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By NANCY BENAC / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In Michigan, Tina Abbott says it seems like there are more George Bush ads than soap operas on television. In Arizona, David Eagle cannot help remarking on all the early money that Republicans are pouring into defining John Kerry as a Massachusetts liberal. In Nevada,…

By TOM RAUM / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When facts don’t cooperate with rhetoric, candidates can change their position or change the subject. As they square off for this year’s presidential election, President Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry seem to be doing both. Faced with high voter anxiety about job losses, Bush…

By NANCY BENAC / Associated Press Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — President Bush used the first rally of his re-election campaign to cast Democrat John Kerry on Saturday as a serial tax-raiser who has voted for tax increases 350 times. He also mocked Kerry’s claims of support from undisclosed foreign leaders. Bush took note of…

Cookeville resident and Warren County native Ruth Geneva Hoover, 68, died March 19 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center after an extended illness.A member of the First Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Ira and Nora Lee Smith Rogers.She is survived by daughters, Darlene Reed and Patricia Gail Foster, both of McMinnville…

Terrell, Texas resident and Warren County native Richard Brown Hobbs, 56, died unexpectedly March 16 in Dallas.A truck driver and a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, he was the son of the late Millard C. and Georgia Hobbs; and was preceded in death by brother, Bill Hobbs.He is survived by daughter and son-in-law,…

Lebanon resident and Smith County native Lurlie Bell Cowan Odum, 89, died March 19 at her daughter’s home in McMinnville.An inspector at Precision Rubber and a member of Lebanon Church of God of Prophecy, she was the daughter of the late Edward Lee Odum and Rebecca Hunt Cowan; and was preceded in death by her…

Sparta resident and White County native Johnnie Wesley Shirrell, 88, died March 19 at his home.A farmer and employee of Sparta Spoke Factory, he served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II.The son of the late John Nelson and Emma Lou Baker Shirrell, he was preceded in death by sisters, Elizabeth and…

Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Manchester Funeral Home with Ralph Hart officiating. Burial will follow at Ivy Bluff Cemetery.

McMinnville resident and Livingston native Charlie Frisby, 83, died March 19 at Raintree Manor after a lingering illness.A farmer, he was the son of Dan and Lou Beard Frisby. He is survived by several relatives and friends.Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Riverside Cemetery. Relatives and friends are to meet at…