2 Arkansas cities get $1.2M in fed energy grants
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Members of the Arkansas congressional delegation have announced the cities of Little Rock and Pine Bluff will share $1.2 million in federal energy grants. Sens. Blanche Lincoln...
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The American people need strong leaders to tell them when they're wrong.
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View ArticleLook upon my healthcare reform, ye Mighty, and despair
The president's party is getting weary of apologizing for his failures.
View ArticleWhy an obscure Arkansas state senate race has national implications
A district that hasn't gone for a Republican since Reconstruction votes in a very conservative state senator.
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