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Afghan police and Army soldiers rush to the scene where a rocket hit outside the luxury Serena Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. At least two people were injured, the Afghan Interior Ministry said.

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Students face off in moot court

With best argument,ASU team wins competition at UALR

By L. Lamor Williams
Posted: November 22, 2009 5:57 a.m.

The case came down to hairsplitting details.
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Afghan militias take on Taliban

U.S. aims to build on tribes’ efforts

By DEXTER FILKINS THE NEW YORK TIMES
Posted: November 22, 2009 5:50 a.m.

American and Afghan officials have begun helping a number of anti-Taliban militias that have independently taken up arms against insurgents in several parts of Afghanistan, prompting hopes of a large-scale tribal rebellion against the Taliban.
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1,000 say ‘ah’ at LR free clinic

Seven of the uninsured throng sent on to emergency rooms

By Carolyne Park
Posted: November 22, 2009 5:46 a.m.

More than 1,000 uninsured Arkansans with a broad range of medical ailments, including at least seven who required immediate emergency care, sought care Saturday at a free clinic at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.
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Health bill advances with Lincoln’s vote

By Jane Fullerton
Posted: November 22, 2009 5:40 a.m.

In a Saturday night showdown, Arkansas’ Sen. Blanche Lincoln cast the decisive vote to open the Senate’s health-care debate.
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DIVISION II PLAYOFFS: Wonder Boys engulfed again

By Doug Crise
Posted: November 22, 2009 5:34 a.m.

The second time around wasn’t much better than the first for the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys.
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ARKANSAS 42, MISSISSIPPI STATE: 21 Smashing performance

Hogs level Bulldogs with Mallett, big hits

By Tom Murphy
Posted: November 22, 2009 5:29 a.m.

Arkansas appears to have reached a new benchmark in its transformation into a passing-game powerhouse.
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Escape season

End-of-year movies include some of the best - plus a few turkeys

By KAREN MARTIN SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
Posted: November 22, 2009 5:24 a.m.

The rest of the year will be filled with shopping, merrymaking, relatives and friends, massive meals, and overall good cheer. It’s enough to wear anybody out. When you’ve had enough, escape to the movies.
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Shale boon called into doubt

But natural gas firms say criticism misses mark

By ALISON SIDER
Posted: November 22, 2009 4:59 a.m.

The ability to tap into shale formations has given the country’s natural gas reserves a 35 percent bump, according to a Colorado School of Mines report.
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Retailers lining up Black Friday deals

Season’s prospects far from rosy

By Steve Painter
Posted: November 22, 2009 4:52 a.m.

A 50-inch Sanyo plasma television for $598 (Wal-Mart ).
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Arkansas downs Mississippi State 42-21

By Arkansas Online Press Services
Posted: November 21, 2009 2:48 p.m.

Ryan Mallett threw five touchdown passes as Arkansas defeated Mississippi State 42-21 on Saturday at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.
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Strange laws on the books in El Dorado

By By Joan Hershberger, El Dorado News-Times
Posted: November 21, 2009 12:48 p.m.

City Clerk Anthony McKinnon, in addition to his duties preparing minutes of City Council meetings, keeps track of all the ordinances the city has passed. “Some are weird,” McKinnon said.
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Klansmen rally before Ole Miss-LSU game

By The Associated Press
Posted: November 21, 2009 12:27 p.m.

About a dozen hooded Ku Klux Klan members rallied briefly at the University of Mississippi before Saturday’s football game with No. 10 LSU.
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UPDATE: Senate votes 60-39 to begin health care debate

By The Associated Press
Posted: November 21, 2009 12:18 p.m.

Democrats united Saturday night to push health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.
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2 arrested in grisly murders of family

By Ginny LaRoe
Posted: November 21, 2009 6:18 a.m.

Two men were arrested Friday morning in the murders of five people on a remote property in Garland County last week.
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NLR alderman cites legal affairs, resigns

Exit follows Cabot man’s indictment that alleges a scheme to defraud city

By Jake Sandlin
Posted: November 21, 2009 6:17 a.m.

Cary Gaines, a North Little Rock Ward 3 aldermen, resigned Friday from the City Council, after a federal indictment this week named a Cabot man and mentioned an unidentified alderman in a scheme to defraud the city.
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