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Kelsey, Haslam, Fincher had their innings this week.

By Jackson Baker | 05/23/2013 - 04:00 am

Haslam Cautions Fellow Republicans at Lincoln Day Dinner

Governor sees GOP lagging in electoral prowess nationwide; cites tight 2012 race in North Carolina as warning to overconfident Tennessee Republicans; Fincher proclaims a GOP version of the social gospel.
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By Jackson Baker | 05/19/2013 - 07:21 pm

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