Tue
May 4 2010
10:52 am
By: R. Neal
"President Obama today [ed. note: yesterday 5/3] made calls to Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear. The President expressed his deepest condolences for the tragic loss of life and suffering caused by flooding in their states. He also pledged that the federal government will respond quickly to requests for support as the states work to assess damage and plans for recovery."
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Discussing:
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- Uber is bringing its testing of self-driving vehicles to D.C. streets (1 reply)
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- earthquake (3 replies)
- Dumbest new product of the year (6 replies)
- Virginia votes to ratify ERA (2 replies)
- TN uses pre-paid debit cards to distribute voucher funds (1 reply)
- The mysterious origin of steamed sandwiches in Knoxville (4 replies)
- White House 'White Paper' on Homelessness (2 replies)
- First District City Council (7 replies)
- First district seat, City Council (3 replies)
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