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June 21, 2008 11 picked to attend conventions

Barack Obama include delegate Debby Pattin, alternate Stewart Henderson, delegate James Yee, alternate Natalie Stevens, and delegate Jim Cooper. ...

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Source: The Olympian, WA


June 17, 2008 Renowned American Leaders Inaugurate 'NewTalk'

... former Presidential Candidate and former US Senator -- Jim Cooper, Member of the US House of Representatives from Tennessee -- Shirley Franklin, ...

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Source: Earthtimes (press release), UK


June 17, 2008 Presidential campaign calls young political groups to action

... famous Wednesday meetings in Washington, DC, the Kitchen Cabinet has featured recent speakers such as US Rep. Jim Cooper and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean. ...

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Source: Nashville City Paper, TN


June 17, 2008 From writing songs to penning laws

John will be joined by US Rep. Jim Cooper on Saturday at 2 pm at the Sunset Grill for a town hall meeting that's free and open to the public. ...

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Source: My Tennessean.com, TN


June 16, 2008 Satirist plunders punditry

By Jake Coyle AP JIM COOPER | AP NEW YORK -- The walls of the Colbert Report studio are plastered with letters and artwork from fans. ...

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Source: Columbus Dispatch, OH


June 15, 2008 PACs play part in aiding hopefuls

Jim Cooper of Melbourne, chairman of the Arkansas Health Care Senate Public Affairs Committee, said his staff “ didn’t pick up” on the contributions ...

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Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR


June 13, 2008 Congress to query co-op on practices

The 40-member congressional committee includes US Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., who has taken a special interest in electric co-op issues. ...

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Source: Austin American-Statesman, TX


June 11, 2008 Blue Dogs look beyond '08 election

By PATRICK O'CONNOR | 6/11/08 4:50 AM EST Rep. Jim Cooper never misses a chance to talk about the federal government’s swelling financial obligations. ...

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Source: Politico, DC


June 10, 2008 GOP members to break with leadership on unemployment

“If we can muster the votes, they may have to pay for it,” said Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), a member of the Blue Dog Coalition. But other Blue Dogs say they ...

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Source: The Hill, DC


June 10, 2008 Cooper thinks Obama should steer clear of Clintons

By John Rodgers, jrodgers@nashvillecitypaper.com US Rep. Jim Cooper is strongly advising against presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. ...

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Source: Nashville City Paper, TN


June 09, 2008 Even in political fray, Moos keeps it funny

By Glenn Garvin JIM COOPER / AP Oh, man. One little joke about Barack Obama and that Middle Eastern fellow with the rhyming name, and her inbox is piled ...

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Source: Seattle Times, United States


June 08, 2008 Bullying Barack Obama About Hillary Clinton As VP Choice

Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), and House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.). Some Clinton supporters push at ...

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Source: DigitalJournal.com, Canada


June 07, 2008 Hopefuls vie for party nominations in 10th district

Wolf, along with Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., has introduced a bill that would create a panel not unlike the Iraq Study Group that would "put every spending ...

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Source: Northern Virginia Daily, VA


June 06, 2008 Some in Congress Say the GI Education Benefit Is as Important as ...

"It is not an emergency cost," said John Spragens, spokesman for Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), a prominent Blue Dog. "Our obligation is to care for the troops ...

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Source: The Washington Independent, DC


June 05, 2008 Congress to OK budget blueprint

Allen Boyd, Arkansas Rep. Mike Ross and Tennessee Reps. Jim Cooper and John Tanner, and he embraced that task again with the budget. ...

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Source: Politico, DC


June 04, 2008 Capital Ideas

By Rep. Jim Cooper Venture capital is a marvelous engine of economic growth. Not surprisingly, many venture capitalists want to get government out of their ...

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Source: Business Tennessee, TN


June 03, 2008 Report: Justice collects more fines but funding stays flat

A Lieberman aide said Tuesday that talks are under way to conference the bill with a similar measure sponsored by Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., which passed the ...

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Source: GovExec.com, DC


June 03, 2008 Another Crude Reality

"Overall, the price of oil has been devastating," said Jim Cooper, a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation municipal services specialist who works as a ...

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Source: RedOrbit, TX


June 01, 2008 Hilltopper bowling her way to college

As for bowling, the Southmont resident is coached by Jim Hohman and Jim Cooper and gets plenty of teaching and support from her parents, Robert and Mary ...

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Source: The Tribune-Democrat, PA


June 01, 2008 Bredesen To Announce Endorsement After Last Primary

Tennessee superdelegates who have pledged their support include Congressman Jim Cooper, an Obama supporter and West Tennessee Congressman John Tanner, ...

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Source: NewsChannel5.com, TN


May 30, 2008 Campaigns release Friday endorsements

By Alex Isenstadt Republican US House candidate Doug Ose, running for the seat of retiring US Rep. John Doolittle has won the endorsements of the Auburn ...

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Source: PolitickerCA, CA


May 30, 2008 Deputy mayor may leave hospital today

Hinote has been Mayor Karl Dean's top aide since October, shortly after Dean took office. He had been US Rep. Jim Cooper's chief of staff for more than four ...

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Source: The Tennessean, TN


May 28, 2008 This Hour: Latest Mississippi news, sports, business and ...

Two other Tennessee congressmen are listed as members of the Blue Dog Coalition -- Jim Cooper of Nashville and Lincoln Davis of Pall Mall. ...

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Source: WLOX, MS


May 28, 2008 Blue Dogs building sway on the campaign trail

Two other Tennessee congressmen are listed as members of the Blue Dog Coalition -- Jim Cooper of Nashville and Lincoln Davis of Pall Mall. ...

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Source: WZTV, TN


May 28, 2008 Medicare Reimbursement Needed, Says Head of Hospital

Jim Cooper says the hospital has already run out of money for a program that allowed nurses to help the elderly at about a dozen parishes in the ...

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Source: KFYR-TV, ND


May 27, 2008 Deputy Mayor hospitalized after bicycle accident

Greg Hinote, Nashville's Deputy Mayor and former chief of staff to Congressman Jim Cooper, was hopitialized earlier today following a bicycling accident. ...

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Source: Nashville Post (subscription), TN


May 25, 2008 Father commissions daughter into Navy

Her father, Jim Cooper, a retired Navy officer and former commander of the KU Naval ROTC program, commissioned her at the Campanile on the KU campus before ...

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Source: Lawrence Journal World, KS


May 23, 2008 Recount II: Return to the Swamp

When long-time senior Hill staffers told her that she was making a dreadful mistake by fighting with rather than reaching out to John Breaux and Jim Cooper, ...

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Source: New Republic (subscription), DC


May 23, 2008 Avenue of Flags honors 1060 veterans

... Frank Condon, Hugh Conner, Linus Conner, Robert Conner, John L. Conover, Vincent Conway, William Cook, James Earl Cooper, Jim Cooper, Robert L. Cooper. ...

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Source: Le Mars Daily Sentinel, IA


May 23, 2008 Tuesday elections result in two run-offs

Jim Cooper and Kenneth Grady, Sr. faced off for Justice of the Peace District 9. Cooper received 331 votes and Grady brought in 204. ...

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Source: Newport Independent, AR


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