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Barack Obama

The nation reacts to the Tennessee legislature’s expulsion of 2 Black lawmakers

Rachel Iacovone

April 7, 2023

History has its eyes on Tennessee. And so do powerful people — near and far.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: ACLU, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Bernice King, Bob Mendes, Freddie O'Connell, Gloria Johnson, hillary clinton, Joe Biden, Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, Kamala Harris, March For Our Lives, NAACP, Sandra Sepulveda, Zulfat Suara

Anxiety Builds For Tennessee DACA Recipients As Supreme Court Decision Nears

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

April 30, 2020

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The fate of thousands of recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, best known as DACA, could be decided as soon as Monday. Tennessee’s so-called DREAMERS are feeling anxious as they await the important decision.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Barack Obama, DACA, Donald Trump, Jazmin Ramirez, U.S. Supreme Court

Tennessee Could Be The Star In Next Week’s State Of The Union Address

Chas Sisk

January 16, 2015

President Barack Obama has been touting two Tennessee programs in the lead-up to his State of the Union address.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Berke, Barack Obama, Bill Haslam, broadband, Chattanooga, State of the Union, Tennessee Promise

Corker Says Cuba Will Top His Agenda As Foreign Relations Chairman

Chas Sisk

January 7, 2015

U.S. Sen. Bob Corker officially becomes chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Barack Obama, Bob Corker, Cuba, Senate Foreign Relations Committee

President Obama’s Nashville Visit In 12 Photos

WPLN Staff

January 31, 2014

Photographer Stephen Jerkins captures a rare presidential visit. Nashville was President Obama’s last stop on a tour following this week’s State of the Union Address.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Barack Obama, McGavock High School

MTSU Poll: Obama Support In Tennessee Keeps Sliding

Blake Farmer

January 29, 2014

As President Barack Obama heads to Tennessee Thursday, he will arrive in a state where nearly twice as many people disapprove of his job performance as approve. New polling from MTSU finds the President continues to lose ground.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Barack Obama, MTSU poll

Corker Plays A Round With The President

Blake Farmer

May 6, 2013

Tennessee Senator Bob Corker started his week on the golf course, playing a round with President Obama at Andrews Air Force Base.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Barack Obama, Bob Corker

Electoral College Casts Tennessee Votes for Romney

Bradley George

December 17, 2012

As a winner take all state Tennessee’s 11 electoral votes go to Mitt Romney, who won the state in landslide despite losing nationally

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Barack Obama, electoral college, Mitt Romney

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