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State told to take care of legal fees from suit NASHVILLE -- A federal judge in Memphis has ordered the state to pay $117,263 in attorneys fees to the lawyers who represented state Sen. Ophelia Ford when the Senate voided her 2005 special election. That was $12,575 less than the attorneys sought. U.S. Dist. Judge Bernice Donald ordered the reduction on the grounds the state was not responsible for costs incurred by Ford in the early days of the proceeding, before the state Senate began its own proceedings to vacate the election. Prior to that, Ford was fighting an effort...

WASHINGTON - The government on Thursday warned owners of about 4.6 million recalled Ford vehicles to bring their cars and trucks immediately to dealerships to disconnect cruise control switch systems that have been linked to engine fires. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the consumer advisory to the owners of certain unrepaired Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, vans and passenger cars who have not yet responded to past recalls. The recalls have vexed the Dearborn, Mich.-based automaker, affecting its popular F-Series pickup trucks, prompting hundreds of complaints and dozens of lawsuits over engine fires. Three...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2007 -- Nine months into his presidency, on May 12, 1975, Gerald R. Ford was forced to take military action and deal with an international hostage crisis. President Bush recalled "The Mayuaguez Incident" during his eulogy yesterday at Ford's state funeral services held at the Washington National Cathedral here. “When a U.S. ship called the Mayaguez was seized by Cambodia, President Ford made the tough decision to send in the Marines,” President Bush said yesterday in his eulogy at Ford’s funeral, “and all the crew members were rescued.” The incident occurred less than two weeks after...

This Crime Family Has Certain Bragging Rights: This crime family can boast of having paid FBI Informant Tim Willis $33,000 Has it's own chaplain,(black cap) who endangered over 100 children in an unlicensed day care. Has a member (short fellow) who went from being a janitor,and security guard to a administrator at Juvenile Court. Has a member (wide black hat) who has been a part of many political camps, including now being a part of Redwing for Congress. And for fun they like to play cards. THE RACE CARD. THIS GROUP MAKES AL CAPONE AND HIS GANG LOOK LIKE...

PRINT THIS STORY | E-MAIL THIS STORY Thirteen more votes may be illegal Senate Republican gets data on Dist. 29 from private eye By Marc Perrusquia Contact February 7, 2006 Days after a federal judge put up a roadblock, Senate Republicans are moving forward to void the Dist. 29 election -- armed this time with new allegations of 13 illegal votes. Senate majority leader Ron Ramsey, R-Blountville, said Monday he's received details compiled by a private investigator on 13 people who don't live in the district but voted in the election won by Ophelia Ford. One of the 13 is...

Some See Kin as Baggage, But Attacking May BackfireOf all the obstacles facing Rep. Harold Ford Jr. in his race for Senate, the most vexing might be his large, complicated and controversial family. The latest incident involves Ford's father, former representative Harold Ford Sr., who last week alleged that voting irregularities in a state Senate race featuring his sister were engineered by Republicans in an effort to discredit his son. On Monday, Ford Jr. said he did not share those views, nor has he discussed them with his father. "That's my father's opinion," he said. "We talk every day but...