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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Mitt Romney: What do you need him to be? He'll be it

Posted by Max Brantley on Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 8:59 PM

Today, Mitt Romney was a moderate again on abortion. Until, again, he wasn't. Style counts with voters, clearly. Do waffling, prevaricating and a lack of details count? On that rests the future of the Obama administration.

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Speaking of Mitt Romney, abortion

Appeals court strikes down 20-week abortion ban

May 21, 2013

by Max Brantley

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down the Arizona law that put a ban on abortions beginning with the 20th week of pregnancy. /more/
Stormy morning: Shoffner, hospitals, abortion

May 21, 2013

by Max Brantley

A morning report as Arkansas watches the stormy skies: * THE STATE TREASURER WATCH: Can Martha Shoffner really return to work today as state treasurer, overseeing billions in state investments, after admitting to FBI agents that she wrongfully accepted a pie stuffed with a cash kickback from a securities salesman she inordinately favored with state business? /more/
Practicing law with Bro. Rapert

May 18, 2013

by Max Brantley

Sen. Jason Rapert, author of the patently unconstitutional bill to ban most abortions in Arkansas at the 12th week of pregnancy, took heart yesterday at Judge Susan Webber Wright's indication that she was inclined to uphold the part of the law that requires women seeking an abortion in the 12th week of pregnancy or later to have an ultrasound and to be shown the results of that test. /more/
Judge Wright issues injunction against abortion law

May 17, 2013

by Max Brantley

The word from the federal courthouse is that federal Judge Susan Webber Wright has issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the new Arkansas law that was meant to bar most abortions at the 12th week of pregnancy. /more/
Women's rights in court this morning

May 17, 2013

by Max Brantley

Leslie Newell Peacock will be in federal court for us this morning for the preliminary injunction hearing on the lawsuit challenging the new state law prohibiting most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. /more/
Guns and fetuses: A legislative review

May 16, 2013

by Max Brantley

Crazy Davy Carter, the House speaker who is a potential Republican candidate for governor, won headlines all over today for remarks at a legislative conference in Hot Springs that Republicans need to move beyond guns and abortion to focus on issues more important to average Arkies. /more/
Judge refuses to dismiss suit challenging new 12-week abortion limit

May 15, 2013

by Max Brantley

Federal Judge Susan Webber Wright has denied the state of Arkansas's motion to dismiss the ACLU-backed lawsuit challenging the new state law, passed over Gov. Mike Beebe's veto, to prevent most abortions after the 12th week of pregnancy. /more/
Morning report: Prescription drug watch

May 13, 2013

by Max Brantley

The morning again begins slowly. But among others: * MONITORING DOCTORS' PRESCRIPTION PRACTICES: Pro Publica has published with the Washington Post a deep look at doctors' prescription practices under Medicare. /more/
Flash: Texas grows enlightened on women's issues

May 7, 2013

by Max Brantley

Interesting story from Texas on the Texas legislature. Republicans, who control nearly everything in Texas, apparently suffered huge blowback from their war on women in the last legislative session that cut health care to women in the battle to destroy Planned Parenthood. /more/
Planned Parenthood plans to press Mike Ross on record

April 22, 2013

by Max Brantley

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross made encouraging sounds about looking out for women's medical services and the ability to choose abortion when he announced last week. /more/
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Mitt Romney: What do you need him to be? He'll be it

Posted by Max Brantley on Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 8:59 PM

Speaking of Mitt Romney, abortion

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down the Arizona law that put a ban on abortions beginning with the 20th week of pregnancy. /more/

The word from the federal courthouse is that federal Judge Susan Webber Wright has issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the new Arkansas law that was meant to bar most abortions at the 12th week of pregnancy. /more/

Leslie Newell Peacock will be in federal court for us this morning for the preliminary injunction hearing on the lawsuit challenging the new state law prohibiting most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. /more/

Crazy Davy Carter, the House speaker who is a potential Republican candidate for governor, won headlines all over today for remarks at a legislative conference in Hot Springs that Republicans need to move beyond guns and abortion to focus on issues more important to average Arkies. /more/

Federal Judge Susan Webber Wright has denied the state of Arkansas's motion to dismiss the ACLU-backed lawsuit challenging the new state law, passed over Gov. Mike Beebe's veto, to prevent most abortions after the 12th week of pregnancy. /more/

The morning again begins slowly. But among others: * MONITORING DOCTORS' PRESCRIPTION PRACTICES: Pro Publica has published with the Washington Post a deep look at doctors' prescription practices under Medicare. /more/

Interesting story from Texas on the Texas legislature. Republicans, who control nearly everything in Texas, apparently suffered huge blowback from their war on women in the last legislative session that cut health care to women in the battle to destroy Planned Parenthood. /more/

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross made encouraging sounds about looking out for women's medical services and the ability to choose abortion when he announced last week. /more/

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More by Max Brantley

U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor reiterated to reporters today that he's opposed to marriage equality. That's more or less consistent with what he's said repeatedly.

Just back from the UALR reception for members of the Academic All-Stars Team. 19 of the 20 were there, lacking only a Fayetteville student at Princeton today.

Event Calendar

Re: Martha Shoffner resigns as Arkansas state treasurer

Re: Morning report: ExxonMobil caught; city directors get big pay raise; the return of Ken Starr

Re: Escaping traffic in America: The remotest place in Arkansas

From up East comes a link from a former Arkie about a website, Remote Footprints.

Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen, injured in a bicycle accident last week near his home, sent me an update this morning from his iPad.

Martha Shoffner, facing federal prosecution in a kickback case, has resigned as Arkansas State treasurer.

I hinted earlier that evidence was mounting that the securities salesman who provided confidential information to the FBI was Steele Stephens, the broker who began enjoying a huge share of Treasurer Martha Shoffner's bond business in 2010.

The morning report: * EXXON MOBILE CAUGHT MASSAGING MAYFLOWER SPILL DAMAGE: Interesting post on Daily Kos about documents obtained by Greenpeace through a Freedom of Information Act to the state Department of Environmental Quality.

Public for the first time, the woman who married Damien Echols discusses their relationship

For the vegetarian banh mi sandwich.

Our news partner Channel 4 has a news story that deserves repetition in full. More national headlines for the small people of Arkansas should follow directly.

Perhaps U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin might want to reconsider his earlier decision not to include Republican Rep. Loy Mauch on the list of Republican candidates he'd asked not to use his campaign contributions, having read some of what they'd written.