Biography
Bartholomew Sullivan came to The Commercial Appeal in October 1992 and was the Mid-South regional reporter for 11 years before becoming the newspaper's Washington correspondent in March 2004. Before coming to Memphis, Sullivan was at The Palm Beach Post in Florida. A native of St. Louis, Mo., and a graduate of Santa Clara University, in California, he is married and has two children.-
Senate ag committee approves farm bill
Updated 05/14/2013 at 5:01 p.m.
Farm Bill approved by Senate, now goes to House.
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Policy makers prepare to gin up new farm bill
Updated 05/11/2013 at 11:15 p.m.
Policy makers prepare to debate new farm bill.
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Memphis train event aims to build interest in east-west passenger line
Published 05/11/2013 at 12:06 a.m.
Central Station event, led by Germantown resident, aims to raise awareness for need to support more passenger rail service.
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Feds open review of biotech crops in wildlife refuges
Published 04/29/2013 at 6:05 p.m.
Federal officials have started to review the planting of genetically modified crops on 44,000 acres inside refuges in Southeastern states.
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FedEx's Smith assails oil wars, urges U.S. energy security
Published 04/25/2013 at 2:33 p.m.
FedEx CEO Frederick W. Smith told a Cato Institute audience Thursday that the U.S. must increase energy production in the western hemisphere.
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National Civil Rights Museum receives $2 million in disaster funds
Published 04/24/2013 at 4:47 p.m.
Cohen office ties federal funding to disaster relief.
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FedEx's Smith tells House panel that satellite-based air-traffic control system is needed
Updated 04/25/2013 at 12:33 a.m.
FedEx CEO Frederick W. Smith told a special House panel looking at the future of freight transportation Wednesday that Congress needs to move forward with satellite-based air traffic control and new airport runways.
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TV Judge Joe Brown mulls Senate run vs. Alexander
Updated 04/23/2013 at 5:52 p.m.
Could he self-finance a challenge to state's popular Republican incumbent?
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Memphis 'Flyboys' meet Obama at White House Science Fair
Updated 04/22/2013 at 7:32 p.m.
The president met the Memphis “Flyboys” at the White House on Monday and was “amazed.”
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Medical device makers see nearly invisible excise tax to expand health insurance as an industry threat
Published 04/21/2013 at midnight
Say you break your leg, but still need to get around. You'll want crutches, right?
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