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The joke would seem to be on the representative, however, as the aide called in the Tennessee Bureau of investigation:

Just one month ago our mainstream media had all but scratched Sarah Palin off the Veep list because of ethical questions raised when she allegedly tried to get her sister's husband fired while the couple was embroiled in a bitter divorce. When the state's Public Safety Commissioner refused, so the story goes, Palin fired him instead.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol now says it won't release the list of 182 targets of the unauthorized criminal background checks run by Lt Ronnie Shirley, the trooper with ties to the Bredesen administration. The THP's rationale: it claims the list is "evidence" in a possible criminal case.

From Brad Schrade:

The state trooper who fixed then-Deputy Gov. Dave Cooley’s speeding ticket is being investigated on allegations that he ran unauthorized criminal background checks on private citizens and state employees.

A LaFollette City Police officer who recently resigned is the subject of an investgation involving sexual misconduct on the job. Jeremy Cross is being investigated by the TBI. From Katie Allsion Granju at WBIR-TV:

Batman Begins is about the journey Bruce Wayne undergoes to become a hero to Gotham City and Dark Knight is about the consequences of that decision--not only on Bruce, but everyone who comes into his sphere of influence.

Yesterday in a surprise move, District Attorney Paul Phillips stated that if Paul House's DNA is not found on a hair discovered in Carolyn Muncey's hand following her murder, he will consider dropping the charges against House. If the DNA from the hair or other evidence belongs to a third party, Phillips says he will not prosecute.

Via Maury Thinks, we find that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation may get involved in the case of

MT. PLEASANT — A fight between two city commissioners has been referred to District Attorney Mike Bottoms with no charges filed, Police Chief Tom Wilson said Thursday.