Tortured justice Nov 10, 2009
Among those Democrats voting with the GOP majority were Ohio Senate candidate Sherrod Brown (normally one of the most reliably liberal members of the House), Tennessee Senate contender Harold Ford, as well as imperiled House incumbents Leonard Boswell (Iowa) and Melissa Bean (Illinois) ... How about Tennessee, where black Democrat Harold Ford was up against white Republican Bob Corker for Republican Bill Frist's old U.S. Senate seat ... Harold Ford did slightly better than Steele and Blackwell. (Salon)
MPAA Head Dan Glickman Calls It Quits Oct 20, 2009
Reid said one possible candidate is Harold Ford Jr., chairman of the moderate Democratic Leadership Council and a former Democratic congressman from Tennessee. The person familiar with the movie industry's presence in Washington said possible successors include Bob Pisano, the association's chief operating officer; Richard Bates, a lobbyist for The Walt Disney Co.; and Matthew Gerson, lobbyist for the Universal Music Group. (Click2Houston, TX)
Huckabee, Ford slated to speak at NKU Jul 17, 2009
The Kentucky Enquirer reports that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2008, and former Democratic Congressman Harold Ford Jr. of Tennessee are slated to speak Nov. 18 at the school. Huckabee has been mentioned as a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2012. (KSLA.com, LA)
Harold Ford Jr., Emily Threlkeld Planning On Baby Jun 29, 2009
IT sounds like Harold Ford Jr. and his wife, fashionista Emily Threlkeld, might be planning on a baby. The Post's Jennifer Gould Keil reports that charismatic Ford, the former Tennessee congressman turned New York banker who's 00004000 also a regular on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," is putting their co-op at 105 Fifth Ave. up for sale for 1. (New York Post -- Gossip)
UMass Lowell Graduates Record Number May 31, 2009
Harold Ford Jr., a former Congressman from Tennessee and a news analyst for NBC and MSNBC, was the Commencement speaker. "The core challenge for these graduates is to use their gifts of knowledge, kindness and courage to help shape a future as bold and daring as the ones our forefathers dreamed of and fought for," said Ford. (PR Newswire)
Third Obama cabinet nominee withdraws name Feb 13, 2009
Another name sometimes mentioned for the post has been former Representative Harold Ford, a Democrat from Tennessee who now heads the Democratic Leadership Council ... Representative Harold Ford. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
