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Rep. Blackburn: "end of an era"

By Bartholomew Sullivan on June 25, 2009 4:02 PM
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., whose district reaches into the Memphis suburbs, said Herenton's resignation "marks the end of an era."


"Mayor Herenton presided over dramatic changes in his 18 years leading Memphis," she said. "I will fondly remember working with him and his staff on projects important to the city, and I thank him for his service."

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