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Today's News Sebastian County not represented at political conventions WASHINGTON - The road to the White House this year won't get anywhere close to Fort Smith. - Sunday, Aug 17, 2008 Past News Huckabee waits to hear from McCain camp on convention role WASHINGTON - Mike Huckabee's itinerary for the Republican National Convention next month still has some big holes in it as the GOP presidential runner-up awaits word on his role. - Sat, Aug 16, 2008 President signs Pryor's product safety bill WASHINGTON - President Bush signed into law Thursday the comprehensive product-safety overhaul authored by Sen. - Fri, Aug 15, 2008 UA professor named to education council WASHINGTON - University of Arkansas professor Robert Costrell was named Wednesday to a panel that will advise the U. - Thu, Aug 14, 2008 UA professor appointed to federal board WASHINGTON - Patrick Wolf, a professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, was nominated Tuesday by President Bush to the National Board for Education Sciences. - Wed, Aug 13, 2008 Threats subsiding for Arkansas troops in Iraq, visitors say WASHINGTON - The threat of violence facing the largest contingent of Arkansas soldiers in Iraq has subsided substantially compared to their last deployment, according to lawmakers who met with them on a visit over the weekend. - Tue, Aug 05, 2008 Washington Digest: Congress bogs down on energy WASHINGTON - Work in Congress effectively stalled last week in a bitter partisan debate over how to respond to the nation's energy crisis. - Mon, Aug 04, 2008 Arkansas lawmakers wrap up quick trip to Iraq WASHINGTON - Four Arkansas lawmakers wrapped up a two-day trip to Iraq on Sunday after visiting Arkansas troops and meeting with high-ranking U. - Mon, Aug 04, 2008 Bipartisan Senate group announces broad energy proposals WASHINGTON - A group of 10 centrist senators on Friday urged that a ban be lifted on offshore oil drilling and that Congress launch an ambitious plan to get gasoline-powered cars off the road. - Sat, Aug 02, 2008 Arkansans in Congress headed to Iraq WASHINGTON - As Congress adjourned for its summer break, four lawmakers from Arkansas were headed to Iraq. - Sat, Aug 02, 2008 Dumas native confirmed as Congo ambassador WASHINGTON - Dumas native Alan Eastham was confirmed by the Senate on Friday to become U. - Sat, Aug 02, 2008 House approves bill to help veteran-owned businesses WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday fixed a loophole in a bill that gives help to veteran-owned small businesses. - Sat, Aug 02, 2008 Congress clears Pryor's product safety bill WASHINGTON - Congress sent to the president Thursday a far-reaching toy safety bill, marking Sen. - Fri, Aug 01, 2008 Lincoln, Pryor group set to outline energy plan WASHINGTON - A group that includes Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor of Arkansas is set to announce today its framework for legislation designed to break a partisan logjam on energy. - Fri, Aug 01, 2008 In nod to Rogers victim, House passes heat stroke awareness bill WASHINGTON - Neither Kendrick Fincher or his coaches or his parents knew just how easily he could succumb to heat stroke that sweltering August day in 1995. - Thu, Jul 31, 2008 UAPB watches debate over graduate school grants WASHINGTON - Officials at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff are watching closely a dispute in Congress over federal grant money to historically black colleges. - Wed, Jul 30, 2008 Dumas native gets Senate committee approval WASHINGTON - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend Dumas native Alan Eastham as ambassador to the Republic of the Congo. - Wed, Jul 30, 2008 Fort Smith, Fayetteville programs receive anti-drug grants WASHINGTON - Community groups in Fort Smith and Fayetteville will each receive $100,000 grants from the federal government's Drug Free Communities Support Program. - Tue, Jul 29, 2008 Washington Digest: House still struggles to pass energy fix WASHINGTON - The House continued to struggle last week to pass legislation aimed at reducing $4 per gallon gasoline. - Mon, Jul 28, 2008 Political Notebook: 'Gang' tackles energy crisis WASHINGTON - Arkansas' senators last week said a bipartisan group of 10 lawmakers are moving closer to a deal on an energy plan that might solve a frustrating impasse. - Sun, Jul 27, 2008 Disability rights advocates march for updated law WASHINGTON - Advocates for Arkansas' disabled workers mobilized on Capitol Hill in a last-minute blitz to gain support for proposed legislation to update the Americans with Disabilities Act. - Fri, Jul 25, 2008 Congress praises Arkansas fight against child obesity WASHINGTON - The Arkansas surgeon general shared the blueprint for the state's successful fight against child obesity with a congressional committee that praised the effort Wednesday. - Thu, Jul 24, 2008 Dumas native breezes through Senate confirmation hearing WASHINGTON - A Dumas native who is President Bush's pick as ambassador to the Republic of the Congo promised Wednesday to protect American oil interests in that country. - Thu, Jul 24, 2008 I-540 interchange money in Senate bill WASHINGTON - A Senate panel has earmarked $2 million in federal spending to upgrade interchanges along Interstate 540 in Washington and Benton counties. - Tue, Jul 22, 2008 Washington Digest: Congress fails to provide relief at gas pump WASHINGTON - As gas prices continued to rise last week, both the House and Senate talked about solutions but failed to deliver any relief because of partisan bickering. - Mon, Jul 21, 2008 |
