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October 3, 2011

Memphis mayor seeks re-election in embattled city

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Known for his mediation skills and stylish suits, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton has guided this…
August 9, 2010

Willie Herenton’s first political loss likely his last

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Herenton lost the first race in his 30-plus year political career Thursday, receiving 21 percent of…
August 6, 2010

White rep survives another race-focused campaign

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Democratic voters in Memphis rejected their former mayor's race-focused campaign for Congress, delivering a landslide to…
August 5, 2010

Tenn. voters to decide pricy, heated House races

DICKSON, Tenn. (AP) - Willie Herenton has raised almost no money but plenty of controversy by telling voters in the…
July 27, 2010

Memphis congressional campaign shows limits of race-baiting

OPINION - Willie Herenton would like to make the election a referendum on representation based on race, perhaps because his…
July 24, 2010

Ex-mayor makes Memphis, Tenn. primary about race

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - In the city where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, a once-unbeatable former mayor wants the…
July 15, 2010

Black candidate slams Obama's white rep support

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Willie Herenton said Rep. Steve Cohen, who is white, is desperately concerned he'll lose the black…
July 13, 2010

Obama backs white rep in majority black district

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Willie Herenton, who served 18 years as Memphis' first elected black mayor, is making race an…
June 10, 2010

Ex-Memphis mayor runs against white rep on race

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Willie Herenton tried to stir up his low-key congressional campaign Wednesday by claiming again that his…