NATIONAL BRIEFING / TENNESSEE
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said he would not run for Tennessee governor in 2010 and emphasized that he was not sitting out the governor’s race with an eye toward a potential run for president.
The Nashville Republican said he would instead focus on global health initiatives, teaching at Vanderbilt University, and his private investment work. Frist also said he would launch an initiative to improve K-12 education.
Incumbent Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen can’t run again because of term limits.
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