Submitted by R. Neal on Fri, 2008/03/28 - 2:37pm
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A reader sends this page from the latest Tennessee Blue Book, noting that it's a "slice of East Tennessee people, and elected officials." Note the political party affiliation: "Independent NASCAR Fan". (Here's a better photo of Sen. Williams' NASCAR getup.) Coincidentally, there's some news from the TN 4th Senate District today.
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