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		<title>Remarks of Senator Doug Overbey To the 1st Squadron of the 278th Armored Cavalry Division</title>
		<link>http://www.senatordougoverbey.com/2009/12/14/remarks-of-senator-doug-overbey-to-the-1st-squadron-of-the-278th-armored-cavalry-division/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[December 6, 2009
Thank you for the tremendous honor to be among you today. In front of us, we have freedom’s heroes.  It&#8217;s because of men and women like these that we enjoy freedom in this country.  Thank you for your service.
We are eight years removed from 9-11.  As we get further from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Overbey appointed to Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Council</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(NASHVILLE, TN), October 16, 2009 &#8212; State Senator Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) has been appointed to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Statewide Planning and Policy Council.  The appointment was made by Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey in Nashville this week.  
“I am very pleased to be appointed to this Council” said Sen. Overbey, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Bredesen signs innovative bill sponsored by Senator Overbey to boost job growth in Tennessee</title>
		<link>http://www.senatordougoverbey.com/2009/08/04/governor-bredesen-signs-innovative-bill-sponsored-by-senator-overbey-to-boost-job-growth-in-tennessee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>asmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contact:  Darlene Schlicher (615) 741-6336 or email:  darlene.schlicher@legislature.state.tn.us 
(NASHVILLE, TN), August 4, 2009 – Governor Phil Bredesen today signed innovative legislation sponsored by Senators Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) designed to grow jobs through a program that would provide capital to small businesses.  The bill creates the TNINVESTCO Program to provide benefits to small, medium-sized, and start-up businesses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>July 4th Message from State Senator Doug Overbey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tennesseans on this Independence Day are just as much in the forefront of the struggle for freedom as their Revolutionary War ancestors
As families across the state gather on this Independence Day to observe the founding of our nation’s freedom with picnics, fireworks, parades and other special events, may we all remember those who have fought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>General Assembly passes legislation strengthening Crooks with Guns Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contact:  Darlene Schlicher (615) 741-6336 or email:  darlene.schlicher@capitol.tn.gov
(NASHVILLE, TN), June 18, 2009 –  The General Assembly has approved legislation cracking down on violent crime in Tennessee that builds on the “Crooks with Guns Law” passed by the legislature last year.  The bill, sponsored by Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville) and Senator Doug [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate passes Resolution urging TVA to finalize contract with Alcoa</title>
		<link>http://www.senatordougoverbey.com/2009/06/11/senate-passes-resolution-urging-tva-to-finalize-contract-with-alcoa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(NASHVILLE, TN), June 10, 2009 &#8212; Legislation sponsored by State Senator Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) was approved today in the State Senate urging the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors to enter into a long-term contract with Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa).  The resolution, SJR 622, was approved unanimously after all members of the State [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overbey bill protects consumers receiving debt management services</title>
		<link>http://www.senatordougoverbey.com/2009/05/06/overbey-bill-protects-consumers-receiving-debt-management-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 17:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(NASHVILLE, TN), May 5, 2009 &#8212; The State Senate approved comprehensive legislation sponsored by Senator Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) on Monday that would benefit Tennessee consumers who utilize the services of debt management specialists.  The legislation, named the “Uniform Debt Management Services Act,” provides guidance and regulation to the consumer debt management industry while also providing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tennessee honors women veterans with license plate</title>
		<link>http://www.senatordougoverbey.com/2009/01/22/tennessee-honors-women-veterans-with-license-plate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Knoxville Focus,  January, 2009
  State Sen. Tim Burchett, Laura Comas, and State Sen. Doug Overbey with the first plate.
Tennessee honors women veterans with license plate Tennessee becomes one of the first states in the nation to honor women veterans with a license plate according to Laura Comas, a former U. S. Army Sergeant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overbey’s Medical Malpractice Bill Puts Tennessee in Top Spot of National Ranking</title>
		<link>http://www.senatordougoverbey.com/2008/06/27/overbey%e2%80%99s-medical-malpractice-bill-puts-tennessee-in-top-spot-of-national-ranking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Adam Jaynes
(865) 850-6516
Directorship Magazine, a national publication targeted to business leaders, named Tennessee the best state in the nation for its litigation climate – due to medical malpractice liability reform legislation sponsored by Rep. Doug Overbey.
“I sponsored the medical malpractice legislation first and foremost to lower healthcare costs for Tennessee families,” said [...]]]></description>
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