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Eight of 10 states with the lowest insured rates are ‘Right to Work’

Pointing out that Texas Gov. Rick Perry wants to roll back health care reform, We Party Patriots notes that: ...Texas has the worst healthcare of any state in the union with nearly a quarter of its residents uninsured. This leaves the state in a vulne...

Mike Huckabee and Haley Barbour: A Tale of Two Souths

Filed under: Woman UpGov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi represents the South of the old Confederacy and former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas represents the emerging South. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs |&nbsp...

Tim Pawlenty: Meeting and Greeting on Mike Huckabee’s Arkansas Turf

Filed under: 2012 President, Woman Up, White House, 2012 ElectionsPawlenty's visit to Arkansas was the first this year for a likely Republican contender for the White House. The purpose: network and make big-money connections. Permalink |&nbs...

Tim Pawlenty: Meeting and Greeting on Mike Huckabee’s Arkansas Turf

Filed under: 2012 President, Woman Up, White House, 2012 ElectionsPawlenty's visit to Arkansas was the first this year for a likely Republican contender for the White House. The purpose: network and make big-money connections. Permalink |&nbs...

Blanche Lincoln joins those who bought her

Remember this bullshit, from Blanche Lincoln in the 2010 Senate primary in Arkansas?

They call him “Dollar Bill Halter,” because he’ll do anything to make a buck – even sitting on the boards of companies sued for defrauding investors and putting lives at risk, and yet another who shipped Americans jobs to...

Counting Dead Blackbirds: Conspiracy Theories Abound In Arkansas

Filed under: Environment, Woman UpSome people blame the weather for the wildlife deaths. Others blame the government. And still others find a way to cash in on the oddness. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs |&nbs...

Musical Portrait of a President: Bill Clinton’s Young Life Inspires Opera

Filed under: Democrats, Bill Clinton, Woman Up, CultureThe opera highlights Clinton's mother, Virginia Kelley, the central figure in the future president's life. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Mike Huckabee: Execute WikiLeaks Cable Source

Filed under: Republicans, 2012 President, National Security, Unemployment, White House, WikiLeaksFormer Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said in an interview that the person responsible for the leaked diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks should be executed. ...

AR-04: Is Rep. Mike Ross begging for a primary challenge?

The problem with Blue Dogs is that they're fundamentally obtuse, so smug and secure in their superiority that they're unable to adjust to shifting political realities.

Here's Arkansas' Rep. Mike Ross, a rare surviving Blue Dog:

Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.), one of the Blue Dog Democrats who led the charge against...

Bill Clinton’s Arkansas: A Red State He Would Not Recognize

Filed under: Woman UpOn Tuesday night, Democrats were hyperventilating as the party lost several state offices along with two congressional seats, seven state senate seats and 16 state house seats. Permalink | Email this | Link...

AR-Sen: Blanche Lincoln’s hazy memory

The nation's most unpopular senator still refuses to own up to her failures.

Speaking to Arkansas Public Radio in Little Rock on Monday, the chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee appeared to blame Lt. Gov. Bill Halter and the swarm of outside groups that backed his insurgent bid for her current perilous...

Arkansas School Board Member Resigns After Anti-Gay Facebook Posts

Filed under: Gay RightsClint McCance, who came under fire this week for his gay-bashing Facebook posts, announced Thursday night on "Anderson Cooper 360" that he will resign from the post. Permalink | Email this | Linking&nbsp...

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