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Arkansas stories: 45 news summaries

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'One in a Million' Conjoined Birds Found in Arkansas

Pair dies after landowner rescues them fallen from tree

Jul 18, 08 8:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of barn swallows born joined at the hip are being sent to the Smithsonian Institute for study, the AP reports. An Arkansas landowner found them fallen out of a tree this week and kept them for a day, but they refused to eat and died. Conjoined birds are... More »

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conjoined twins • Arkansas • birds • scientific discoveries • animal • discovery • Smithsonian Insitution

'Wrestlers' Strip and Smooch in Borat's Latest Film Prank

Furious Arkansas audience hurls beer

Jul 9, 08 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The poster promised “hot chicks, cold beer, and hardcore fights"—but 1,600 Arkansas good 'ol boy wrestling fans instead fell victim to a sexy prank by Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen. Playing “Straight Dave,” Cohen pulled an in-the-know audience member into the fighting ring and... More »

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homophobia • film • Arkansas • wrestling • professional wrestling • prank • Sacha Baron Cohen

 Heartland Tornadoes
 Kill 7 in Arkansas 

Severe storms and hail also hit Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri

May 2, 08 6:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Severe storms spawned twisters in America's heartland today, knocking out power, toppling tractor-trailers, and killing seven people in Arkansas, the AP reports. Up to 25 tornadoes also hit Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, a state where hail smashed windshields and storms derailed railway cars. “It just seems like we’re... More »

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Texas • tornado • Kentucky Derby • Arkansas • Kentucky • death • Missouri • Oklahoma • natural disaster • heartland • hail

 Savage Storms Lash the South 

2-year-old dies in Kentucky; Mississippi and Arkansas battered

Apr 5, 08 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Severe storms tore through Southern states yesterday, the AP reports. Homes were damaged and tens of thousands of people had their power knocked out. A 2-year-old Kentucky girl died in surging floodwater and 22 injuries were reported in Mississippi as storms packing possible tornadoes toppled trees, ripped roofs off homes... More »

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weather • tornado • Arkansas • Kentucky • storm • flood • Alabama • Mississippi • storm system

GOP's Strength Frays at
Local Level

Broke, scandal-ridden state parties aren't ready to help McCain

Mar 24, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Their national candidate needs support, but the Republican Party's state chapters are in no position to lend John McCain a hand, Politico reports. From New York to Alaska, local organizations are rife with dissension, debt, and scandal. "We are clearly rebuilding," says the Michigan GOP chairman. More »

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John McCain • California • Alaska • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Arkansas • Ted Stevens • Kansas • campaign funds • family values • Kathleen Sebelius • Mark Parkinson

Soaked Midwest Braces
for More Rain, Snow

Missouri levee holds, but weather disrupts flights, Easter services

Mar 22, 08 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Residents of the nation’s heartland are celebrating Easter weekend besieged by floods and snowstorms, which expected to keep hitting Missouri, Michigan, and Wisconsin, the AP reports. Forecasters predict up to 12 inches of snow for the Ohio Valley, while other areas remain soaked thanks to a foot of rain... More »

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Wisconsin • Arkansas • Michigan • flooding • Missouri • snowstorm • levees • Meramec River • Ohio Valley

 Midwest Flood Death Toll at 16  

Flood crests expected over weekend; snow blasts Minnesota, Chicago

Mar 21, 08 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Storms that caused flooding across the country's midsection have killed 16 people, and bad weather remains a threat, the AP reports. A snowstorm battering Minnesota and Illinois grounded hundreds of flights, and forecasters predicted a 9-inch total. Thousands were forced into shelters as rivers continued to swell; in many states,... More »

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Midwest • Chicago • Arkansas • Kentucky • Ohio • Indiana • flood • flooding • Maine • rain • Minnesota • Illinois • Missouri • snow • snowstorm • rainstorms

Huck's Wife Defends Jaunt to Vegas for Fight, Hooters

Janet Huckabee long planned to root for boxing fellow Arkansan; hotel plans changed

Feb 21, 08 1:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Janet Huckabee put on her least social conservative-friendly face last weekend, going to Las Vegas for a middleweight prizefight—and staying at the Hooters Casino Hotel. The spouse of GOP candidate Mike has fine excuses—boxer Jermain Taylor is an Arkansas favorite; the risqué lodging was an eleventh-hour booking—but... More »

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boxing • Las Vegas • Arkansas • Mike Huckabee • casino • Hooters • Janet Huckabee • Jermain Taylor • Hooters Casino Hotel • prizefight

Tornado Survivors Recall Horror

54 dead as FEMA steps in to begin cleanup

Feb 6, 08 8:00 PM CST
(Newser) - As FEMA teams mobilized rescue efforts in the Southern states ravaged by yesterday's tornadoes, survivors combed through the wreckage today, sharing survival stories and clutching their faith. “It looks like the Lord took a Brillo pad and scrubbed the ground,” said Tennessee’s governor. The twisters, possibly spawned... More »

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tornado • Arkansas • Kentucky • FEMA • twister • Alabama • Tennessee • Mississippi

Tornadoes Kill 54 in South

Twisters rip through Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee

Feb 6, 08 7:24 AM CST
(Newser) - At least 54 people are dead and 100 injured in a series of tornadoes that tore across the South last night and early this morning, and rescue teams fear that the full extent of the storms' destruction remains to be seen. The twisters, which closed polls early in some states,... More »

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tornado • severe weather • Arkansas • Kentucky • storm • Alabama • Tennessee

Huckabee Storms Back In

Huckabee's strong Southern showing complicates GOP race

Feb 6, 08 2:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Mike Huckabee was expected to win his home state of Arkansas on Super Tuesday, but his wins in West Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia on top of that have put the supposed "third wheel" back in the race for the GOP nomination, the Washington Post reports. "Sometimes one... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Republican • Super Tuesday • Arkansas • conservative • Georgia • Mike Huckabee • Alabama • Tennessee • West Virginia

Arkansas Called for Clinton, Huckabee

Hometown kids win
in Natural State

Feb 5, 08 7:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Mike Huckabee are the projected winners in the state of Arkansas, where both have deep roots. The candidates were widely expected to take the honors in the home of a town called Hope, after each was part of the state's first family, MSNBC reports. The Natural State... More »

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Arkansas • Mike Huckabee • Election 2008

Did Huckabee Cash In
on School Shooting?

Emotions still frayed from book deal after 1998 Jonesboro killings

Jan 26, 08 3:18 PM CST
(Newser) - The crime shook Arkansas: Two boys, 11 and 13, killed four classmates and a teacher in 1998 in what became known as the Jonesboro shootings. Within days, then-Gov. Mike Huckabee had a $25,000 book deal about youth violence. A decade later, the deal still rankles some who say the... More »

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Republican • Arkansas • Mike Huckabee • school shooting

Freak Twisters Ravage Midwest

Two killed in unseasonal storms

Jan 8, 08 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - A series of freak tornadoes touched down last night across the Midwest, killing two Missouri women and leaving a swath of destruction in their wake, CNN reports. Another person was killed when another twister hit Arkansas this morning. “I’ve never seen damage like this in the summertime,”... More »

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Wisconsin • tornado • Arkansas • storm • Illinois • Missouri • Oklahoma

Huckabee Rocked
Little Rock

Ex-governor intimidated colleagues, backed controversial reforms

Dec 22, 07 11:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Mike Huckabee surged to the top of the polls in the Republican presidential contest partly because of his squeaky clean image, but the persona emerging from years as governor of Arkansas is quite different, the New York Times reports. Supporters and critics alike remember him as a hard-charging iconoclast... More »

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Arkansas • Bill Clinton • Mike Huckabee • clemency • pardon • governor • Election 2008

Vick in Jail, Now Coach Will Bail

Petrino will break $24M contract, take Arkansas job

Dec 11, 07 7:00 PM CST
(Newser) - After 13 games as Atlanta Falcons' head coach, Bobby Petrino is done, sources tell ESPN. The former University of Louisville coach told his bosses today that he will return to college ball to be head coach at the University of Arkansas. Petrino signed a 5-year, $24 million contract prior to... More »

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Atlanta Falcons • Atlanta • Michael Vick • Arkansas • Louisville Cardinals • Southeastern Conference • Arkansas Razorbacks • Bobby Petrino

Rape Case, AIDS Comment Dog Huckabee's Rise

Frontrunner spot draws close scrutiny of his record

Dec 9, 07 9:23 AM CST
(Newser) - As candidate Mike Huckabee pushes to the front of the GOP contender crowd, he is coming under fire for his record as Arkansas governor. Critics point to both Huckabee's push for the parole of a convicted rapist who murdered after being released and his call for people with AIDS to... More »

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AIDS • Arkansas • Mike Huckabee • rape • homosexuality • Wayne Dumond • Election 2008

Huckabee Foes Put Spotlight
on Ethics

As he surges ahead in polls, opponents uncover past problems

Nov 23, 07 4:14 AM CST
(Newser) - As former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee moves to the front of the Republican field, rivals have been digging up ethics complaints from his time in office, reports Politico. Critics of Huckabee, who now trails only Mitt Romney in Iowa, have uncovered a host of  complaints against him involving his management... More »

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ethics • Mitt Romney • Arkansas • Mike Huckabee • Republican nomination • Republican candidate

He Could Still Be a Contender in Iowa

Folksy Huckabee is spiking in money, popularity

Nov 9, 07 6:48 PM CST
(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... More »

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Iowa • Arkansas • Mike Huckabee • vice president • campaign fundraising • Republican presidential primaries

Why Doesn’t the Right Embrace Huckabee?

Christian leaders care about tax breaks, not charity, NYT argues

Oct 25, 07 9:07 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

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