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		<title>Tennessee Nurses award Senator Overbey top honors for legislative service</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(NASHVILLE, TN) October 14, 2011 – The Tennessee Nurses Association (TNA)  today honored State Senator Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) with their 2011 Outstanding Legislator Award.  The top legislative honor was awarded to Overbey at a statewide meeting of the organization at the Cool Springs Marriott in Franklin, Tennessee. “Senator Overbey is being honored for his accomplishments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Message from Senator Overbey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, On September 11, 2001, the peace and security of our nation was shattered by cowardly terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 innocent and brave people at the World Trade Center towers in New York, at the Pentagon, and in the fields of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Although the terrorists&#8217; goal was to strike a powerful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alcoa Police Officer recognized as &#8220;Officer of the Year&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Senator Doug Overbey joined members of the Alcoa Police Department in recognizing an officer who&#8217;s gone above and beyond the call of duty. Officer Jeff Parson is a father of 7 who is active in his department and still finds time to raise money for programs that discourage drunk driving. His passion, which was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legislators thanked for sponsoring bill on children&#8217;s hearing aids</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEVIERVILLE — To celebrate the recent passing and implementation of Senate Bill 607, a bill that requires health insurance policies to provide hearing aids for children in Tennessee that need them, a reception was held at King Family Library in honor of Sen. Doug Overbey and Rep. Richard Montgomery. &#8220;We engaged with a lot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overbey turns spotlight on ‘real heroes’ who fight child abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Children’s Alliance honored State Sen. Doug Overbey with a prestigious award during a June 7 luncheon in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, June 22, the award was presented again so local friends could share in the excitement. The senator said he appreciated being given the Bud Crammer award by the national group, but said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Overbey, R-Maryville, outspoken on HOPE changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Megan Boehnke on June 1, 2011 Originally Published: Sen. Overbey, R-Maryville, outspoken on HOPE changes Sen. Doug Overbey, R-Maryville, emailed this reporter today to say he&#8217;s very interested in the issues brought up in yesterday&#8217;s story on the changes to the HOPE lottery scholarship that will put a credit hour cap on students. That&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overbey among top four lawmakers recognized by state business and political journal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(NASHVILLE, TN), June 9, 2011 –   State Senator Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) was recently recognized in a state business and political publication as one of the most effective legislators of the 2011 session.  The Tennessee Journal gave kudos to Senator Overbey in their “Legislator of the Year” section by saying he “routinely handles complicated legislation with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charges tougher for patrons, traffickers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 03:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Senator Doug Overbey It is hard to believe that in today’s society such a thing like human trafficking exists. The term is more reminiscent of ancient times. It is even harder to conceive that this violation of human rights is not limited to Third-World countries but is occurring in nations like ours. And it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>General Assembly approves two strong anti-crime bills sponsored by Overbey before adjourning</title>
		<link>http://www.senatordougoverbey.com/2011/05/25/general-assembly-approves-two-strong-anti-crime-bills-sponsored-by-overbey-before-adjourning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 19:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(NASHVILLE, TN), May 25, 2011 – Before adjourning the 2011 legislative session on Saturday, the Tennessee General Assembly approved two strong anti-crime bills sponsored by Senator Doug Overbey (R-Maryville), including legislation closing a loophole in state law that has allowed sexual predators to escape prosecution on a technicality. Senate Bill 69, adds wording to Tennessee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate approves legislation to attack growing problem of child prostitution and human trafficking</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 21:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(NASHVILLE, TN), May 21, 2011 – Legislation sponsored by Senator Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) that attacks the growing problem of child prostitution and human trafficking in Tennessee was approved in last day action in the State Senate on Saturday. Senate Bill 64 would enhance penalties against those who patronize or promote the illegal act. Approval of [...]]]></description>
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