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 <title>Grand jury indicts 4 former Vanderbilt players for raping unconscious woman</title>
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Four ex-Vanderbilt football players were indicted by grand jury Friday and Metro police arrested Cory Batey &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/grand-jury-indicts-4-former-vanderbilt-players-raping-unconscious-woman&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;read-more&quot;&gt;More&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:12:45 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Editorial: Why Nashville needs newspapers</title>
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;We arrive here at the end.  &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/editorial-why-nashville-needs-newspapers&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;read-more&quot;&gt;More&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;A former teacher serving on the Metro school board is taking aim at the number of standardized tests students are taking each year. &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/mnps-school-board-consider-taking-high-stakes-testing&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;read-more&quot;&gt;More&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 17:59:44 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Dean administration files $14M appropriations bill for Metro maintenance, repairs</title>
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two of Metro&amp;rsquo;s struggling enterprises &amp;mdash; Municipal, Fairgrounds &amp;mdash; see extra money for maintenance as well&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/dean-administration-files-14m-appropriations-bill-metro-maintenance-repairs&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;read-more&quot;&gt;More&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:59:41 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Haslam: no decision yet on Medicaid deal</title>
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Haslam plans trip to D.C. to try to work out an agreement to offer more people care without expanding TennCare&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/haslam-no-decision-yet-medicaid-deal&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;read-more&quot;&gt;More&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:00:35 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>MNPS’ new grading policy hits rift with teachers, parents</title>
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;This year, MNPS teachers will bring into play new rubric that cuts out bottom half of grading scale&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/mnps-new-grading-policy-hits-rift-teachers-parents&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;read-more&quot;&gt;More&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 02:07:43 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Police cameras go up in East Nashville, but not for traffic enforcement</title>
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cameras have been used successfully in past, allowing officers to look for additional evidence after crime &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/police-cameras-go-east-nashville-not-traffic-enforcement&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;read-more&quot;&gt;More&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Legal opinion may breathe life into Fairgrounds repairs, plans</title>
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fairgrounds likely will remain fairgrounds for foreseeable future. And yet it&amp;rsquo;s not entirely clear what that means &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/legal-opinion-may-breathe-life-fairgrounds-repairs-plans&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;read-more&quot;&gt;More&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Titans off and running in quest to redefine offensive identity</title>
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Disappointment of defeat in preseason opener tempered by a pair of long first-quarter touchdown runs &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/sports/titans-and-running-quest-redefine-offensive-identity&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;read-more&quot;&gt;More&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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