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Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) in his Opinion piece, “The government’s loophole on the ‘Volcker rule’” ( POLITICO, Feb. 12 ). offers several criticisms of the Volcker Rule that deserve greater scrutiny. One principal objection is that the rule will increase t
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The Treasury Department’s top international official reiterated that the U.S. would not be contributing additional funds to the International Monetary Fund to help solve the European debt crisis. “The challenge Europe faces is within the capacity of the
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden hosted a star-studded lunch at the State Department Tuesday in honor of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, with a Valentine's Day theme to boot. The tables were adorned with red rose bouquet
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WASHINGTON -- Republicans in and out of Washington savaged President Barack Obama's proposed budget for the 2013 fiscal year as a broken promise on deficit reduction made worse by a series of gimmicks that overstate what budget savings there are. The the
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But some Tennessee critics hear another, more troubling message lying beneath Gingrichs words about the nations first black chief executive. They hear it even more explicitly when the Georgia Republican says, as he did last month, that if he happened to
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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor removed two provisions from the STOCK Act before sending the legislation to the floor, where it passed, 417-2. Returning from France to consider the new U.S. Constitution, Thomas Jefferson is said to have asked George Wa
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Middle Tennesseans who look up at just the right time over the next few nights might see the...- 1:12 pm Counties must pay for incarcerating repeat domestic violence offenders.- 3:26 am Residents in two Nashville neighborhoods say theyve seen a reduction
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has adopted a Southern Strategy that he hopes will keep his campaign alive. It’s only a long shot, but Gingrich doesn’t have many better options. After winning the South Carolina primary, Gingrich figures he can sweep m
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On your website, you had a PolitiFact Tennessee story about U.S. Sen. Bob Corker's concern with Medicare funding. The following is the main part of the story. "Corker, who is up for re-election this cycle, argued that Medicare is on an unsustainable path
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Remember the big battle over the temporary extension in the payroll tax cuts? The majority Republican House had issues with the bill. Democrats threw a fit and select Republicans joined in. Speaker of the House John Boehner (OH) apparently was right to d
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At least a dozen former members of Congress from Tennessee are working, have worked or could start working soon as lobbyists in the very chambers where they used to serve the public, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, congressional lobbying
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Lipscomb Universitys Adoption Rally program is helping families defray the cost of adoption while...- 3:14 am Public officials in Nashville aren't sure what to make of reports that a parade similar to one held...- 3:12 am The calendar indicates winter, b
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Rock salt remains stockpiled in highway crew bunkers.- 2:43 am The Air National Guard in Nashville would get an unmanned aircraft squadron under planned...- 12:11 am Shaun Ellis and Deon Grant share more than a football history with the University of Ten
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Stuart Rothenberg writes that hes skeptical GOP presidential candidate and ex-Speaker Newt Gingrich will fight all of the way until June, especially in light of his dimming prospects. The conventional wisdom now is that, even with the Republican nominati
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People all over the world have reached out to me during this 'fight for human decency' ... Today I say Thank You & God Bless America Sharyn Bovat, the 3 timed jailed relocation consultant who faced the Tennessee courts for over 19 months on a 1st time mi
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. senators told Richard Cordray Tuesday his appointment by President Obama as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was invalid. At Cordray's first Senate hearing as CFPB head, GOP lawmakers said a
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By Nick Timiraos And Laura Meckler President Barack Obama is expected to announce a fresh bid to revive the housing market Wednesday—despite likely congressional opposition—by letting millions of homeowners refinance their mortgages, senior administratio
About Bob Corker
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Robert Phillips "Bob" Corker, Jr. (born August 24, 1952) is the junior United States Senator from Tennessee. He was formerly the mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee and a successful businessman. He is the only freshman Republican Senator in the 110th Congress. Tennessee holds the distinction of being the only U.S. state to elect a new Republican to... Full Article
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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 20: U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) stands on the portico outside of the Senate at the U.S. Capitol September 20, 2011 in Washington, DC. This is the first policy luncheon since U.S. President Barack Obama announced his federal deficit and spending reduction plan...
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U.S. Sen. Bob Corker speaks to reporters after a meeting of the Smith County Chamber of Commerce in Carthage, Tenn. , on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. The Tennessee Republican said it could be three to four years before Congress passes national guidelines on sales tax collections by online...
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 29: U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) speaks during a press conference by Republican senators on a balanced budget amendment at the U.S. Capitol June 29, 2011 in Washington, DC. Republicans are urging their Democratic colleagues to support a balanced budget amendment.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. , followed by Richard Shelby, R-Ala. , Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. , and others, arrives to make a statement after a Republican policy luncheon, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol after the Senate voted on a bill regarding fees that merchants pay banks each time a shopper swipes a debit card June 8, 2011 in Washington, DC. The legislation caps debit card swipe fees to 12...
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WASHINGTON - JUNE 08: U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) (C) talks to Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) (R) during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for Ambassador Ryan Crocker June 8, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Crocker, who was ambassador to Iraq from 2007...
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Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. , center, talks to the reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2011, after the Senate voted to let the Federal Reserve slice the fees that stores must pay banks each time a customer swipes a debit card, handing merchants a victory over banks...
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Tennessee Republican Senator Bob Corker (R) speaks with Florida Democratic Senator Bill Nelson prior to hearing former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, wife of former US President Jimmy Carter, speak during a US Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington,...
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US President Barack Obama chats with Senator Bob Corker, R-TN, as he steps off Air Force One May 16, 2011 upon arrival at the 164th Air Lift Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard base in Memphis, Tennessee. Obama is in Memphis to deliver a commencement address and to meet with families...
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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee member Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. , listens to testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, during the committee's hearing to examine the status of response capability and readiness for oil spills in foreign outer continental...
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Senate Banking Committee member Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. listens to testimony by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, on how the European debt crisis could undermine the U.S. economy.
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US Republican Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee questions witnesses testifying before the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the recent events at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi reactor complex because of the earthquake and tsunami that occurred on March...
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 17: Senate Foreign Relations Committee member U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) attends a hearing about the recent popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa March 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns said...
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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - FEBRUARY 20: In this handout image provided by NATO, Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) (front) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) (top right) visit the Afghan National Police Academy, February 20, 2011 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan National...
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. , makes a statement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, after a Republican policy luncheon. From left are, Sen. Lamar Alexander, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. , Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind. , McConnell, and Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala.
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U.S. Senate Banking Subcommittee Chairman Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) (L) speaks to Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) during a hearing on banks and the financial crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 15, 2011.
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, and Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan, second from left, along with Senate Banking Committee member Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. , second from right, arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington,Tuesday, March 15, 2011, for the committee's hearing on the...
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Senate Aging Committee Chairman Sen. Herb Kohl. D-Wis. , center, gets a hug from entertainer Mickey Rooney, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 2, 2011, as Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. looks on at left, prior to Rooney testify about elder abuse, before the committee.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass. , left, confers with committee member Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 2, 2011, during the committee's hearing where Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies.
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In this Feb. 20, 2011 photo provided by NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. , and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. , top right, visit the Afghan National Police Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011. Corker and...
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Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. , a member of the Senate's Democratic leadership, task on her phone as work on the debt-limit crisis continues on Capitol Hill, Saturday evening, July 30, 2011. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. , is at top right.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. , right, talks with the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 23, 2011, prior to the committee's hearing on US policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan. ...
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President Barack Obama speaks with Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, center, after stepping off Air Force One in Memphis, Tenn. , for private meetings with families affected by flooding, and to deliver the commencement address at Booker T. Washington High School, Monday, May 16, 2011. Also...
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, is welcomed on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 2, 2011, by Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , left, and committee's ranking Republican Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind. , right, as she...
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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 20: U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) stands on the portico outside of the Senate at the U.S. Capitol September 20, 2011 in Washington, DC. This is the first policy luncheon since U.S. President Barack Obama announced his federal deficit and spending reduction plan...
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