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Nominations for the Country Music Association Awards were announced Tuesday morning on Good Morning America. The top prize includes perennial favorites. But there are new names in 10 of the 12 categories.

When passenger-filled airliners flew into the Twin Towers 10 years ago, many considered it this generation’s Pearl Harbor. In terms of lives lost, 9/11 was even bigger. As for a rush to the military recruiting office, not even close.

The University of Tennessee has filled the position of athletic director. Last night, UT named Dave Hart to the post overseeing athletic programs. He comes to Tennessee from his own alma mater and UT rival – the University of Alabama. At a news conference Hart said he is – however – “absolutely and totally committed to the University of Tennessee.”

A private funeral will be held in Nashville this weekend for a former Predator who appears to have taken his own life. The hockey world has lost three players in a matter of months. The National Hockey League is reviewing whether there’s more it should do to help.

This weekend’s National Folklife Festival is expected to be the largest single event ever held at Bicentennial Mall. Other festivals have shied away from the venue because of a ban on alcohol.

Tuesday night former Chief Justice A.A. Birch will be remembered in a service at Nashville’s War Memorial Auditorium. Attorneys and community members like Tyree Bowers paid their respects at the Metro Courthouse Tuesday afternoon.

As the General Assembly redraws political lines, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean is asking that the city remain primarily under one congressional district. Dean sent a letter to the Speaker of the House last month.

Hollywood has created a budding scene of Nashville artists who are building their careers around primetime placements, whether they like it or not.

“Stand down,” was the order for the Tennessee National Guard last night. Bags were packed and equipment loaded, but more than 2,000 troops in the state have been told they won’t be needed in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.

A car bomb killed a soldier from the 101st Airborne Division over the weekend in Kandahar city, Afghanistan. The Department of Defense says Specialist Michael Roberts was a Military Policeman.