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		<title>Tennessee State Senate Bill Would Restrict Adoption Rights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On January 29, state Senator Paul Stanley (R &#8211; District 31) introduced Senate Bill 0078 to the Tennessee General Assembly. If passed, this measure would allow only married, heterosexual couples to adopt children: The Tennessee Constitution provides that &#8220;the historical institution and legal contract solemnizing the relationship of one man and one woman shall be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robert Green Ingersoll: What I Want for Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amongst many other things, Robert G. Ingersoll (1833-1899) was a staunch Republican. Boston, Massachusetts. 1879 If I had the power to produce exactly what I want for next Christmas, I would have all the kings and emperors resign and allow the people to govern themselves. I would have all the nobility drop their titles and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://scottcountyliberals.com/blog/?p=232</link>
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		<title>The Steel in Us</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The news that the hate group from Kansas, which calls itself Westboro Baptist Church, would be picketing in Huntsville, claiming that our &#8220;Cheerleaders died for Tennessee&#8217;s sins,&#8221; sent shockwaves throughout a community already racked with grief. Having just suffered the worst traffic accident in the history of our county, the idea that any group &#8212; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://scottcountyliberals.com/blog/?p=218</link>
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		<title>Election 2008 in Four Simple Photos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Obama victory celebration in Grant Park, Chicago. November 4, 2008:]]></description>
		<link>http://scottcountyliberals.com/blog/?p=216</link>
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		<title>High Profile Scott Countians &amp; Their Political Contributions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[William Paul Phillips, District Attorney General, 8th Judicial District Dr. Bruce Coffey Dr. William Hardy Michael (Mike) Swain, Chairman of First National Bank of Oneida William (Bill) Swain, former Chairman of the Board of First National Bank of Oneida The late James (Jim) Barna, founder of Barna Log Homes Don Stansberry Howard Baker George Taylor, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://scottcountyliberals.com/blog/?p=202</link>
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		<title>Scott County, Tennessee’s History in The New York Times: Part II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Click here to read Part I.] The Helenwood Devil If you&#8217;ve read much about Scott County&#8217;s history, you&#8217;ve undoubtedly encountered tales of the Helenwood Devil. Our own Museum of Scott County even features an exhibit about the storied creature, a giant, creepy looking statue made by Helenwood man Cruise Sexton, which he claimed to have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://scottcountyliberals.com/blog/?p=187</link>
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		<title>12th District Senate Race: None of the Above</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Update 10/22/08: We received a response from Becky Ruppe yesterday.  Click here to read and/or discuss Ruppe's response.] Absent a response from 12th District State Senate candidate Becky Ruppe to our question about why Democrats &#8212; especially liberal ones &#8212; should vote for her on November 4, the administrators of Scott County Liberals &#38; Friends [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://scottcountyliberals.com/blog/?p=183</link>
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		<title>Reconsidering Ruppe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Join the discussion of this post on our Forum.] A few weeks ago, we published a profile of Morgan County Executive Becky Ruppe, Democratic candidate for the Tennessee State Senate from District 12. (Twelve is your State Senate district if you live in Scott, Fentress, Morgan, Campbell, Roane, or Rhea County.) Ruppe offered an impressive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://scottcountyliberals.com/blog/?p=173</link>
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		<title>Tuke for Tennessee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Incumbent U.S. Senators of either major party are notoriously difficult to unseat. Consider Democrat Robert Byrd of West Virginia, the longest-serving U.S. Senator in history at 49 years (and counting). Ted Kennedy has weathered controversy, tragedy, and a malignant brain tumor in his 45 years of Senate service for the state of Massachusetts. &#8220;Independent&#8221; Senator [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://scottcountyliberals.com/blog/?p=162</link>
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		<title>Change We Can Influence: Notes on the 12th District State Senate Race</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[UPDATE 10/15/2008: What a difference a campaign flyer can make. Given Becky Ruppe's apparent enthusiam for stirring up anti-gay, anti-secularist feeling in her bid for the Tennessee State Senate, we no longer back her candidacy. Read more here and here.] Let&#8217;s face it: Obama is probably not going to win Tennessee. Our state is solidly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://scottcountyliberals.com/blog/?p=128</link>
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