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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Arkansas Politics A gracious winner at the Republican victory party

Posted by Max Brantley on Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 10:58 PM

GOOD SPORT: Lt. Gov. Mark Darr

Cheree Franco files a quote from Lt. Gov. Mark Darr:

"We had bad news from Washington ...but Democrats have had a very bad night and I promise they're going to have a horrible four years."

        
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Arkansas Politics A gracious winner at the Republican victory party

Posted by Max Brantley on Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 10:58 PM

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More by Max Brantley

It's a bright and sunny 80 degrees in Sydney, Australia, a gorgeous and progressive city that I'll depart in a few hours for a long and roundabout journey home, with arrival mid-afternoon Sunday, Little Rock time, after a leg to Tokyo, a leg to Dallas and one last jump north toward home.

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Re: UA prof writes on the 'junk science' of 20-week abortion bans

Re: UA prof writes on the 'junk science' of 20-week abortion bans

Politico reports that the gun control group backed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is following through with plans to buy TV time — $350,000 worth — criticizing U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor for helping defeat some modest gun measures recently, particularly universal background checks.

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At the joint committee hearing on the "private option" plan for healthcare expansion, Rep. David Meeks asked about Plan B. "Are we anticipating what we would do if something happens and we don’t get the private option?"

The Little Rock metropolitan area (which includes Conway, Sen. Rapert) is a place with a rich and deep religious tradition.

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

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.