Mexican Ambassador Visits Little Rock
Mexico’s ambassador to the United States was the guest of honor at a private luncheon hosted by the Clinton Presidential Center today in Little Rock.
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Mexican Ambassador Visits Little Rock
Mexico’s ambassador to the United States was the guest of honor at a private luncheon hosted by the Clinton Presidential Center today in Little Rock.
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Number of congresswomen may drop
WASHINGTON — For the first time in a generation, the number of women serving in Congress could drop as a result of this fall’s midterm elections, an odd twist on a political season many had dubbed “the year of the woman” as female candidates made runs in several high-profile races. read more
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The Fix: Senate Democrats go negative early (and often)
Amid growing concern over retaining their Senate majority, Democrats are skipping the pretense of running positive ads and, in many cases, taking the unusual step of going negative with their first campaign commercials. Democratic – United States – Senate – Politics – Government
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Farm aid promised Lincoln may not come by deadline
(AP:LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) A $1.5 billion farm aid package sought by Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln as she faces a tough re-election fight may not be funded by the end of the month as the White House promised, a spokeswoman for the Senate Agriculture Committee said Monday.
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Incumbent Democrat Blanche Lincoln talks up earmarks in Arkansas Senate race
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Ignoring Republican complaints about wasteful federal spending, Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln is reminding voters — in dollars — of what’s she’s done for Arkansas during nearly 16 years in Washington.
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Lincoln turns re-election bid into earmark defense
Ignoring Republican complaints about wasteful federal spending, Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln is reminding voters — in dollars — of what’s she’s done for Arkansas during nearly 16 years in Washington.
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Only one in five? That’s pretty good
With a name like that, indeed with three names like that, Barack and Hussein and Obama, and having been born in a faraway land — that’d be Hawaii — this president practically implores the low-brow American to stereotype him as alien.
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US Chamber pours in money to influence elections
At times subtle, at times loud, the US Chamber of Commerce is spending record amounts on lobbying and in election battlegrounds, elbowing into the nation’s politics in unprecedented ways.
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Chamber emerges as formidable political force
WASHINGTON — At times subtle, at times loud, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is spending record amounts on lobbying and in election battlegrounds, elbowing into the nation’s politics in unprecedented ways for the business community.
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Land Conservation
Readers respond to an editorial cuts to a popular farm bill conservation program.
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