Got big plans for the Super Bowl? President Barack Obama’s having a crowd over to his place, including Pennsylvania Senators Arlen Specter and Bob Casey. Arizona Senators John McCain and John Kyl didn’t make the invitation list. Here’s the list of invitees released by the administration. Also, for those of you in Arkansas be sure to [...]

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“Yes Pecan” ice cream from Ben and Jerry’s; IKEA furniture’s “Embrace Change” campaign which allows website visitors to outfit the Oval Office with furniture from its collection; Southwest Airlines “Yes You Can” sales campaign; Ty Inc.’s “Sasha and Malia” dolls; and J Crew ads hyping Michelle Obama’s Inauguration clothing. Julianna Goldman of Bloomberg explores how the [...]

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Flooding legislators’ inboxes with messages to support or oppose specific legislation is nothing new. However, there are several new sites popping up on the ‘net (mylegislators.com) where anyone can enter any name and email address and send a message of their choice to legislators of their choice. I’ve received over 800 e-mails in [...]

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Another plug for House Speaker Robbie Wills’ blog — and thanks to the speaker for chipping in yesterday and claiming authorship of every last word. You’ll see he does stay up late posting. For legislative process junkies, it’s highly recommended. A lesson on what co-sponsors mean and the levels of support that contribute to the 75 votes [...]

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There’s about 10 minutes until tip-off here at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La. And, this is rare for this arena, the place is nearly full already. It’s a sellout here, as LSU formally celebrates its 100th year of basketball.

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DeMillo analysis: Gov. Mike Beebe hit a political homerun by declining a pay raise provided in legislation he signed. Agreed. Doesn’t mean it wasn’t a cheesy stunt.

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BATON ROUGE — Arkansas won its first Southeastern Conference game 36 hours ago, but the Razorbacks’ victory over Alabama better be long gone from their minds.

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If the crowds weren’t heading to the first round of the Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase last night at Sticky Fingerz (see Rock Candy for updates and other things to do daily) they were storming down to Riverdale to try the just-opened Maddie’s Place, Brian Deloney’s casual New Orleans-influenced spot newly opened between Faded Rose and [...]

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