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| Tenn. State Senator Resigns After Arrest |
| 2005-05-29 |
| State Sen. John Ford, a member of one of Tennessee's most powerful political families, has resigned after being placed under house arrest facing charges from a two-year FBI sting, the lieutenant governor said Saturday. Ford announced his resignation in a letter Lt. Gov. John Wilder read to the Senate. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Gee, I wonder why Ford's party affiliation is, well, conspicuous by its absence? |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-05-29 10:36 |
| #1 "I plan to spend the rest of my time with my family clearing my name," he wrote. OJ can help senator. This puts him as the frontrunner in the '08 Demo primaries. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2005-05-29 08:04 |