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  • Nasty Senate race draws NBC News - Anchor Williams broadcasts from Beale

    11/03/2006 7:42:23 AM PST · by SmithL · 21 replies · 1,062+ views
    Memphis Commercial Appeal ^ | 11/3/6 | Michael Lollar
    It wasn't music but mudslinging that brought a national news team to Memphis Thursday to cover what "NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams called one of the "hottest and dirtiest races of them all." Williams broadcast live from Beale Street, entering the Senate showdown between Democrat Harold Ford and Republican Bob Corker only to get caught in the middle. Advertisement Corker backers complained that the network was favoring the Democrat by broadcasting from what most consider Ford country. "It's such a crucial race, and the emotions are running so high," said Williams. "I just read an e-mail in the trailer...
  • City Councilmen Get Grand Jury Subpoenas (FBI Interested in Two More Memphis Officials)

    12/09/2006 6:12:24 AM PST · by mcg2000 · 9 replies · 469+ views
    The Memphis Commercial Appeal ^ | December 8, 2006 | Staff
    Memphis, Tenn. (WHBQ)- Even before the ink dried on the last criminal complaint, two more Memphis City Council members have an appointment with the law. The two council members were subpoenaed by a federal grand jury Friday afternoon, eight days after two other councilmen were accused of bribery.