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  • November 2007

    • He Could Still Be a Contender in Iowa

      New York Times  |  Nov 9, 07 6:48 PM CST

      He Could Still Be a Contender in Iowa

      (Newser) - Team Huckabee’s been bringing in extra chairs to campaign events in Iowa. The Arkansas governor is busting out of the second tier there, with growing fundraising numbers and conservative popularity that could earn him a primary upset, the New York Times reports. The friendliest candidate in the GOP race has also started drawing fire from his rivals, and that's fine with him. “You only aim for something that’s alive,” the sometime hunter noted to reporters this week. More »

  • October 2007

    • Why Doesn’t the Right Embrace Huckabee?

      New York Times  |  Oct 25, 07 9:07 PM CDT

      Why Doesn&rsquo;t the Right Embrace Huckabee?

      (Newser) - Why is it that leaders of the religious right aren’t rallying behind authentically conservative Mike Huckabee, wonders  New York Times columnist Gail Collins. Huckabee—who Collins notes is “on his first wife and first position on abortion”—is the obvious conservative choice, she proposes, but Values Voter sages are holding out for a top-tierer to move in their direction—“a strategy any woman who’s had an unsatisfactory boyfriend could warn them” against, Collins jokes. More »

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      Mike Huckabee  • charity  • religious right  • Arkansas  • Chuck Norris  • estate tax

  • September 2007

    • 6 Ark. Nuns Excommunicated

      Associated Press  |  Sep 27, 07 11:32 AM CDT

      6 Ark. Nuns Excommunicated

      (Newser) - Six Arkansas nuns have been booted from the Catholic Church for refusing to renounce the Army of Mary, a sect the Vatican deems heretical for its founder’s claim to be the reincarnation of the virgin. “We know we are doing the right thing,” said an 82-year-old nun. “We pray that the church will open their eyes before it is too late.” More »

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      Catholic Church  • Vatican  • Catholicism  • Arkansas  • excommunication

    • Civil Rights Icons Return to Little Rock

      Associated Press  |  Sep 25, 07 3:49 PM CDT

      Civil Rights Icons Return to Little Rock

      (Newser) - The Little Rock Nine returned to Central High today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the school's integration. Once escorted by soldiers from the 101st Airborne, they arrived by limousine to a school that's now 52% black, the AP reports. "They didn't ask to be a part of history, but they certainly are now," said US Rep. Mike Ross. More »

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      Bill Clinton  • civil rights  • Arkansas  • civil rights movement

  • August 2007
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