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Sanford: Gov. Lee stands up to state GOP on refugee issue

By , Daily Memphian Updated: January 16, 2020 3:26 PM CT | Published: January 16, 2020 4:00 AM CT
Otis Sanford
Daily Memphian

Otis Sanford

Otis Sanford is a political columnist, author and professor emeritus in Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis.

This political tempest involves the thorny issue of whether Tennessee should continue to participate in a federal refugee resettlement program.

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Gov. Bill Lee Nathan Bedford Forrest Glen Casada Cameron Sexton Randy McNally

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