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Heavily armed SWAT teams are increasingly used for such small tasks as raiding poker games and trying to stop underage drinking. How did we get here?   Excerpted from "Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces...

This is a compilation of Tennessee news and political stories assembled daily by staffers in Gov. Bill Haslam’s office. Editorial: Clarksville welcomes Hankook (Leaf Chronicle) Gov. Bill Haslam and his economic development team know that the...

Boyd Duckett of Guntersville, Ala., takes the lead on Day 1 of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open #1 presented by Allstate held on the James River out of Richmond, Va. Duckett brought 20 pounds, 4 ounces to the scales at Thursday’s weigh-in...

27 Million Potential Hispanic Votes. But What Will They Really Add Up To? By MARCELA VALDES For decades, political analysts have heralded the Latino vote as a “sleeping giant” that will solidify Democrats’ hold on power. But in cycle after cycle, turnout...

by Michael Grabell It’s 4:18 a.m. and the strip mall is deserted. But tucked in back, next to a closed-down video store, an employment agency is already filling up. Rosa Ramirez walks in, as she has done nearly every morning for the past six months...