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Arkansas Government News

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12 hrs ago | KATV

'Flying' Fish Breaks Ark. Boy's Jaw, Injures More

It's a fishing tale that packs a wallop boaters and others using Lake Chicot in southeastern Arkansas say they're being smacked around by so-called "flying" fish.

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20 hrs ago | Canada.com

The new (softer) face of America's pro-life movement

Whoever imagined that we would see a Republican convention rapturously applaud an unwed teen mother? Yet that is just what happened on Wednesday night in St.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Sarah Palin, Abortion, Arkansas, Opinion

Sat Sep 06, 2008

KNOE-TV Monroe

Inquiries of Ark. state residence underway

A state official says a bank account that holds about $50,000 in spending money for disabled Arkansans living at the state residential center in Alexander has been mismanaged.

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WMC-TV Memphis

Ark. lottery campaign raises $11K in August

A campaign to create a state-run lottery reported Friday that it raised $11,000 in August.

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Fri Sep 05, 2008

NBC 15 Online

Guy Ritchie hits back at Huckabee

Director Guy Ritchie arrives at the World Premiere of 'RocknRolla' at the Odeon West End cinema, Leicester Square on September 1, 2008 in London, England.

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Related Topix: World News, United Kingdom, RocknRolla, US News, Arkansas, US Politics, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Entertainment

Thu Sep 04, 2008

Medical News

Mike Huckabee says GOP should focus more on health care in Presidential election

Former Republican presidential candidate and Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Tuesday during a forum about obesity expressed disappointment that the party has not focused more on health care in the presidential ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee, Arkansas, US Senate, Republican, Health, AARP

Wed Sep 03, 2008

WWUP-TV Cadillac

Huckabee Assails Media Coverage Of GOP

Hide Video Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has harshly criticized media coverage of Republican presidential politics.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mike Huckabee, US News, Arkansas, US Governors, Sarah Palin

Times Record

Report: Low-Income Arkansans Struggling

Arkansas News Bureau * jwiest@arkansasnews.com LITTLE ROCK - Ballet class was wonderful, but in the end, unaffordable.

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Related Topix: Little Rock, AR, Little Rock Metro, Arkansas

Tue Sep 02, 2008

Floridatoday.com

Live Blog: Republican National Convention

He's not technically Florida's youngest delegate to the Republican National Convention, but 17-year-old John Cowart has been close to the action.

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Related Topix: Florida, Florida Government, US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Government, Arkansas, Mike Huckabee

The Dallas Morning News

Huckabee defends Palin

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Tuesday stood by Sarah Palin, calling her more qualified than Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mike Huckabee, US News, Arkansas, Joe Biden

Mon Sep 01, 2008

TheCabin.net

Huckabee: FEMA learning from its Katrina mistakes

Mike Huckabee on Monday said he thinks the federal government's response to Hurricane Gustav so far shows that it's learned from its mistakes three years ago during Hurricane Katrina.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mike Huckabee, US News, Hurricane, Hurricane Gustav, Weather, FEMA, Arkansas, Natural Disasters

Sun Aug 31, 2008

KFSM-TV Fort Smith

Ark. GOP delegates confused over convention plans

The suspension of most of tomorrow's opening activities at the Republican National Convention left Arkansas delegates confused over how to proceed with the business of nominating John McCain as thousands of ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Arkansas, Hurricane, Hurricane Gustav, Weather, Natural Disasters

Sat Aug 30, 2008

KHBS

OG&E Seeks Rate Hike For Ark. Customers

Oklahoma Gas & Electric has asked Arkansas regulators for a rate increase for customers in western Arkansas.

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Fri Aug 29, 2008

Kfsm.com

Ark. GOP pleasantly surprised by McCain VP pick

Top Republicans in Arkansas say they're pleasantly surprised with John McCain's choice of Alaska Gov.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin

Daily Citizen

Database catches unfit Ark. big-rig drivers

Employers in Arkansas have been making use of a database that records results of substance abuse tests for commercial drivers.

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Related Topix: Arkansas, Drug Testing, Drugs

ArkansasBusiness.com

SAU Gets $1M for Lignite Research

The announcement Thursday from Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., and Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor, both D-Ark., said the money from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration will go to the ...

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Related Topix: Arkansas, US Politics, US News, Mike Ross, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Southern Arkansas University

Thu Aug 28, 2008

KATC

Arkansas readies for possible evacuees

Arkansas officials and businesses were preparing Thursday to handle evacuees fleeing Tropical Storm Gustav, which could make landfall on the Gulf Coast early next week.

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Related Topix: Arkansas, FEMA

Wed Aug 27, 2008

The Modesto Bee

McCain's campaign nourished by humble pie

In this Oct. 9, 2007 file photo, Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., second from left, jokes with, from left, former Arkansas Gov.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Rudy Giuliani, Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson

Tue Aug 26, 2008

WSFA-TV Montgomery

Huckabee Releases Alabama Delegates

The winner of Alabama's presidential primary, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, has officially released his Alabama delegates.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mike Huckabee, US News, Arkansas, 2008 Presidential Election, John McCain

ArkansasBusiness.com

Census: 15 percent of Arkansans Below Poverty Line

The data, released Tuesday, puts the median household income in Arkansas at $38,667 over the last three years ending in 2007.

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