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VOL. 128 | NO. 52 | Friday, March 15, 2013
Harwell Travels to Pennsylvania for Mother's Funeral
AP
NASHVILLE (AP) – Rep. Curtis Johnson is presiding over the Tennesee House while Speaker Beth Harwell is away to attend to her mother's funeral.
Harwell, a Nashville Republican, left for Spring City, Pa., on Wednesday. Her mother, Jessie Halteman, was 97.
Harwell's staff expects her to return next week.
Johnson, a Clarksville Republican, was elected as speaker pro tempore before this year's session began.
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