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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Little Rock</title>
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		<title>Pulaski County teachers have 1-day walkout to protest school board vote to decertify union</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Bartels</dc:creator>
		
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Pulaski teachers protest board vote against union

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Union-represented teachers in the Pulaski County School District stayed home Thursday to protest a school board decision to end recognition of their union.
All 39 schools in the 18,000-student district remained open, with substitute teachers and parent volunteers filling in for the absent teachers, Acting Superintendent ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pulaski-county-teachers-have-1-day-walkout-to-protest-school-board-vote-to-decertify-union-242698/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Pulaski County teachers have 1-day walkout to protest school board vote to decertify union</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Huckabee calls criticism over Wash. shooting suspect&#8217;s 2000 clemency &#8216;disgusting&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Huckabee: Critics use clemency for political gain

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says that some of the criticism he&#8217;s received for commuting the sentence of a man later suspected of gunning down four police officers is &#8220;disgusting.&#8221;
The former presidential candidate said Tuesday that opponents are trying to use his commutation of Maurice .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/huckabee-calls-criticism-over-wash-shooting-suspects-2000-clemency-disgusting-238362/">Huckabee calls criticism over Wash. shooting suspect&#8217;s 2000 clemency &#8216;disgusting&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ark. officer who used stun gun on unruly 10-year-old fired for violating police dept. policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Zeman Bleed</dc:creator>
		
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Ark. officer who used stun gun on girl, 10, fired

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The mayor of a small Arkansas town says the police officer who used a stun gun on an unruly 10-year-old girl has been fired for violating department policy — not for using the Taser but for failing to use the camera attached ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ark-officer-who-used-stun-gun-on-unruly-10-year-old-fired-for-violating-police-dept-policy-237824/">Ark. officer who used stun gun on unruly 10-year-old fired for violating police dept. policy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police storm Seattle home, but find no sign of man wanted in killings of 4 officers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manuel Valdes</dc:creator>
		
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Suspect in officer killings eludes law in Seattle

SEATTLE — Authorities believe the man sought in the slaying of four police officers is still alive and has been aided by a network of friends and family, a police spokesman said Monday night.
Officers surrounded a house in the Seattle suburb of Renton Monday evening, the second time .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-storm-seattle-home-but-find-no-sign-of-man-wanted-in-killings-of-4-officers-237729/" title="Police storm Seattle home, but find no sign of man wanted in killings of 4 officers">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say suspect in officer slaying not in Seattle house where he was thought to e holed up</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manuel Valdes</dc:creator>
		
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Police: Suspect in deaths of officers not in house

SEATTLE — A heavily armed SWAT team swarmed a Seattle home Monday where they thought they had cornered the suspect in the slaying of four police officers, only to find out that he was not in the house and still on the loose.
The discovery added new urgency ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-suspect-in-officer-slaying-not-in-seattle-house-where-he-was-thought-to-e-holed-up-237698/">Read more : Police say suspect in officer slaying not in Seattle house where he was thought to e holed up</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say suspect in police shootings is in Seattle house, wounded and possibly dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manuel Valdes</dc:creator>
		
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Police: Suspect in police deaths hurt, maybe dead

SEATTLE — A suspect in the slaying of four police officers who were gunned down in a suburban coffee shop was surrounded by police at a Seattle house early Monday, wounded and possibly dead, authorities said.
Negotiators were trying to communicate with Maurice Clemmons, 37, using loudspeakers, explosions and .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-suspect-in-police-shootings-is-in-seattle-house-wounded-and-possibly-dead-237567/">Police say suspect in police shootings is in Seattle house, wounded and possibly dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shots fired near house where Seattle police seek &#8216;person of interest&#8217; in deaths of 4 officers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Shots fired in police shooting investigation

SEATTLE — Shots have been fired at a Seattle house where a man sought in the coffee-shop slayings of four police officers may be holed up.
The widely spaced, deliberate gunfire appeared to be directed toward the house by surrounding police. The shots followed negotiators&#8217; use of loudspeakers and explosions to .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shots-fired-near-house-where-seattle-police-seek-person-of-interest-in-deaths-of-4-officers-237506/" title="Shots fired near house where Seattle police seek &#8216;person of interest&#8217; in deaths of 4 officers">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police looking for ex-con in shooting deaths of 4 police officers in Washington coffee house</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Police seek ex-con in Wash. police shootings

SEATTLE — Police say a suspect in the coffee-shop slayings of four officers is holed up at a Seattle house, wounded and possibly dead.
Pierce County Sheriff&#8217;s spokesman Ed Troyer says negotiators are still trying to communicate with Maurice Clemmons.
Authorities have been seeking Clemmons in the deaths of four Lakewood .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-looking-for-ex-con-in-shooting-deaths-of-4-police-officers-in-washington-coffee-house-237406/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Police looking for ex-con in shooting deaths of 4 police officers in Washington coffee house</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal regulators OK breakup that could change power costs in Arkansas, Mississippi</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Demillo</dc:creator>
		
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Feds OK breakup to cut power costs in Ark., Miss.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Federal regulators Thursday authorized Entergy Corp.&#8217;s utilities in Mississippi and Arkansas to leave a multistate agreement, a move expected to eventually save money for electric customers in Arkansas.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday accepted requests by Entergy Arkansas and Entergy Mississippi .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-regulators-ok-breakup-that-could-change-power-costs-in-arkansas-mississippi-232879/">Original article &nbsp;: Federal regulators OK breakup that could change power costs in Arkansas, Mississippi</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Verizon Wireless laying off former Alltel headquarters workers in Arkansas after takeover</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Bartels</dc:creator>
		
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Verizon Wireless lays off former Alltel workers

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Verizon Wireless laid off more former Alltel Corp. headquarters workers Thursday, saying the jobs were redundant after its acquisition of the Arkansas-based wireless provider.
Verizon Wireless declined to say how many workers were being let go in the latest layoffs, but said they were in areas .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/verizon-wireless-laying-off-former-alltel-headquarters-workers-in-arkansas-after-takeover-232658/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Verizon Wireless laying off former Alltel headquarters workers in Arkansas after takeover</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ark. police officer suspended with pay after using stun gun on unruly 10-year-old girl</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Ark. cop suspended after using Taser on girl, 10

OZARK, Ark. — A police officer who used a stun gun on an unruly 10-year-old girl after he said her mother gave him permission has been suspended — not for using the Taser but for not having a video camera attached when he used it.
Mayor Vernon McDaniel .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ark-police-officer-suspended-with-pay-after-using-stun-gun-on-unruly-10-year-old-girl-232483/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Ark. police officer suspended with pay after using stun gun on unruly 10-year-old girl</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wal-Mart&#8217;s Latin America leader, Vicente Trius, leaves company; had post for 5 months</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Wal-Mart chief of Latin America leaves company

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The leader of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.&#8217;s Latin American division, Vicente Trius, is leaving the company after having served less than five months in the position.
The world&#8217;s largest retailer said Wednesday that Trius was departing but did not give a reason. Company spokesman Kevin Gardner said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wal-marts-latin-america-leader-vicente-trius-leaves-company-had-post-for-5-months-232049/">Original article &nbsp;: Wal-Mart&#8217;s Latin America leader, Vicente Trius, leaves company; had post for 5 months</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ark. police officer uses stun gun on unruly 10-year-old girl; town mayor wants investigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Ark. police officer uses Taser on 10-year-old girl

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A police officer in a small Arkansas town used a stun gun on an unruly 10-year-old girl after he said her mother gave him permission to do so. Now the town&#8217;s mayor is calling for an investigation into whether the Taser use was appropriate.
According .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ark-police-officer-uses-stun-gun-on-unruly-10-year-old-girl-town-mayor-wants-investigation-231937/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Ark. police officer uses stun gun on unruly 10-year-old girl; town mayor wants investigation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arkansas lottery commissioners vote to sell Mega Millions tickets along with Powerball</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Demillo</dc:creator>
		
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Arkansas lottery to sell Mega Millions tickets

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Lottery Commission agreed Tuesday to sell Mega Millions tickets next year, making multistate jackpots available to lottery participants four nights a week instead of two.
The panel unanimously voted to begin selling tickets for Mega Millions by Jan. 31. The state already sells tickets .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arkansas-lottery-commissioners-vote-to-sell-mega-millions-tickets-along-with-powerball-231716/">Source article &nbsp;: Arkansas lottery commissioners vote to sell Mega Millions tickets along with Powerball</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Downtown Little Rock thriving 5 years after opening of Clinton Presidential Library</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
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5 years later, Clinton Center anchors Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Bill Clinton marks his presidential library&#8217;s fifth anniversary this week in a downtown Little Rock neighborhood that has blossomed since the facility opened.
About 1,000 guests are expected at ceremonies to mark the anniversary Wednesday. They will see a neighborhood that has changed  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/downtown-little-rock-thriving-5-years-after-opening-of-clinton-presidential-library-231380/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ark. man arrested in Thailand faces charges over alleged bid rigging in North Little Rock</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Gambrell</dc:creator>
		
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Ark. man allegedly defrauded NLR bidding process

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas man running an illegal gambling operation conspired with a North Little Rock alderman and a contractor to rig city bids to collect on debts, a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Monday alleges.
George Wylie Thompson, 64, of Cabot was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand and ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ark-man-arrested-in-thailand-faces-charges-over-alleged-bid-rigging-in-north-little-rock-231165/">Ark. man arrested in Thailand faces charges over alleged bid rigging in North Little Rock</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lincoln: Senate agriculture committee to hold field hearing in Little Rock</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Senate ag committee to hold hearing in Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Sen. Blanche Lincoln says the Senate&#8217;s agriculture committee will meet in Arkansas later this month for a field hearing on how to strengthen and grow Arkansas&#8217; rural economy.
Lincoln, a Democrat, is the chairwoman of Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. The committee&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lincoln-senate-agriculture-committee-to-hold-field-hearing-in-little-rock-228559/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Lincoln: Senate agriculture committee to hold field hearing in Little Rock</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arkansas Farm Bureau survey: Price of Thanksgiving dinner drops slightly this year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Survey finds Thanksgiving dinner cheaper this year

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Farm Bureau says the price of a Thanksgiving dinner dipped slightly this year, thanks to a drop in dairy prices.
The bureau&#8217;s annual survey finds that a family of 10, on average, will pay $40.75 for a Thanksgiving meal. That&#8217;s down from $40.97 from ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arkansas-farm-bureau-survey-price-of-thanksgiving-dinner-drops-slightly-this-year-227440/" title="Arkansas Farm Bureau survey: Price of Thanksgiving dinner drops slightly this year">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Will followers of evangelist Tony Alamo still obey his commands from federal prison?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Will followers still obey evangelist from prison?

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Evangelist Tony Alamo is likely heading to prison for the rest of his life, but the apocalyptic preacher may be able to retain control of his ministry from behind bars.
Alamo, 75, will be sentenced in Arkansas on Friday to up to 175 years after being .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/will-followers-of-evangelist-tony-alamo-still-obey-his-commands-from-federal-prison-227338/">Original article &nbsp;: Will followers of evangelist Tony Alamo still obey his commands from federal prison?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wal-Mart to add crowd-control measures for Black Friday rush; to keep stores open all night</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Wal-Mart to keep stores open to ease Black Friday

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores said Wednesday it will keep its stores open 24 hours and take new crowd-control measures Thanksgiving weekend after a temporary employee was trampled to death in a Black Friday rush last year.
The world&#8217;s largest retailer says day-after-Thanksgiving sales will begin at .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wal-mart-to-add-crowd-control-measures-for-black-friday-rush-to-keep-stores-open-all-night-226140/">Wal-Mart to add crowd-control measures for Black Friday rush; to keep stores open all night</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Public to see restored Ark. home where black students gathered daily while integrating school</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Public gets peek into &#8216;Little Rock Nine&#8217; safe home

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The nine black students who confronted angry white mobs as they integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957 took solace each day at the home of Daisy and L.C. Bates.
Carlotta Walls LaNier was among the so-called Little Rock Nine and says the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/public-to-see-restored-ark-home-where-black-students-gathered-daily-while-integrating-school-225811/" title="Public to see restored Ark. home where black students gathered daily while integrating school">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Windstream shares slip as 3rd-quarter results miss analyst estimates; landline losses slow</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Windstream shares slip as 3Q results miss Street

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Shares of Windstream Corp. slid Monday after the telephone and broadband services provider reported third-quarter results below analyst expectations.
The company earned $80 million, or 18 cents per share, down 24 percent from $106 million, or 24 cents per share, recorded in the same quarter .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/windstream-shares-slip-as-3rd-quarter-results-miss-analyst-estimates-landline-losses-slow-223536/">Original source &nbsp;: Windstream shares slip as 3rd-quarter results miss analyst estimates; landline losses slow</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ark. revenues fall below forecast by $17.8M as agencies detail budget cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Ark. revenues again fall below predictions

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas finance officials said Tuesday that the state collected $17.8 million less than expected last month, as state agencies prepared to detail their plans for cutting budgets.
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration Director Richard Weiss said it was too soon to tell whether the state would .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ark-revenues-fall-below-forecast-by-178m-as-agencies-detail-budget-cuts-216434/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Appeals court orders new punitive damages trial for Wyeth in Arkansas hormone-therapy case</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Parsons</dc:creator>
		
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New damages trial for Wyeth in Ark. hormones case

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Wyeth Pharmaceuticals will get a new trial to determine if the drugmaker should pay punitive damages to a woman who got breast cancer after taking hormone replacement therapy, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/appeals-court-orders-new-punitive-damages-trial-for-wyeth-in-arkansas-hormone-therapy-case-215641/">Appeals court orders new punitive damages trial for Wyeth in Arkansas hormone-therapy case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Flood waters subsiding, some Ark. growers may try to harvest; good weather predicted</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Sun gives Arkansas farmers a chance to harvest

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A few days of sunshine are just what farmers in Arkansas need.
Agriculture officials said Monday that some soybean fields are under water and that plenty of fields need to firm up enough for harvesting equipment to move through. Rice and cotton should dry out ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/flood-waters-subsiding-some-ark-growers-may-try-to-harvest-good-weather-predicted-215519/">Flood waters subsiding, some Ark. growers may try to harvest; good weather predicted</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Areas hit hardest by housing bust are recovering more slowly than others, AP stress map shows</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
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AP analysis: Hardest-hit areas recovering slowly

The economic recovery is proceeding unevenly in its early stages, with areas hurt most by the housing slump still lagging behind other regions, according to The Associated Press&#8217; monthly analysis of economic stress in more than 3,100 U.S. counties.
Counties in the Southeast, the industrial Midwest and the Southwest are still .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/areas-hit-hardest-by-housing-bust-are-recovering-more-slowly-than-others-ap-stress-map-shows-214801/">Areas hit hardest by housing bust are recovering more slowly than others, AP stress map shows</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arkansas to launch Powerball lottery with New Year&#8217;s Eve-like party on Halloween</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Demillo</dc:creator>
		
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Arkansas prepares for Powerball launch with party

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Powerball&#8217;s launch in Arkansas may feel more like New Year&#8217;s Eve than Halloween with a party in Little Rock marking the start of ticket sales Saturday night.
The party in the city&#8217;s River Market district will feature a countdown and a giant ball dropping at 10:15 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arkansas-to-launch-powerball-lottery-with-new-years-eve-like-party-on-halloween-213060/" title="Arkansas to launch Powerball lottery with New Year&#8217;s Eve-like party on Halloween">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Snow lets up in West, Plains; heavy rain, strong winds lash South, causing flood worries</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Snow lets up in West, Plains; South gets drenched

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — While residents in some Western and Plains states were digging out Friday after an early blast of snow, heavy rain and strong winds that toppled trees, power lines and church steeples lashed parts of the South, leaving three people dead.
The rain was forecast ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/snow-lets-up-in-west-plains-heavy-rain-strong-winds-lash-south-causing-flood-worries-212977/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Snow lets up in West, Plains; heavy rain, strong winds lash South, causing flood worries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Newport, Cedarville schools in Arkansas get $3.3M in stimulus money for energy retrofits</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
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2 Ark. school systems get $3.3M for energy work

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The federal Energy Department says the Newport and Cedarville school districts in Arkansas will get a total of $3.3 million in stimulus funding to carry out work intended to increase energy efficiency.
The department said in a news release Thursday that each district received ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/newport-cedarville-schools-in-arkansas-get-33m-in-stimulus-money-for-energy-retrofits-212733/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Newport, Cedarville schools in Arkansas get $3.3M in stimulus money for energy retrofits</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fox journalist Stossel defends appearances at health care town halls with conservative group</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Demillo</dc:creator>
		
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Stossel defends appearance at health care forums

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Fox Business Network host John Stossel criticized Democratic-led moves to reform the nation&#8217;s health care system on Thursday and defended his appearance at a series of town hall forums on behalf of a conservative group.
The former anchor for ABC&#8217;s &#8220;20/20&#8243; said the efforts in progress .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fox-journalist-stossel-defends-appearances-at-health-care-town-halls-with-conservative-group-212586/">Source &nbsp;: Fox journalist Stossel defends appearances at health care town halls with conservative group</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>After taking beating over lavish meetings, travel industry highlights its economic value</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Bartels</dc:creator>
		
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Business travel pitched as economic engine

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The travel industry is working to redefine itself as a key player in the American economy: a means by which companies can improve profits, a source of tax revenue and a provider of jobs.
Geoff Freeman, U.S. Travel Association senior vice president, said factors that include the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-taking-beating-over-lavish-meetings-travel-industry-highlights-its-economic-value-210231/">Source article &nbsp;: After taking beating over lavish meetings, travel industry highlights its economic value</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arkansas Sen. Lincoln says she&#8217;s still opposed to public option in health care overhaul</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., said Tuesday she still can&#8217;t support a government-funded insurance option, a day after legislation was unveiled that would give states the choice of whether to participate in the program.
&#8220;Creating another government-funded option is not where we&#8217;re going. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arkansas-sen-lincoln-says-shes-still-opposed-to-public-option-in-health-care-overhaul-208685/" title="Arkansas Sen. Lincoln says she&#8217;s still opposed to public option in health care overhaul">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Department clears agreement between Morning News, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Democrat-Gazette, Morning News pact approved

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Justice Department has cleared the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Inc. and Stephens Media LLC to combine their operations in northwest Arkansas, and the newly formed company will start publishing newspapers on Sunday.
WEHCO Media Inc. and Stephens Media have been in intense competition in the region for years and .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/justice-department-clears-agreement-between-morning-news-arkansas-democrat-gazette-208491/">Justice Department clears agreement between Morning News, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arkansas Sen. Lincoln talks to farmers&#8217; group on health care, climate change measures</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Lincoln talks to farmers on health, climate bills

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., is talking with farmers in her home state about health care and climate change legislation.
She planned to hold a videoconference Tuesday morning with members of the Arkansas Farm Bureau on the two issues. The group advocates and lobbies on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arkansas-sen-lincoln-talks-to-farmers-group-on-health-care-climate-change-measures-208448/">Read : Arkansas Sen. Lincoln talks to farmers&#8217; group on health care, climate change measures</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative energy companies say climate bill would create jobs, boost Arkansas economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Bartels</dc:creator>
		
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Ark. energy companies make case for climate bill

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An industry group said Monday that alternative energy companies need Congress to pass the climate bill so they will be assured of a long-term market, one that will ultimately lower energy costs and employ 25,000 in Arkansas by 2020.
The bill, which is before the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alternative-energy-companies-say-climate-bill-would-create-jobs-boost-arkansas-economy-208289/" title="Alternative energy companies say climate bill would create jobs, boost Arkansas economy">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Miserable year for cotton leaves Ark. gin operators hurting; yield and seed prices down too</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Bartels</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Cotton gin operators in Arkansas are in a tight spot.

Since 1.2 million acres were planted in 2006, cotton acreage has declined steadily to 500,000 acres this year — a drop of 57 percent. This year&#8217;s harvest will be much smaller than expected with an estimated 30 percent lost from seemingly endless ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/miserable-year-for-cotton-leaves-ark-gin-operators-hurting-yield-and-seed-prices-down-too-205363/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Miserable year for cotton leaves Ark. gin operators hurting; yield and seed prices down too</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal judge awards $3 million to 2 teens who sued evangelist Alamo&#8217;s alleged enforcer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A fugitive accused of beating two teenagers on evangelist Tony Alamo&#8217;s orders must pay $3 million in restitution, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

U.S. District Judge Harry F. Barnes awarded $1.5 million each to Spencer Ondrisek and Seth Calagna, who were both raised in Alamo&#8217;s church in Fouke in southwestern Arkansas. The .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-judge-awards-3-million-to-2-teens-who-sued-evangelist-alamos-alleged-enforcer-204222/">Original article &nbsp;: Federal judge awards $3 million to 2 teens who sued evangelist Alamo&#8217;s alleged enforcer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arkansas Supreme Court says it will review SWEPCO case about the proposed $1.6B power plant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Zeman Bleed</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Supreme Court said Thursday it will review a case involving Southwestern Electric Power Company&#8217;s planned coal-fired power plant in south Arkansas.

The state Court of Appeals had overturned a permit that was issued by the Arkansas Public Service Commission for the $1.6 billion John W. Turk Jr. plant in Hempstead ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arkansas-supreme-court-says-it-will-review-swepco-case-about-the-proposed-16b-power-plant-203860/">Arkansas Supreme Court says it will review SWEPCO case about the proposed $1.6B power plant</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arkansas unemployment rate unchanged at 7.1 percent for September; U.S rate at 9.8 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Bartels</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas&#8217; unemployment rate held steady at 7.1 percent in September, though losses in some job sectors indicate an economic recovery is not yet at hand.

The numbers released Wednesday by the Arkansas Workforce Services Department show the state is doing better than the nation as a whole. The national September unemployment rate ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arkansas-unemployment-rate-unchanged-at-71-percent-for-september-us-rate-at-98-percent-202682/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Arkansas unemployment rate unchanged at 7.1 percent for September; U.S rate at 9.8 percent</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Windstream extends maturity date for revolving commitments</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Windstream Corp., a provider of phone, high-speed Internet and high-definition digital TV services, said Monday it has amended and restated senior secured credit agreements to extend their maturity dates.

The company said the maturity date of about $347.6 million of its revolving commitments will be extended from July 17, 2011, to July ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/windstream-extends-maturity-date-for-revolving-commitments-200032/" title="Windstream extends maturity date for revolving commitments">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arkansas Christian college changes mind, says students can&#8217;t play state&#8217;s lottery</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Demillo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Christian college that had exempted Arkansas&#8217; lottery from a student gambling ban reversed course on Friday and said students can&#8217;t buy the tickets after all.

Harding University President David Burks said now the school will include the lottery in its rule prohibiting students from gambling on or off campus. Administrators at ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arkansas-christian-college-changes-mind-says-students-cant-play-states-lottery-198513/" title="Arkansas Christian college changes mind, says students can&#8217;t play state&#8217;s lottery">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>McCain strategist who criticized Palin&#8217;s presidential hopes defends her as &#8216;08 running mate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Demillo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A top adviser from John McCain&#8217;s presidential campaign who has criticized Sarah Palin&#8217;s odds as a 2012 presidential candidate defended Wednesday the decision to pick her as McCain&#8217;s 2008 running mate.

Steve Schmidt, who was chief strategist for the Republican&#8217;s campaign during the 2008 election, said choosing Palin — then a little-known  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mccain-strategist-who-criticized-palins-presidential-hopes-defends-her-as-08-running-mate-196547/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>McCain strategist who criticized Palin&#8217;s 2012 presidential hopes defends her as running mate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A top adviser from John McCain&#8217;s presidential campaign who has criticized Sarah Palin&#8217;s odds as a presidential candidate in 2012 is standing by the decision to pick her as McCain&#8217;s 2008 running mate.

Steve Schmidt was chief strategist for McCain&#8217;s presidential race. Earlier this month, Schmidt said Palin would be a catastrophe ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mccain-strategist-who-criticized-palins-2012-presidential-hopes-defends-her-as-running-mate-196545/">Read more : McCain strategist who criticized Palin&#8217;s 2012 presidential hopes defends her as running mate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ark. police say robber loses wallet during attempted robbery, then asks victim to return it</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Police said a would-be robber was in jail after losing his wallet during the attempted robbery then phoning the victim and asking for it to be returned. Little Rock police said the 23-year-old man was arrested on robbery charges Tuesday.

Police said the man tried to rob a man at gunpoint at .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ark-police-say-robber-loses-wallet-during-attempted-robbery-then-asks-victim-to-return-it-196204/">Ark. police say robber loses wallet during attempted robbery, then asks victim to return it</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Beebe cautiously optimistic recent Europe trip will attract new businesses to Arkansas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Demillo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said Monday he&#8217;s cautiously optimistic that his recent eight-day trip to Europe will draw new industries to the state, including suppliers for a wind-energy firm.

Beebe told reporters that he met with 10 European companies already invested in Arkansas and with six other companies considering investing in the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gov-beebe-cautiously-optimistic-recent-europe-trip-will-attract-new-businesses-to-arkansas-194115/" title="Gov. Beebe cautiously optimistic recent Europe trip will attract new businesses to Arkansas">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suspect in death of Ark. TV anchorwoman says police tricks, threats led to his confessions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Gambrell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The man charged with killing an Arkansas TV anchorwoman told a judge Thursday that investigators&#8217; threats caused him to confess to the crime on tape and that police trickery led him to give different versions about what happened.

Curtis Vance, 28, of Marianna, is accused in the beating death last October of .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suspect-in-death-of-ark-tv-anchorwoman-says-police-tricks-threats-led-to-his-confessions-190896/">Suspect in death of Ark. TV anchorwoman says police tricks, threats led to his confessions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mummies, tomb art and everyday items on exhibit in &#8220;World of the Pharaohs&#8221; show in Little Rock</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Bartels</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The &#8220;World of the Pharaohs&#8221; exhibition in Little Rock does more than depict the lives of kings during the 3,000 years of pharaoic rule. The items on display also illustrate what daily life was like in the rich Nile delta.

The show offers windows into the ancient past, some subtle and some ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mummies-tomb-art-and-everyday-items-on-exhibit-in-world-of-the-pharaohs-show-in-little-rock-187247/">Mummies, tomb art and everyday items on exhibit in &#8220;World of the Pharaohs&#8221; show in Little Rock</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Court upholds $4.6 million judgment against USA Truck of Van Buren after contract breach</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal appeals court has upheld a $4.6 million judgment against USA Truck Inc. after the trucking company breached a contract with a firm that lined up freight for delivery.

All-Ways Logistics argued of Van Buren, Ark.-based USA Truck made its own deals with Rheem Manufacturing and W.W. Grainger after All-Ways had ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/court-upholds-46-million-judgment-against-usa-truck-of-van-buren-after-contract-breach-184519/">Court upholds $4.6 million judgment against USA Truck of Van Buren after contract breach</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Windstream to cut 350 jobs, or 5 percent of work force, in move to balance out sales decline</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Windstream Corp. says it is cutting 350 jobs, or nearly 5 percent of its work force, in part to balance out declining revenue in its residential voice unit.

The Little Rock, Arkansas, company offers phone, high-speed Internet and high-definition digital TV services and has 7,100 employees. Its profit and revenue have fallen .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/windstream-to-cut-350-jobs-or-5-percent-of-work-force-in-move-to-balance-out-sales-decline-182971/" title="Windstream to cut 350 jobs, or 5 percent of work force, in move to balance out sales decline">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ark. Rep. Ross, Blue Dog&#8217;s leader on health care, sold pharmacy for more than apparent value</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly P. Kissel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — By all indications, the Holly&#8217;s Health Mart drugstore owned by Rep. Mike Ross and his wife appeared to be worth no more than $300,000.

On his taxes, Ross said it cost nearly $316,000 to build and told the Internal Revenue Service the property was losing value. The local assessor put its value .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ark-rep-ross-blue-dogs-leader-on-health-care-sold-pharmacy-for-more-than-apparent-value-178529/">Ark. Rep. Ross, Blue Dog&#8217;s leader on health care, sold pharmacy for more than apparent value</a>.]]></description>
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