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5 hrs ago | The Washington Monthly

Day's End and Weekend Watch

I don't have any particular Memorial Day rituals, other than making a real effort to think about the meaning of the holiday.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Tom Cotton, US Senate, Democrat, Georgia

9 hrs ago | The Washington Post

sean_sullivan

Christie: I'll "welcome" Obama: Ahead of President Obama's trip to New Jersey next week to review the recovery effort in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Gov.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Chris Christie, US Governors, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, Chuck Grassley, Senator Marco Rubio

Fri May 24, 2013

Daily Kos

Tom Cotton (R-AR) Brings Kim Il-Sungism To The House of Representatives

Not much is known about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , known widely here in the United States as North Korea.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Tom Cotton, US Senate, Democrat, Prison, North Korea, World News, Asia, Liberal Political News

Reuters

Exxon still waiting for ruptured Pegasus pipeline test results

Exxon Mobil Corp is still waiting for test results from the ruptured section of its 95,000 barrel-per-day Pegasus pipeline, almost two months after it spewed 5,000 barrels of oil into an Arkansas suburb, the company said on Friday.

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Related Topix: Exxon Mobil, Energy, Oil & Gas, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Nederland, TX

ArkansasMatters

Governmental Coalition Asks Exxon to Remove Pegasus Pipeline from Lake Maumelle Watershed

A coalition of Central Arkansas government officials has sent a list of requests to ExxonMobil and the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration to be completed before restarting the Pegasus Pipeline.

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Related Topix: Maumelle, AR, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Tim Griffin, US Senate, Senator John Boozman, Democrat, Exxon Mobil, Energy, Oil & Gas, Arkansas

USA Today

Bloomberg gun group zeroes in on Mark Pryor

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun-control group is launching a new ad campaign aimed at Democratic Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Arkansas, Arkansas Government, Senator Joe Manchin, Republican, Chuck Grassley

Arkansas Times

Gun control group to spend against Pryor

Politico reports that the gun control group backed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is following through with plans to buy TV time - $350,000 worth - criticizing U.S. Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Tom Cotton, Senator John Boozman, John Boozman, Representative Tim Griffin

Thu May 23, 2013

Silicon Alley Insider

Here's Why Gun Control Could Be A Defining Issue For Senators In The 2014 Election

Senators' votes on a recently failed amendment to expand background checks on gun purchase s could have reverberations in the 2014 election, a new Washington Post/ABC News poll suggests .

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Senator Joe Manchin, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Begich, Max Baucus, Senator Heidi Heitkamp

The City Wire

Pryor talks guns, immigration, farm policy

U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., who faces re-election in 2014, offered a lengthy interview with radio station KASU 91.9 FM and discussed a number of hot button issues including disaster aid, immigration and gun control.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Tom Coburn, Republican, Agriculture, Science

The City Wire

Political petulance

The deceased and fantastically brilliant comedian Mitch Hedberg once quipped that he wore a necklace "cause I wanna know when I'm upside down." Well, when the detached and fantastically buffoonish U.S. Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Carl Levin, Democrat, Republican, Senator John Boozman

Arkansas Times

Tom Cotton's attack on the Constitution

Several people sent links this morning to yet another odd performance by U.S. Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Tom Cotton, US Senate, Democrat

The City Wire

Shoffner resigns job as Arkansas Treasurer

After intense political pressure from Democrats and Republicans, Arkansas State Treasurer Martha Shoffner has resigned from office in the midst of facing federal charges of extortion and bribery.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Arkansas, Mike Beebe, US Governors

Wed May 22, 2013

Arkansas Times

ExxonMobil has a plan for Lake Maumelle watershed

Leslie Newell Peacock hopes to follow directly with a little something about a meeting today of Little Rock, Central Arkansas Water, ExxonMobil and other people over the Pegasus pipeline that runs through 18 miles of CAW's watershed, including along the shore of Lake Maumelle, the region's water supply.

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Related Topix: Exxon Mobil, Energy, Oil & Gas, Maumelle, AR, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Tim Griffin, US Senate, Democrat, Mayflower, AR

Arkansas Times

Arkansas church makes national news for opposition to gay Scouts

The Boy Scouts of America may decide tomorrow to lift its ban on gay scouts . As a symbol of opposition, NBC News found Eagle Heights Baptist Church in Harrison, Ark., whose pastor says his church will no longer sponsor a Cub Scout pack if gay boys are allowed to be members.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Healthcare Law, Law

Seattle Times

Ark. treasurer resigns amid charges she took cash

Arkansas' state treasurer resigned Tuesday after being accused of accepting at least $36,000 cash in exchange for steering business to an investment broker, bowing to bipartisan calls to step down or face removal from office.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Arkansas, Mike Beebe, US Governors

Tue May 21, 2013

FOX16

AR Treasurer Resigns Amid Extortion Allegations

Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner has resigned. Shoffner, 68, was arrested at her home in Newport on Saturday by the FBI on extortion charges.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Newport, AR, Mike Beebe, US Governors

Mississippi Business Journal

Bill exempting small farms from fuel storage regs passes Senate

Legislation to exempt small farms from Environmental Protection Agency fuel storage requirements has been incorporated into the Senate-passed Water Resources Development Act of 2013 , according to a release from U.S. Sen.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Thad Cochran, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Agriculture, Science, Democrat

Mon May 20, 2013

Arkansas Times

Watch Sens. Boozman and Pryor talk about the Internet econmy

Roby Brock will moderate the Google+Hangout on how Arkansas's faring in the Internet economy.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Tom Cotton, Democrat, Senator John Boozman, John Boozman

The Courier

Officials say Shoffner should resign

A number of officials said Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner should resign after she allegedly took cash from a broker who managed state funds.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Arkansas, Mike Beebe, US Governors

Sun May 19, 2013

Arkansas Times

Sunday morning: IRS, Kochs and movies

Not much new to report this morning. If all goes well, I'm going to catch at least three movies today at the Little Rock Film Festival .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Tim Griffin, US Senate, Democrat, Arkansas, Prison, Mayflower, AR