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5 hrs ago | MyFoxMemphis

Arkansas Confirms 18 Swine Flu Deaths

The Arkansas Department of Health says 18 people have died from complications of swine flu since Aug.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Arkansas Government, Life, Holidays, Lughnasadh

13 hrs ago | 5NEWSonline.com

'Canstruction' competition features freshman architecture students at University of Arkansas

How many cans can a can-man stack if a can-man can stack cans? That question could be answered Friday at the University of Arkansas in what the school is calling a "Canstruction" competition.

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Related Topix: University of Arkansas, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics

21 hrs ago | Arkansas News Bureau

Some Arkansas schools to get career coaches

Forty-three "career coaches" will be placed in Arkansas high schools in January to offer additional career guidance to students, Gov.

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Related Topix: January, Mike Beebe, US Governors, Little Rock Metro, North Little Rock, AR, Little Rock, AR

Mon Nov 09, 2009

KFSM-TV Fort Smith

Sainthood sought for nun who died in Arkansas in 1839

An official with St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pine Bluff wants the Catholic Diocese of Little Rock to petition for sainthood for a nun who died in 1839 and is buried near Pine Bluff.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Malaria, Medicine, Health

Tulsa World

Oklahoma, Arkansas cities to meet, seek funding

HACKETT, Ark. a ' City officials from small Arkansas and Oklahoma towns are to meet in western Arkansas as they look for funding for a fleet of non-emergency medical vans.

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Related Topix: Hackett, AR, Booneville, AR, Hartford, AR, Lavaca, AR, Midland, AR

American Reporter

Denver DispatchWITH Sadness, the Arkansas Delegation Lets Go, and...

Denver Dispatch WITH SADNESS, THE ARKANSAS DELEGATION LETS GO, AND BARACK OBAMA BECOMES THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE by Ted Manna and Joe Shea American Reporter Correspondent Denver, Colo.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mark Pryor, US News, US Senate, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, Arkansas Government, Denver Metro, Barack Obama

Sun Nov 08, 2009

KFSM-TV Fort Smith

Ark. governor says stimulus aid not just for jobs, cites programs to ease tough times

Gov. Mike Beebe says not all the federal stimulus money coming to Arkansas is going to creation of jobs - and that's good.

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Related Topix: Mike Beebe, US Governors, Arkansas Government, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics

KTHV-TV

Arsenal Official: Chem Weapons Gone In 1 More Year

A top official at the Pine Bluff Arsenal says it could be only about a year before the Army chemical-weapons destruction operation in Arkansas finishes its task.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Pine Bluff Arsenal

Daily Record

From past to present... a history of Arkansas courthouses

Compared to other counties, Little River County has a somewhat brief courthouse timeline.

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Related Topix: Little River County, AR, Foreman, AR, Winthrop, AR, Ashdown, AR, Wilton, AR

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Arkansas soldiers hold moment of silence for Fort Hood victims

A moment of silence is being observed Friday afternoon at 1:34 by the Arkansas National Guard in honor of Thursday's tragedy at Fort Hood.

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Related Topix: US National Guard, US Military

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Politik Ditto

Mike Huckabee Offers Winning Strategy For GOP

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says he hasn't decided if he's going to run for president in 2012 - " yet.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mike Huckabee, US News, Arkansas Government

MSNBC

Arkansas Getting H1N1 Vaccine Everyday

The images of Arkansans waiting in line for hours last week to get their flu shots reminds us of how serious this flu season is turning out to be.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Arkansas Government, Medicine, Influenza

Fox News

BLOG: Looking Ahead to 2010 in Arkansas

The state of Arkansas is run by a popular Democratic governor and predominantly Democratic legislature.A The congressional delegation is made up of one Republican U.S. Representative, three Democratic ones and two Democratic U.S. Senators.A But if you ask folks around here, most will describe their state as conservative.A After all, they chose ...

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Related Topix: Blanche Lincoln, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Arkansas Government, 2008 Presidential Election, John McCain

Fri Nov 06, 2009

FOX 4 Now - WFTX Home

Father pleads not guilty to killing daughter

A man serving time for killing his infant son and trekking around the country with the child's body pleaded not guilty Friday to doing the same thing to his baby daughter.

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Star Tribune

Ark. ag experts put weather losses at $225 million

State agriculture experts say soggy weather that drenched Arkansas during much of the harvest season will cut farm receipts statewide by nearly $225 million.

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Related Topix: Arkansas Government, Agriculture, Science, University of Arkansas, Weather

5NEWSonline.com

Beebe says House health care proposal could cost Arkansas $205M by 2015

Gov. Mike Beebe says that a proposal in the House to overhaul the nation's health care system could add $205 million to the state's budget by 2015.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, Health, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Cellphones

ABC News

Huckabee Leads Republican Prospects in Poll

A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Saturday and Sunday puts the preacher-turned-politician, who is also a... A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Saturday and Sunday puts the preacher-turned-politician, who is also a host of a weekend talk show on Fox News Channel, at the top of a list of prospective GOP contenders.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Arkansas Government, Mike Huckabee, Travel

KTHV-TV

Okla. Group Seeks Stay Of Ark. Sewer-Plant Permit

An Oklahoma environmental group says it has asked the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission to suspend a permit granted more than two years ago for a sewage-treatment plant that would discharge into a tributary of the Illinois River, which flows into northeast Oklahoma.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma Government, Oklahoma, Science, Ecology

Thu Nov 05, 2009

KATV

Lincoln's Approval Mark Slipping

A recent poll conducted by the University of Arkansas shows that Sen. Blanche Lincoln's approval rating is at its lowest level since she took office in 1999.

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Related Topix: University of Arkansas, Blanche Lincoln, US Politics, Mark Pryor, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Arkansas Government

KSALLink.com

Huckabee Returns to Kansas to Promote New Book

Mike Huckabee's book signing at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Watermark Books and Cafe in Wichita is his only Kansas stop on his 60-city tour.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Mike Huckabee, Arkansas Government

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