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Carrie Marie Underwood is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. Underwood's single "Inside Your Heaven" (2005) made her the first country artist to debut atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the only solo country artist in the 2000s to have a number-one song on the Hot 100. Her debut album,Some Hearts (2005),was bolstered by the successful crossover singles "Jesus,Take the Wheel" and "Before He Cheats",and became the best-selling debut album of all time by a solo female country artist. She won three Grammy Awards for the album,including Best New Artist. Her next studio album,Carnival Ride (2007),had one of the biggest opening weeks of all time by a female artist and won two Grammy Awards. Her third studio album,Play On (2009),produced the single "Cowboy Casanova",which had one of the biggest single-week upward movements on the Hot 100.
William J. Seitz III is the state representative for the 30th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district consists of Cheviot,Delhi Township,Green as well as portions of Cincinnati,in Hamilton County. Formerly,Seitz represented the same seat from 2001 to 2007. He served in the Ohio Senate from 2007 to 2016. He has also served as Majority Leader since 2017 serving under five different speakers and two interim speakers. After 24 years in the Ohio General Assembly,Seitz has decided to retire at the end of his term in 2024.
The 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 2,2010,to elect the next governor of Tennessee,alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic governor Phil Bredesen was term-limited,and is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term. Knoxville mayor and Republican nominee,Bill Haslam was elected with 65.0% of the vote,defeating Democratic nominee Mike McWherter.
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Jeremy Ryan Durham is an American former politician and attorney. From January 2013 to September 2016 he served as the Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 65th District,encompassing parts of Williamson County,Tennessee. On July 13,2016 a special committee of the Tennessee House of Representatives released a report that found Durham had had inappropriate "sexual interactions" with 22 women. On September 13,2016,Durham was expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives on a 70–2 vote.
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A six-week abortion ban,also called a "fetal heartbeat bill" by proponents,is a law in the United States which makes abortion illegal as early as six weeks gestational age,which is when proponents claim that a "fetal heartbeat" can be detected. Medical and reproductive health experts,including the American Medical Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,say that the reference to a fetal heartbeat is medically inaccurate and misleading,for a conceptus is not called a fetus until eight weeks after fertilization,as well as that at four weeks after fertilization,the embryo has no heart,only a group of cells which will become a heart. Medical professionals advise that a true fetal heartbeat cannot be detected until around 17 to 20 weeks of gestation when the chambers of the heart have become sufficiently developed.
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The 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Tennessee,alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Bill Haslam was term-limited,and is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term. Republican candidate Bill Lee was elected with 59.6% of the vote,defeating Democratic nominee and former Nashville mayor Karl Dean.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 6,2018,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican senator Bob Corker opted to retire instead of running for a third term. Republican U.S. representative Marsha Blackburn won the open seat,defeating former Democratic governor Phil Bredesen.
The Nathan Bedford Forrest Bust is a bust of Confederate States of America Lt. General and first-era Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest that was prominently displayed in the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville. On July 23,2021,the bust was removed,and was relocated to the Tennessee State Museum in a new exhibit that opened four days later.
Thomas Richard Tillis is an American politician who served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 92nd district as a member of the Republican Party. During his tenure in the state house he served as the Majority Whip.
Jerry Sexton is a retired American politician who served as a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Sexton represented Tennessee House District 35,an area in East Tennessee consisting of Grainger,Claiborne,and part of Union counties from 2015 until his retirement following redistricting in 2023. Sexton would be succeeded by several representatives,including Rick Eldridge,Gary Hicks,and Dennis Powers,for Grainger,Claiborne,and Union counties respectively following the dissolution of District 35.
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