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New Tennessee governor inaugurated amid turmoil and pardons
Lamar Alexander was sworn in as Tennessee's 45th governor before about 12,000 people on a rainy Capitol Hill plaza, calling on residents to move past the agony and anger. The ceremony followed the ouster of predecessor Ray Blanton amid a federal probe into a cash-for-clemency scandal. Blanton remained secluded as Alexander’s second oath was administered days after a dramatic earlier ceremony.
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