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Gifted earn time with Obama
posted: 02/08/2012 6:29 a.m. Discuss
Under the watchful eyes of the Abraham Lincoln portrait in the White House’s State Dining Room, high school senior Taylor Wilson chatted Tuesday about nuclear physics with the president.
Bevy of bills out to tame budget
posted: 02/06/2012 4:53 a.m. Comment 1
Several bills designed to improve federal budgeting are making the rounds on Capitol Hill. There’s the Pro-Growth Budgeting Act, the Honest Budget Act, the Baseline Reform Act, and the Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act, to name a few.
WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF: Crawford plan lets farmers save up for disasters
posted: 02/05/2012 4:46 a.m. Discuss
A bill offered Thursday by Rep. Rick Crawford would allow farmers to create their own tax-free rainy-day funds to help bridge the gap between disasters and the federal disaster assistance that can often take months to follow — if it comes at all.
At D.C. breakfast, Obama talks of political life rooted in faith
posted: 02/03/2012 4:41 a.m. Comments 42
President Barack Obama told a crowd of worshippers Thursday morning that political life should be rooted in a “living, breathing, active faith.” About 30 Arkansans traveled to Washington for the National Prayer Breakfast, which was co-chaired by Arkansas’ U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, a Democrat.
Despite ads, Huckabee not choosing
posted: 01/31/2012 5:12 a.m. Comment 1
Even though Mike Huckabee announced in May that he would not run in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, his voice and image have remained a constant in the campaign. Three of the race’s top contenders have made a habit of running ads featuring the still uncommitted Huckabee as they attempt to lure voters loyal to the former Arkansas governor.
Keeping U.S. jobs stirs ideas, discord
posted: 01/30/2012 3:18 a.m. Comments 3
In his State of the Union speech last week, President Barack Obama pledged to “bring jobs back home” and revitalize the U.S. manufacturing sector.
Personal views play no ruling role, U.S. judge nominee says
posted: 01/27/2012 5:48 a.m. Discuss
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee greeted Kristine Baker, a nominee to serve as U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, with a short round of friendly questions during her Thursday confirmation hearing.
Cuts must lead by example, Griffin insists
posted: 01/26/2012 5:55 a.m. Discuss
U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin had a bitter pill Wednesday for members of the House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce. If they want to cut federal spending, he told them, they should start with their own pensions.
Arkansans find fault, offer praise after speech
posted: 01/25/2012 5:46 a.m. Comments 3
Republican members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation slammed President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech for not dealing adequately with the nation’s budget deficit and energy issues. Democrats in the delegation called Obama’s Tuesday speech a tonic for the harshly partisan tone that has dominated Washington discourse
As Senate returns, budget hopes dim
posted: 01/22/2012 5:25 a.m. Comment 1
When lawmakers file back into the Senate chamber Monday to kick off the second session of the current Congress, they’ll resume work on a basic chore they failed to complete last year and the year before — writing a federal budget.
