Rep. Jim Cooper

Democrat  •  5th District, Tennessee  •  11th Term  •  Sworn In 1983
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11/03/10
Rep. Cooper Pays For Returned Campaign Signs - Politics News Story ...

"You know I'm a penny-pincher anyway, and it's very important we use this money wisely, because a brand-new sign actually costs a lot, and we want as few new signs as possible," said Rep. Jim Cooper. "Let's reuse the old signs.&q

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11/03/10
U.S. Politics. What does it mean for me?: Election Results

District 5- (D Incumbent) Jim Cooper defeats (R) David Hall District 6- (R) Diane Black defeats (D) Brett Carter District 7- (R Incumbent) Marsha Blackburn defeats (D) Greg Rabidoux District 8- (R) Stephen Fincher defeats (D) Roy Herron ...

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11/03/10
Oh, For Goodness Sake » Blog Archive » Just Desserts

Jim Cooper, Blue Dog-Tenn. Joe Donnelly, Blue Dog-Ind. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Blue Dog-S.D.. Baron Hill, Blue Dog-Ind. Frank Kratovil, Blue Dog-Md. Betsy Markey, Blue Dog-Colo. Jim Marshall, Blue Dog-Ga. Walt Minnick, Blue Dog-Idaho ...

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11/03/10
DownWithTyranny!: Which Way To Point The Finger?

We'll be thinking carefully about Ben Nelson's race in 2012-- as well as Jim Cooper's, Joe Donnelly's, Mike Ross' and John Barrow's. And then there's our fearless leader. With Boehner already claiming a mandate from the voters t

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11/03/10
Hold Congress Accountable: Good-Bye Blue Dogs, the leaches within ...

"Since they can vote with the Republicans in order to get their way around here, that doesn't sit well with progressives -- who don't want to vote with Republicans ever," Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Cali. ... Jim Cooper (TN) Henry Cuellar (TX) J

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11/02/10
The Paris Post-Intelligencer > Archives > News > Local News ...

Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper beat Republican David Hall in the 5th. Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn defeated Greg Rabidoux in the 7th and Rep. Steve Cohen easily defeated Memphis business owner Charlotte Bergmann in the 9th. ...

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11/02/10
Davis Says He'll Be Missed; Doesn't Call DesJarlais | Humphrey on ...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper beat Republican David Hall in the 5th. Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn defeated Greg Rabidoux in the 7th and Rep. Steve Cohen easily defeated Memphis businesswoman Charlotte Bergmann in the 9th. ...

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11/02/10
Garth Brooks To Perform In Nashville For First Time Since 1998 ...

“I have been so unapproachable of the way the village has responded to this mess though we can't dont think about which the lot of family groups have been still recovering,” said Congressman Jim Cooper. “Garth Brooks' loyalty to the ...

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11/02/10
Yes There Is A God and Silver Lining To The Vote Yesterday: The ...

Jim Cooper, Blue Dog-Tenn. Joe Donnelly, Blue Dog-Ind. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Blue Dog-SD Baron Hill, Blue Dog-Ind. Frank Kratovil, Blue Dog-Md. Betsy Markey, Blue Dog-Colo. Jim Marshall, Blue Dog-Ga. Walt Minnick, Blue Dog-Idaho ...

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11/02/10
Mid-Term Election Commentary #1: Tennessee Democrats: It's the ...

Republican candidates took the much-watched open seat in eastern Davidson County and were leading incumbent Democrats such as state Rep. Kent Coleman of Murfreesboro and state Rep. Stratton Bone of Lebanon. … The victory, combined with Haslam's win,

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11/02/10
Nashville Blotter: Flippant Stray Thoughts for 11/3/2010...

Jim Cooper (D). 5th Congressional District. 1536 Longworth House Office Building. Washington DC 20515. (202) 225-4311. Website · Electronic Comment Form. Bart Gordon (D). 6th Congressional District. 2306 Rayburn House Office Building ...

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11/02/10
Red Meat Conservative: A Comprehensive Roundup of our Stunning Victory

... Hienrich in New Mexico, Perlmutter in Colorado, Schrader in Oregon, Russ Carnahan in Missouri, Braley, Boswell, and Loebsack in Iowa, Tim Walz in Minnesota, Ron Kind in Wisconsin, Gary Peters in Michigan, Jim Cooper in Tennessee, ...

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11/02/10
Sacramento Press / Precincts roundup: local election results ...

Scott Jones was in the lead late Tuesday night. Scott Jones: 50.8 percent. Jim Cooper: 48.8 percent. Read the vote tallies from the precincts here. Photo by David Alvarez. Kathleen Haley is a staff reporter for The Sacramento Press. ...

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11/02/10
the hangover - mushinnoshin

I'll give me regular spiel about Jim Cooper: I like him, I actually think he's one of the better reps out there, and I'm glad he got re-elected, but I do wish he represented a more conservative district, so Nashville could elect a ...

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11/02/10
2010 Local Election Results | The Rancho Cordova Post

The race for Sacramento County Sheriff has not been officially called at this time, however, 100% of precincts are reporting and Scott Jones leads Jim Cooper by more than 5000 votes. Republican incumbent, Dan Lungren held his ...

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11/02/10
MacBook Air will redefine personal computing | Betanews

"I think this may be the transition machine from 'computer' to 'device,'" Betanews reader Jim Cooper says about MacBook Air. "Having replaced numerous hard drives, processors, memory, etc. on lots of computers, there is somet

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11/02/10
Election Thins Blue Dog Coalition - Washington Wire - WSJ

Collin Peterson of Minnesota Heath Shuler of North Carolina Mike McIntyre of North Carolina Dan Boren of Oklahoma Kurt Schrader of Oregon Tim Holden of Pennsylvania Jason Altmire of Pennsylvania Jim Cooper of Tennessee ...

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11/02/10
NewsChannel5.comGlobal News | Global News

Governor Phil Bredesen, Mayor Karl Dean, Senator Lamar Alexander, Senator Bob Corker, Congressman Jim Cooper аnd Congressman Marsha Blackburn were all іn attendance and spar during the media conference. “I appreciate the leadership of ...

Source: Global News
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11/02/10
Moments By Moser: PRESS CONFERENCE: Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood ...

I'm glad to welcome this morning here Garth Brooks, Governor Phil Bredesen, Senator Lamar Alexander, Senator Bob Corker, Congressman Jim Cooper, Congressman Marsha Blackburn, Mayor Karl Dean and Ellen Lehman, President of The Community Foundation of M

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11/02/10
Davis Says He'll Be Missed; Doesn't Call DesJarlais | Humphrey on ...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper beat Republican David Hall in the 5th. Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn defeated Greg Rabidoux in the 7th and Rep. Steve Cohen easily defeated Memphis businesswoman Charlotte Bergmann in the 9th. ...

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11/02/10
Best Log Home Books for Building a Log Cabin Modular Home :Healthy ...

The other informative book is titled Log Homes Made Easy: Contracting and Building Your Own Log Home by Jim Cooper. According to Cooper, since these kinds of structures are products of modern engineering and building methods, ...

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11/02/10
Pro-Life Democrats Continue to Falter | Politics | Christianity Today

Pro-life voting Democrats held by Silvestre Reyes (D, TX-16), Timothy Ryan (D, OH-17), Michael Doyle (D, PA-14), Marcy Kaptur (D, OH-9), Jim Cooper (D, TN-5), and Jerry Costello (D, IL-12). Democrats are also expected to keep pro-life ...

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11/02/10
Elk Grove News.net: Cooper narrows gap against Jones

gap against Jones. In the race for Sacramento County Sheriff, Jim Cooper has narrowed the gap between himself and Scott Jones. With 65 percent of the precincts reporting, Jones has 68166 votes to Cooper's 62889. Posted by EG at 10:43 PM ...

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11/01/10
Nashville Blotter: Flippant Stray Thoughts for 1/12/2010...

Jim Cooper (D). 5th Congressional District. 1536 Longworth House Office Building. Washington DC 20515. (202) 225-4311. Website · Electronic Comment Form. Bart Gordon (D). 6th Congressional District ...

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11/01/10
Dissenting Times: Thanksgiving

Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11] Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1] Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5] Rep. James Clyburn [D, SC-6] Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9] Rep. Gerald Connolly [D, VA-11] Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14] Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5] Rep. ...

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11/01/10
Sunlight's Politiwidgets

The list includes (with examples given for my representative in the U.S. House, Rep. Jim Cooper, D-TN 5th): Business Card. “Biographical and contact information for any lawmaker in Congress.” The tool also includes buttons that launch ...

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11/01/10
Sacramento Press / SacPress election blog, part two: The tallies

Scott Jones is leading in the race for sheriff. Jones had 53 percent of votes cast with 657 of 1158 precincts reported. Jones' opponent, Sheriff's Capt. Jim Cooper had about 46 percent of votes cast in the early returns. ...

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11/01/10
Election results as of 1 p.m. Wednesday - Folsom Telegraph

Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Granite Bay) was ahead of Democrat challenger Clint Curtis as of 10:20 p.m. McClintock had 60 percent of the votes while Curtis had 32 percent, with 22 percent of precincts reporting. 5th Assembly District ... Jim Cooper is close be

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11/01/10
Democrat Rep. Cooper easily wins re-election | Nashville City Paper

U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper rolled to re-election Tuesday night, overcoming Republican challenger David Hall with relative ease. Cooper, who will serve his fifth term, beat Republican David Hall while running a positive campaign. ...

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11/01/10
Sacramento Press / Sac Press Election blog

Meanwhile, Republican Rep. Dan Lungren's campaign said it was working to get out the vote. “We're going to keep pushing to turn out voters until 8 p.m., not only in order to get Dan across the finish line but also to help the entire .... The TV

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Official website: http://cooper.house.gov/
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1536 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4311
Fax: 202-226-1035

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