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As Senators Huddle Over Bill, Grass-Roots Drive, Pro-Labor Ads Pressure Wavering Dems (VIDEO)

Art Levine | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor, Arkansas, Tom Harkin, Afl-Cio, Chamber of Commerce, Seiu, Politics News
Art Levine

Senators, led by Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin, are stepping up the pace of negotiations for a version of the Employee Free Choice Act that could be introduced by next month.

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Manscaping

Daniel Krotz | Posted 07.12.2009 | Style

Read More: Secret History, Berryville, Hillary Rettig, G.K. Chesterton, Larry McMurtry, Arkansas, Procopius, Style News
Daniel Krotz

Hillary Rettig says, "Manscaping is taking some raw, unfinished, barely civilized grunter of a guy and making him fabulous." In broad terms: the landscaping of poky territory between a man's foot and head.

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Broadening the Campaign for the Employee Free Choice Act

Stewart Acuff | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arkansas, Blanche Lincoln, Workers, Employee Free Choice Act, Union Organizing, Afl-Cio, Stewart Acuff, Union, Politics News
Stewart Acuff

The campaign to pass the Employee Free Choice Act continues to broaden.

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On Deafness

Daniel Krotz | Posted 07.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Deafness, Arkansas, Cochlear Implant, Hearing Loss, Berryville, Bookseller, Deaf Culture, Living News
Daniel Krotz

I am almost entirely deaf. I don't mind very much. I've heard just about everything already and I don't think I'll miss hearing it the second or third time around.

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Arkansas Military Recruiter Killed Outside Office, Second Soldier Wounded

AP | NOAH TRISTER | Posted 07.02.2009 | Home

Read More: Arkansas, Military Recruiter Murdered, Crime, Arkansas Military Recruiter Killed, Military Recruiter Shot, Military Recruiter Killed, Home News

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A man with "political and religious motives" killed a soldier just out of basic training and wounded another Monday in a tar...

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4 AM: 24-Hour Vigil in Little Rock

Stewart Acuff | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arkansas, Little Rock, Afl-Cio, Stewart Acuff, Blanche Lincoln, Employee Free Choice Act, Labor Unions, Politics News
Stewart Acuff

We are holding a 24 hour vigil for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act during this Memorial Day congressional recess.

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Kim Hendren, After Calling Schumer "That Jew," May Abandon Senate Ambitions

AP | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arkansas, Chuck Schumer, Blanche Lincoln, Kim Hendren, Arkansas Senate, Politics News

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Associated Press) - A Republican Senate candidate in Arkansas under fire for reportedly referring to Sen. Chuck Schumer as "that Je...

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Arkansas GOP Chair Slammed For Gay-Baiting Speech

Gay Politics | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arkansas, Arkansas Republican Party, Doyle Webb Kathy Webb, Doyle Webb, Doyle Webb Gay Comments, Kathy Webb, Politics News

The media fallout over Arkansas Republican Party chair Doyle Webb's anti-gay comments suggests even in red states people are in no mood for the politi...

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Oh, the Tangled Webs They Weave -- What's Right About Arkansas?

Howie Klein | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: GOP Homophobia, Republican Hypocrisy, Kim Hendren, Kathy Webb, Doyle Webb, Arkansas, Politics News
Howie Klein

You probably don't know much about Rep. Kathy Webb, a Democrat representing downtown Little Rock, her party's whip, and the first ever openly gay elected official in Arkansas.

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Kim Hendren Apologizes For Calling Sen. Schumer "That Jew"

AP | ANDREW DeMILLO | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Arkansas, Senate Races, Senator Chuck Schumer, Kim Hendren, Politics News

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Republican state lawmaker hoping for his party's nod to run for Senate reportedly referred to Democratic Sen. Chuck Schume...

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Wal-Mart CEO Has a Problem With Gays

Marc Gunther | Posted 06.06.2009 | Business

Read More: LGBT Rights, Human Rights Campaign, Wal-Mart, Arkansas, Mike Duke, Business News
Marc Gunther

If you believe, as I do, that equality for LGBT people under the law is a civil rights issue, then there's no reason to put it up to a popular vote.

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Religio-Conservative Red States Secretly Love Their Blue Movies

Theresa Darklady Reed | Posted 04.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Arkansas, West Virginia, xxxchurch.com, Deputy Attorney General, Sami Harb, Movies by Mail, David Ogden, Utah, Utah Child Protection Registry, Benjamin Edelman, Pornography, Mississippi, Michael Harb, Harvard Business School, Oklahoma, Hawaii, Alaska, North Dakota, Media News
Theresa Darklady Reed

The most porn-loving state in the country appears to be Utah -- you know, the state with the anti-porn "child protection registry" law and a burning, bleeding loathing for same-sex marriage.

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Gingrich Joins Big Business "Horror Movie" Attacks vs. Workers' Call for Union Rights (Video)

Art Levine | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Blanche Lincoln, Afl-Cio, Unions, Arkansas, Employee Free Choice Act, Gingrich, Video, Efca, Politics News
Art Levine

Despite all the scare-mongering, union strategists are growing increasingly confident that they'll be able to hold on to the few past supporters of the legislation.

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHILE THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT PONDERS PROP 8?

Judy Wieder | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Melissa Etheridge, Florida, Proposition 8, ACT UP, Milk, Academy Awards Milk, California Prop 8, Joan Baez, California, Gay Rights, Arkansas, California Supreme Court, Vietnam War, Kenneth Starr, California Gay Marriage Ban, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Judy Wieder

Mr. No More Nice Gay is pissed off because he suddenly gets it. He may be young, but he is struggling. And worse than that, his struggle is old: He's still not equal.

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McDonald's McScrews Hero Out of Money [UPDATED]

David Weiner | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Little Rock, Arkansas, McDonald's, Compensation, Mickey D's, Nigel Haskett, Workers-Compensation, Haskett Shooting, Video, McDonald's Shooting, Nigel Haskett Video, Mcdonald's Employee, Mcdonald's Employee Denied, Mcdonalds Hero, Mcdonalds Comp, Ray Nosler Mcdonalds, Politics News
David Weiner

A Huffington Post commenter received an email from McDonald's (reprinted here) saying that the franchise owner is now offering to pay for all medical costs if Haskett loses his appeal.

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Holder, Race and Obama's 10% of the White Alabama Vote

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, Brooklyn, George W. Bush, Oregon, Colorado, Race, Missouri, Dc, Eric Holder, Rural Issues, Virginia, New Jersey, Oklahoma, John Kerry, Racism, Republican Party, Mississippi, Suffolk County, North Carolina, African-American Issues, Alabama, Massachusetts, Congress, Kendrick Meek, Minnesota, New York, Barack Obama, Education, Mexican-American Issues, South, Michigan, Arkansas, Tennessee, Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, Senate, New Orleans, Palm Beach, Morris County, Washington, Immigration, Democratic Party, Pittsburgh, Artur Davis, California, Nashville, Jewish Issues, New Hampshire, Ohio, Boca Raton, Long Island, Northeast, Philadelphia, Anthony Weiner, Latino Issues, Florida, John McCain, Appalachia, South Central US, St. Louis, Kamala Harris, Louisiana, Montgomery County, Birmingham, Presidential Election, Kentucky, Texas, Queens, Pennsylvania, New York City, Deep South, Young Voters, Memphis, Governors, Cleveland, Iowa, Georgia, South Carolina, San Francisco, White Voters, Rnc, Michael Steele, Broward, Hip Hop, Duluth, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

The complicated picture of how America came to vote for its first black president reflects the country's multifarious attitude towards race

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Ice Storm War Zone in Kentucky

Mary Lou Song | Posted 03.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Kentucky, Ice Storm, Ice, Arkansas, Texas, Gas, Bluegrass, Emergency, Food, Weather, Extreme Weather, Emergency Preparedness, Maine, Living News
Mary Lou Song

Arkansas and Kentucky were hit the hardest in a recent ice storm, and AnneB, a Kentucky resident, described how people were surviving in an icy Bluegrass State.

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The Exploitation of Children By The "Pro-Family" Agenda In Arkansas

David Ambroz | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Glbt, Foster Parents, Gay Foster Parents, Gay Adoption, Foster Care, Civil Rights, Arkansas, Yes on Prop 8, Prop 8, 2008 Election, Gay Marriage, Arkansas Adoption Laws, Politics News
David Ambroz

How is keeping youth out of loving homes pro-family or pro-child? And, what sort of message does this send to GLBT youth in foster care?

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A Moveable Feast

Beth Arnold | Posted 12.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Arkansas, Pie, Thanksgiving Traditions, Thanksgiving Commentary, Paris, Turkeys, Thanksgiving, Living News
Beth Arnold

Not being surrounded by too many "familiar" Thanksgiving cues in the culture here in Paris gives me indulgent space to let my memories wash over me and find their bittersweet place in my heart.

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'Rednecks for Obama' Rally in Springfield

Susie Hoeller | Posted 12.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Rednecks for Obama, Springfield, Obama, Hope, Missouri, Barack Obama, Republicans for Obama, Arkansas, Obama Missouri, Mccain Missouri, Arkansas Obama, Palin Missouri, Missouri Results, Obama Volunteers, Obama Rally Springfield Missouri, Sean Hannity, Sarah Palin, Jfk Stadium, Election 2008, On the Ground 2008, Home News
Susie Hoeller

My friends, a couple and their two young girls, and I drove from Arkansas, two hours north to Springfield, Missouri for the Obama rally held Saturday ...

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Bill Clinton Campaigns for McCain/Palin

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arkansas, Bill Clinton, Clinton Global Initiative, John McCain, November 4th, Hillary Clinton Vice President, David Paterson, Todd Palin, My Kind of Guy, Prisoner of War, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Campaign 2008, Election, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Politics News
Carol Felsenthal

Anyone inclined to believe that Bill will check the box next to the Obama/Biden names on November 4th only has to listen to his claim that Hillary did not want to be Obama's Vice President.

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Sarah Palin May Solve McCain's Sizzle Problem

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Women, Alaska, John McCain, Reproductive Choice, Abortion Rights, Mitt Romney, Microcredits, Canada, Tom Tancredo, Muhammad Yunus, Sarah Palin, Foreign Policy, Mike Huckabee, Bay Buchanan, Arkansas, Russia, Hillary Clinton, Republican Party, Vice Presidential Choice, Bay Buchanan Palin, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Many women do like Palin -- there will be a lot who will be drawn to her gutsy, take on Washington's vested interests style as well as to her womanhood.

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Boston Tea Party, Arkansas Snuff Fest

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Boston Tea Party, Green Living, Lawmakers, Tobacco, Snuff, Arkansas, Smoking Ban, Politics News
Maggie Van Ostrand

Just when we thought the theft of our personal freedoms had added yet another level of frustration, Arkansas lawmakers rejected a ban on snuff.

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Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Bill Gwatney Killed In Shooting, UPDATED

AP | ANDREW DeMILLO | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dnc, Democrats, Democratic Party, Arkansas, Bill Gwatney, Politics News

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A man recently fired from a Target store barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters Wednesday and fatally shot the sta...

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Ode to The Catfish (Stuff the Other White People Like, and A Whole Lot of Black People, Too)

Beth Arnold | Posted 07.26.2008 | Living

Read More: South, Food, Poor, Food Prices, Catfish, Greers Ferry Lake, Mississippi Delta, Arkansas, Catfish Farms, Living News
Beth Arnold

It was sad news to read of the decline of Southern catfish farms in today's New York Times. The farmers are going under because the cost of corn and ...

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