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A Crossville man was shot and killed by a homeowner Thursday morning during an apparent burglary. According to Sheriff Oddie Shoupe, at approximately 9:59 a.m., May 15, 2008, Bryan Keith Cook, 32, of Crossville, was leaving a home he had reportedly broken into when he came into contact with the homeowner, Keith Girdley, on the front porch. “The guy was on the front porch coming out of the house with some stolen stuff, and Mr. Girdley was on the bottom step,” said Shoupe. The sheriff said Cook asked Girdley, “Can I help you?” Girdley told him “this is my house.”...

KIEV: A gloomy Vladimir Putin wears a Czarist crown, clutching a bag full of dollars and a miniature television tower. Filipp Pishchik says this and similar cartoons, depicting the former president as a corrupt leader who stifles free speech, got him in trouble with authorities and forced him to leave Moscow last year for neighboring Ukraine. "Ukraine is just great," said Pishchik, 37, a designer and architect. "Here there is hope." Since the 2004 Orange Revolution ushered in a vigorous, sometimes chaotic democracy, Ukraine has become an island of freedom and tolerance in an ex-Soviet bloc still dominated by authoritarian...

A new tool has found a home at the White County Jail for those inmates who “misbehave and cause problems,” said Sheriff Oddie Shoupe - a restraint chair. While the restraint chair has not been used as of yet because the entire staff must complete an instructional seminar on the proper use of the device, Shoupe said he hopes it deters some of the vandalism to jail property and alleviates some of the needless costs to the county. According to Shoupe, inmates have broken numerous windows, attempted to flush towels down the commode and caused destruction to a variety of...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greeted diners and ate breakfast at Nashville's landmark Pancake Pantry Monday morning. The former governor of Massachusetts told supporters he will win Tennessee, where one of the nation's 24 caucuses and presidential primaries take place Tuesday. "We want Mitt," supporters shouted repeatedly during his address. Many conservative Tennesseans are now with Romney after Tennessee senator Fred Thompson left the race. "I need to make sure we get Tennessee, Fred Thompson Country to come out and help me," Romney said. On the hunt to keep those voters, Romney told the crowd he believes...

SALT LAKE CITY — The president of the Mormon church was remembered Saturday as a "giant among men" who cared deeply for others and devoted his life to the work of his faith. • Click here to watch video. Thousands of people, including some who waited overnight, packed the conference center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, capping a week of mourning for Gordon B. Hinckley. He died Sunday at age 97 after leading the worldwide church for nearly 13 years. Thomas S. Monson, next in line to succeed Hinckley, spoke twice during the service, and described...

This morning on Fox and Friends, Geraldo Rivera said the the "Decency" wing of the Republican Party endorsed McCain. He also went on to say that he had a job for Mitt Romney. He said Mitt would make a good "Baseball Commissioner." He went on to say because he never took a stand on the steroid use this would qualify him for that job. This is a slap in the face to Mitt and the conservative movement.

SALT LAKE CITY — Hundreds of Mormon faithful flocked to view church President Gordon B. Hinckley's body to begin three days of public mourning for their leader, capped by a funeral Saturday. "He definitely makes you want to be a better person," said Michelle McAllister, 21, who arrived in the early-morning cold Thursday for the viewing at the conference center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "He's recognized everywhere for being such a kind person and a good example of optimism." Hinckley died Sunday at age 97 after nearly 13 years as president of the church. His...

He was the people's prophet. It wasn't just the fact that he led The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for nearly 13 years, or traveled almost a million miles to conduct the church's business, or helped spread the faith and its message in ways few could have imagined a decade ago. As President Gordon B. Hinckley confessed to church members worldwide during a recent general conference, "I love you." And they loved him back in a personal way at his viewing on Thursday, coming by the thousands to the Conference Center downtown, in cars and buses; on bikes...

Mitt Romney compared rival John McCain with late President Richard Nixon Thursday, accusing McCain of persistently misrepresenting Romney’s position on the Iraq war for political gain in a style “reminiscent of the Nixon era.” Romney’s sharp criticism spilled over from the GOP debate in California the night before, where he said McCain was resorting to old-style “dirty tricks” by claiming Romney supported a timetable for troop withdrawal. Romney’s campaign announced Thursday it would be going on air in several major states voting Feb. 5, when 21 states hold GOP contests. McCain leveled the troop-withdrawal charge the weekend before Tuesday’s Florida...

Russia's most famous female bodyguard Anna Loginova has been killed after failing to prevent her own Porsche being carjacked. The glamorous 29-year-old died from head injuries after clinging on to the door handle of the Cheyenne and being dragged along the street at high speed as the car screeched away. "She suffered serious injuries and died at the scene," said a police spokesman.

We, The Gator & StyckMan Morning Program would like to publicly apologize for the insensitive "joke/comment" about Mormon Leader, Gordon B. Hinkley. We received several emails and calls from people expressing their disappointment. Sincerely, from our hearts, we would like to ask for your forgiveness. Below is the apology that aired at approx 8:45am. In the future we pledge to think before we speak and to be more careful when discussing sensitive issues. Gator & Styckman

- Floridians are voting Tuesday in a primary battle that could play a crucial role in deciding the Republican presidential nominee. Tuesday's vote may have little impact on the Democratic presidential race, however, because the party's national leadership said it would not allow Florida's delegates to participate in the national convention because of a squabble over scheduling. Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts appear to be neck-and-neck in the Republican primary. If McCain wins in Florida, his status as the national front-runner will be cemented. If Romney comes out on top, the battle for...

Update: Hernandez is a “non-paid volunteer,” says the McCain campaign. Was he “non-paid” at the Reform Institute, too? And does McCain share his “Mexico First/” “Just A Region”/”Free Flow of People” views or not? Dr. Juan Hernandez, McCain Hispanic outreach director: “We must not only have a free flow of goods and services, but also start working for a free flow of people.”

(CNN) — If Hillary Clinton and John McCain become their party's presidential nominees, the general election race is likely to be a love-fest. At least according to Bill Clinton. Campaigning in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Friday, the former president brushed aside suggestions his wife would prove to be a divisive nominee for the Democratic Party, pointing out how she has successfully worked with Republicans in the Senate — including one of the current GOP presidential candidates. "She and John McCain are very close," Clinton said. "They always laugh that if they wound up being the nominees of their party, it would...

A group that lobbies for needle exchanges, for allowing more immigrants with HIV/AIDS to legally enter the country, and for condom distribution in prisons received a $303,000 federal earmark pushed by Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.). That was one of 261 earmarks Clinton personally helped usher through Congress. That's more earmarks than any other member of Congress seeking the presidency, according to an analysis by the watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW). This specific appropriation is from the Department of Justice and is aimed at fighting methamphetamine use - that's what the Gay Men's Health Crisis Center is supposed to...

SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. - The Robertson County school district faces some problems Friday morning after a recent crackdown on illegal immigration. The illegal immigration crackdown led to the vanishing of 11 percent of Hispanic students. The district has been under state watch for failing to educate pockets of students, which includes non-English speakers. Now of the 768 Hispanic students, 60 have formally withdrawn and another 25 to 30 can't be accounted for. Public schools are required by a U.S Supreme Court decision to educate all students - regardless of their immigration status. If the missing students don't return soon, they will...

<p>WASHINGTON — House Democratic and Republican leaders are looking for imminent agreement with the White House on an emergency package to jolt the economy out of its slump after negotiators on all sides made significant concessions at a late-night bargaining session.</p>

Louisiana Republican Caucus January 23rd, 2008 Although Louisiana holds a presidential primary on February 9, the Republican Party chooses its delegates to the national convention with a two-step caucus/convention system. The first round was held on January 22, when approximately 10,000 Louisiana Republicans turned out to vote in eleven different cities for delegate to the state convention. Each U.S. House district chose 15 delegates. It appears that Ron Paul supporters outnumbered the supporters of any of his opponents. But since this was predicted, the supporters of Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, and Mitt Romney, cooperated to set up a...

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2008/1/18/vanderbilt-poll-explains-why-romneys-flip-flopper-label-sticks-political-scientist-says-anti-mormon-bias-finds-cover Bias against Mitt Romney’s religion is one of the reasons that the tag “flip-flopper” sticks with the former Massachusetts governor but not his Republican opponents, according to Vanderbilt political scientist John Geer. “There is no question that Romney has changed his positions on some issues, but so have some of the other candidates,” Geer said. “Why does the label stick to Romney but not his opponents? At least some of the answer lies in Romney’s Mormon beliefs.” Geer and colleagues Brett Benson of Vanderbilt and Jennifer Merolla of Claremont Graduate University designed an Internet survey to assess bias against...

http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN2255971820080123 NAPLES, Florida (Reuters) - A slide on Wall Street gave Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney a chance to play his strongest card on Tuesday and burnish his CEO image in a state that could make or break his bid for the White House. At rallies in Florida, the next battleground in the Republican presidential race, the wealthy former venture capitalist and Massachusetts governor peppered his usual campaign speech with references to falling stock prices and fears of a recession. "There are several challenges we face right now right here at home. A stock market that is kind of turbulent...