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Despite Bill Frist’s somewhat dubious national reputation acquired during his stint as Senate Majority Leader, some Democratic operatives in Tennessee fear what Frist would bring to the table in a Gubernatorial campaign:

Tennessee, Where the men are men and the women are champions!

Tonight the Tennessee Lady Vols won in a walk over Stanford (64 to 48) for their eighth national title. Congrats to Pat Summit and the Lady Vols. Last year after Tennessee won the title I called it that the Lady Vols would be back to back national champions. Not a huge feat with Pat Summit at the helm.

I'm a bit depressed this morning that the magical season for UT's men basketball has come to an end. It's sad to see our great run come to an end and I'm sorry that our three seniors couldn't go out as national champions.

That said, as I reflect on the season, I can't help but be satisfied with the run Tennessee made as a whole.

The Knoxville News Sentinel has a new blogger at the helm of their technology blog who is taking a strong editorial stand against a state legislative staffer who stands accused of soliciting a prostitute on the internet.

Saturday Night Live will be returning from hiatus with a pro at the helm.

NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” the only late-night show completely shelved by the writers strike, is planning a Feb. 23 return, and former head writer and co-anchor of “Weekend Update,” Tina Fey, is scheduled to host.

Well, today is the big day. Arguably the greatest professional football quarterback will helm what could be one of the greatest teams in NFL history in Super Bowl XLII. The Patriots will cement their status as a dynasty with a victory. But, what a great story - the greatest - if young Eli Manning, downtrodden, inexperienced, frustrated quarterback of the Giants at midseason, can engineer one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history...

As major record labels evolve plans for sailing toward their goals on uncertain seas, and as independents seek to compete with music industry giants, a new breed of entrepreneurs is finding ways to identify talented artists and help find their paths toward success.

Six and a half years after we invaded Afghanistan to rid the world of the Taliban and bring democracy to the region, we can see recurring proof that we have failed.

The Taliban has regrouped and women are back under the berkas and are threatened with death if they go to school or educate other women.

Opium remains the major source of income for many, and Islamic rule was never replaced with real democracy.

Mike Byrd thinks it perfectly acceptable that some Democrats are questioning Barack Obama’s fitness to serve based on his assertion that he is not a good “operations officer” or “systems guy”:

A debate among Democrats is in a rolling boil over at TennViews over comments that Presidential Candidate Barack Obama made concerning bureaucracy and vision: