NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Deputy Gov. Dave Cooley, the No. 2 man in state government and a longtime associate of Gov. Phil Bredesen, was consulted on promotions and other personnel moves inside the Tennessee Highway Patrol, according to…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? An organization of government officials want changes in state law to make it easier for Tennessee cities and counties to impose or raise taxes, but some state lawmakers and lobbyist groups are opposed. A…

By JIM LITKE / AP Sports Columnist INDIANAPOLIS Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? A large red welt glowered angrily above Peyton Manning’s left eyebrow. As souvenirs go, this was one he could do without. But as a painful reminder of just…

Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? With their perfect season gone, the Indianapolis Colts can concentrate on the postseason. Those playoffs will include the Cincinnati Bengals for the first time in 15 years, after they won the AFC North; the two-time defending…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? The Tennessee Titans may have lost their final home game of the 2005 season at The Coliseum on Sunday, but at least they scored an offensive touchdown. The Titans (4-10) snapped a 10-quarter touchdown…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? The Seattle Seahawks don’t want to worry about what any other team in the NFL is doing. With each victory, they are closer to making that reality. Matt Hasselbeck threw three touchdown passes, including…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Nancy Belle Vaughn, 63, was born April 3, 1942 and died Dec. 16, 2005 at her home after an extended illness.She was a floral designer and a member of Westwood Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her father, Dave Aycock. She was married to Col. Thomas…

WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Jack Anderson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning muckraking columnist who struck fear into the hearts of corrupt or secretive politicians, inspiring Nixon operatives to plot his murder, died Saturday. He was 83. Anderson died at his home…

WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? The Internal Revenue Service will reduce the time that taxpayers can get help through toll-free telephone lines next spring, shaving the operating time by three hours a day. IRS Commissioner Mark Everson said in an…

WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? The House acted Friday to stem the tide of illegal immigration by taking steps to tighten border controls and stop unlawful immigrants from getting jobs. But lawmakers left for next year the tougher issue of…