Morning Links: 1 December 2006

Corrected 4 Dec. 2006 -- Ex-Nashvillian denies SEC fraud charges, Vandy back in national media, Advocat gets some unsolicited advice from a pair of stockholders, Jet Capital dumps more shares of O'Charley's, and more..

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West Virginia investment adviser Knox Fuqua, who got his start at Lee, Robinson & Steine in Nashville and attracted praise from Forbes a couple of years ago, responds to SEC lawsuit alleging fraud [see correction to this item]

After an article outlining the fears of Vanderbilt’s board over heavy spending by Chancellor Gordon Gee landed the school on the front page of the WSJ, the university now makes the front page of the NYT as the debate over the wages of the school’s workers continues

Advocat Inc. receives advisory letter from Bristol Capital Advisors and Oakdale Capital Management suggesting a 3:2 split and adopting a share repurchase program — combined, the two firms own roughly 4.8 percent of Advocat shares

Investment fund Jet Capital, which flirted with activist role earlier this year, trims stake in O'Charley's by another 238,000 shares after unloading more than 500,000 in October

Dollar General honored with a place on TheStreet.com’s list of "The Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week"

Tullahoma's Sverdrup Technology wins $68 million contract to work on weapons systems and other equipment at at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. [added 11:50 a.m.]