson Co. man arrested for possession of marijuana, guns