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	Phil Bredesen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bredesen also built a well-established reputation as a moderate Democrat (he is a member of the "good government" faction of the Nashville Democratic Party), so Hilleary's attempts to brand him as a liberal did not work.
		Bredesen is a founding member of Nashville's Table, a non-profit group that collects overstocked and discarded food from local restaurants for the city's homeless population.
		Bredesen was hospitalized for a total of four nights with what was thought to be a tick bite, but testing was inconclusive.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Phil_Bredesen (867 words)

	Metro Pulse/Cover/Phil Bredesen
		Bredesen also ran for governor in 1994 and spent more than $6 million in the race (he now says he was recruited to run for governor by party elders, though he won't say who they were).
		Bredesen actually moved to England for a time; it was there that he married an American coworker named Andrea Conte (to whom he is still married; the two have one son, now in college).
		Bredesen risked his political career for an NFL team not because he likes football, but because he was convinced that Nashville needed big-time sports to become a big-time city.
	www.metropulse.com /dir_zine/dir_2002/1238/t_cover.html (4163 words)

	Bredesen, Phil - Tennessee History for Kids
		Phil Bredesen is the former mayor of Nashville and the current governor of Tennessee.
		Bredesen was raised in upstate New York, and first moved to Tennessee with his wife Andrea Conte in the mid-1970s.
		Bredesen, who is a Democrat, accomplished a lot during his eight years as mayor of Nashville.
	www.tnhistoryforkids.org /people/phil_bredesen (268 words)

	TeamGOP Blog: NEWS RELEASE: Tennessee Governor not ready for Prime Time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Phil Bredesen born in New Jersey, reared in New York, attended Harvard, and not moving to Tennessee until he was in his forties may be just the right kind of southerner for Howard Dean and the liberal Democrat leadership.
		Phil Bredesen has said repeatedly that if he is reelected to a second term in 2006, he would “consider” a state income tax to be levied on the citizenry of Tennessee.
		Phil Bredesen appointed Democrat activist and convicted felon, Karl Schledwitz, to serve on the highly esteemed Board Trustees for the University of Tennessee.
	www.teamgop.org /blog/archives/2005/04/news_release_te.html (911 words)

	OpinionJournal - Extra
		Bredesen met the problems head-on, with 9% across-the-board spending cuts and a novel approach: He said what he was going to do, and then he did it.
		Bredesen had beaten a popular Republican, former Rep. Van Hilleary, who was regarded as a near shoo-in at the beginning of the campaign.
		Phil Bredesen is a Northerner, and conventional wisdom says that they don't do well in the South.
	www.opinionjournal.com /extra/?id=110006286 (950 words)

	Facing South: Swiftboating Phil
		The report notes that Bredesen ordered statewide workplace harassment training in 2004 which one employee said has resulted in a "more businesslike" atmosphere, but goes on to say there is no consistent policy or enforcement, and that in some cases evidence has been destroyed.
		Bredesen denied the charges of favoritism, but Republican lawmakers accused him of "shaking down" state employees for contributions in return for favors.
		In the middle of all this, Bredesen is being criticized for shepherding "secret" legislation through the state legislature to provide Nissan Corp. $200 million, or $50K per job, in relocation assistance for moving their headquarters from California to Tennessee.
	southernstudies.org /facingsouth/2005/12/swiftboating-phil.asp (924 words)

	TennWatch/Volitics: Bredesen, Phil Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Phil Bredesen wants to use $100 million from the TennCare account to fund the first three years of his CoverTN program.
		Bredesen indicated he would be hesitant to turn people away from the program, called Cover Tennessee, which is expected to insure 185,000 Tennesseans over the next three years at a cost of $190 million.
		Bredesen says that he wants to start slow, but if people want in the program it won't be long before the Tennessee Justice Center is in court forcing the state to expand the program, and then it's a hop, skip and a jump to another bloated TennCare.
	www.tennwatch.com /tennwatch/archives/cat_bredesen_phil.php (1352 words)

	Metro Pulse/Insights/Phil Bredesen
		Bredesen took over as mayor of Nashville at a time when the citizenry there had lost faith in their government.
		But Bredesen deserves credit for building a glorious downtown public library, financing about $450 million in schools, getting the city out from under a decades-old busing order, and merging the city's two public hospitals.
		And as far as economic development is concerned, Bredesen played a key role in bringing hospital giant HCA back to Tennessee—the single greatest economic coup for Tennessee since the 1980s.
	www.metropulse.com /dir_zine/dir_2002/1242/t_insights.html (871 words)

	Democratic Governors Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen received the Charles Dick Medal of Merit from the National Guard Association of the United States, which recognizes an elected representative for his or her outstanding commitment to Guard members.
		The Tennessean endorses Phil Bredesen for re-election as governor of Tennessee.
		Current gubernatorial candidate and Bredesen rival, State Sen. Jim Bryson, claimed earlier this week that he was an “avid hunter and fisherman.” But he has come under fire for the lack of having a hunting and fishing license in Tennessee or his native Arkansas.
	www.democraticgovernors.org /elections/639/tennessee (1119 words)

	Ezra Klein: Bredesen's BS
		Oct 9, 2006 10:32:04 AM Bredesen did all this in the face of an electorate and legislature that was completely unwilling to provide the necessary revenue to avoid significant cutbacks in the existing plan.
		I don't think Phil's hands were tied quite as tightly as some here, and I've yet to hear a truly creative solution from the man. While Ezra's account may be incomplete he may deserve Atrios' "WOTD" for asking others to do his work for him.
		Most fortunate for Bredesen, in all, is that because he has held the line on taxation, he enjoys huge support among Republicans -- he's polled as high as 20 points more favorable among the GOP than among self-ID Dems.
	ezraklein.typepad.com /blog/2006/10/bredesens_bs.html (4254 words)

	TeamGOP Blog: Jim Bryson can become Tennessee's next Governor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Those who say that Phil Bredesen is a shoe-in for reelection know little about the political history of the Volunteer State or the average Tennessee voter who tends to be fickle and acts out the 1980’s song ‘What have you done for me lately?’ in choosing their leaders.
		Governor Bredesen was elected in the closest gubernatorial election in the history of Tennessee.
		Phil Bredesen won because many middle of the road voters did not trust the Republicans to run this state based upon what they had seen the previous eight years under the stewardship of the GOP.
	www.teamgop.org /blog/archives/2006/06/jim_bryson_can.html (1741 words)

	Tri-Cities, Tennessee Personal News and Media Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bredesen's likely GOP opponent in the November election, state Sen. Jim Bryson of Franklin, has taken the governor to task for "killing common-sense illegal immigration reform that would require the Tennessee Highway Patrol to turn illegal aliens over to federal authorities."
		Bredesen also said Tennesseans are expecting a "real hard look" at the Basic Education Program (BEP) that allocates state dollars to individual school systems across the state.
		Bredesen noted a simple redistribution of BEP dollars between rural and urban school systems wouldn't make political sense because there will be winners and losers.
	www.timesnews.net /article.php?id=3650981 (896 words)

	Online NewsHour: Medicaid Programs Stretched Thin \| Interview with Tenn. Gov. Phil Bredesen -- March 2, 2005
		GOVERNOR BREDESEN: You know, I think the impact will be--I think the impact will be that hospitals and, to a certain extent, doctors, are going to have to do more care, as they do in other states today, and that's just a way of picking up some of the slack.
		GOVERNOR BREDESEN: Well, I mean, the state has--we asked for a strong statement from the legislature in terms of defining medical necessity and it has caused all sorts of excitement on K Street in Washington, which I don't totally understand.
		GOVERNOR BREDESEN: Oh, that can--we all accept the notion that there are uses for pharmaceuticals, for example, for--with, especially with children, that are not specifically proven in clinical trials but are standard usage, and, you know, widely accepted usage.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/health/jan-june05/bredesen.html (4649 words)

	Democratic Governors Association
		Phil Bredesen, the 48th governor of Tennessee, took office January 18, 2003, with a promise to “focus energy on real results by leaving behind predictable and stale political debates.”
		Bredesen is a founding member of Nashville’s Table, a nonprofit group that collects discarded food from local restaurants and distributes it to the city’s homeless population.
		Before serving as Tennessee’s governor, Bredesen built a reputation for effective leadership as the mayor of Nashville from 1991 to 1999, charting a course that made Music City U.S.A. one of the best places in America to live, work and raise a family.
	democraticgovernors.org /governors/375/governor-phil-bredesen (565 words)

	Phil Bredesen Governor, State of Tennessee
		Governor Phil Bredesen today joined Veterans Affairs Commissioner John Keys to celebrate the opening of a new facility for Tennessee veterans in East Tennessee.
		Governor Phil Bredesen and Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matthew Kisber joined with Tom Oreck, president and CEO of The Oreck Corporation, and David Oreck, founder, in celebrating the company’s new manufacturing facility in Cookeville during a special gra...
		Governor Phil Bredesen is pleased to report that Tennessee’s first annual sales tax holiday was a resounding success for Tennessee families and will help local governments as well.
	www.tennessee.gov /governor/viewBlog.do (194 words)

	Blogcritics.org: Prediction: Dem. Gov. Phil Bredesen in '08
		Bredesen has said that he's waiting for extra money so he can restart some of the social spending that legislators so love, especially in education.
		Plus Bredesen was smart enough to run as a fiscal conservative in a state where a personal income tax is constantly trying to be shoved down our throats.
		Bredesen will have a hard time in his second term because the State is running revenue/budget surpluses.
	blogcritics.org /archives/2005/01/10/221624.php (2122 words)

	Phil Bredesen - dKosopedia
		Phil Bredesen (born November 21, 1943), a Democrat, is the 48th governor of Tennessee.
		Bredesen had been a successful mayor of Nashville from 1991 to 1999.
		Between research trips to the public library, he drafted a business plan at the kitchen table that led to the creation in 1980 of HealthAmerica Corp., a Nashville-based healthcare management company that eventually grew to more than 6,000 employees and traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
	www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Phil_Bredesen (104 words)

	Power Line: Tennessee Welcomes Its Soldiers Home
		Tennessee's Governor, Phil Bredesen, seems to have made entirely appropriate comments, notwithstanding the fact that he is a Democrat:
		"What a great sight this is on the street today," said Gov. Phil Bredesen as he reviewed the 2,500 members of the 278th standing in parade formation wearing their camouflage uniforms.
		Bredesen said the men and women of the 278th who were deployed to Iraq for a year represent "what is the very best of our state and the very best of our nation."
	powerlineblog.com /archives/013850.php (626 words)

	02/15/05: Tenn Gov Phil Bredesen (D): The next U.S. President? Pretty likely, IMHO. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Tennessee's Gov. Phil Bredesen may be presidential material- -unless fellow Democrats stop him.
		Bredesen met the problems head-on, with 9% across-the- board spending cuts and a novel approach: He said what he was going to do, and then he did it.
		Bredesen for his TennCare efforts and for the workers' comp reform, but his strongest criticism comes here: "I hate to accuse Bredesen of being a sellout.
	www.mrcranky.com /movies/hitch/74.html (945 words)

	Phil Bredesen
		Phil Bredesen - Democrat, here is his statement regarding education.
		Phil Bredesen wants to return to the basics of education: empower teachers to help each child achieve his or her fullest potential.
		Phil will put first things first when it comes to educating our children.
	www.tnhomeed.com /PhilBredesen.html (212 words)

	South End Grounds: Phil Bredesen Playing Politics? Nahhhh
		And now Phil Bredesen is dragging his feet on calling a special election to allow the people of the district to choose Newton's replacement.
		The residents of District 22 are now in their third week of waiting for Governor Bredesen to fulfill his obligation to uphold the law for all of the people.
		Governor Bredesen, in his inaugural address, on the steps of the state capitol stated, "I want you to know that I hold to a fundamental principle.
	www.southendgrounds.com /2005/09/phil_bredesen_p.html (2112 words)

	Governor Phil Bredesen is Seidman Lecture Speaker April 27 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bredesen will speak on “The Crisis in Health Care Benefits-Tennessee’s Challenges and Opportunities.” in the CBU theatre, De La Salle Hall at 7 p.m.
		Bredesen took control of TennCare the state's financially troubled Medicaid-expansion program by preserving full enrollment for children and pursuing innovating care and disease-management initiatives.
		Before serving as governor, Bredesen built a reputation for effective leadership as the mayor of Nashville from 1991-1999.
	www.cbu.edu /News/Releases/1145369085.html (325 words)

	Petition to the Governor of Tennessee, the Honorable Phil Bredesen Petition
		Petition to the Governor of Tennessee, the Honorable Phil Bredesen Petition
		Petition to the Governor of Tennessee, the Honorable Phil Bredesen
		Note: This Petition to the Governor of Tennessee, the Honorable Phil Bredesen petition was submitted by Howard McClung.
	www.thepetitionsite.com /takeaction/913211403 (557 words)

	Governor Phil Bredesen-Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		— The federal government today granted Governor Phil Bredesen’s second request for disaster relief, bringing the total number of Tennessee counties eligible for federal disaster assistance to 46.
		In the request submitted on Monday night, Bredesen asked the President to qualify another 25 Tennessee counties for federal disaster assistance and to expand aid for seven counties included in last week’s Presidential Declaration.
		— Governor Phil Bredesen and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matthew Kisber joined representatives from Summit Polymers Inc. today to break ground for the company’s new injection-molding facility in Shelbyville.
	www.aeneas.net /news/state05152003 (156 words)

	Gov. Phil Bredesen at the National Governors Association Healthy America Forum and Winter Meeting Feb. 25-28, 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Phil Bredesen at the National Governors Association Healthy America Forum and Winter Meeting Feb. 25-28, 2006
		February 28, 2006--Gov. Phil Bredesen (D-TN) prior to the closing plenary session.
		Bredesen has drawn attention for reining in costs for TennCare, the state's Medicaid program.
	www.gwu.edu /~action/2008/nga2006/ngabredesen.html (80 words)

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