Campaign becomes battle of Big Bird

Republicans fire back after Obama’s Big Bird ad

POSTED: 8:11 PM Oct 09 2012 UPDATED: 8:28 PM Oct 09 2012

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If you think this presidential campaign is for the birds, you may be right. Ever since Mitt Romney mentioned he loved Big Bird but would cut funding for PBS during last week’s debate, the feathery yellow Muppet and friends have become campaign fodder.

Crime Report

Man charged in fatal pharmacy shooting
5:53 PM May 24 2013

The recovery continues for two east Tennessee women who were shot when police say a man opened fire in a pharmacy.

Local mug shots: May 2013
4:08 PM May 09 2013

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