Today, Sen. Blanche Lincoln will be in Forrest City, Arkansas to host a Child Nutrition Town Hall at 2:00 p.m.. Yesterday, she unveiled The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Lt. Governor Bill Halter will hold a press conference at his campaign headquarters at 11:00 a.m. to comment on the pending health care reform vote in the House [...]

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From MoveOn.org: I’ve never understood fully why Sen. Blanche Lincoln was concerned (I’d say opposed, but he campaign insists that is inaccurate) about President Barack Obama’s student loan reform bill. Here’s what she said in a news release: As Congress has moved forward on student loan reform, I have expressed my concerns – outlined in a letter [...]

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The Arkansas Election Line rates the 4th Congressional District: Safe Ross The Arkansas Election Line rates the Republican Primary: Toss up Rep. Mike Ross does not have an opponent in the Democratic Primary. Blake’s Think Tank Analysis: Unlike Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, the other Democrat positioning himself for a bid for governor in 2014, Rep. Mike Ross, will face [...]

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Blogging will be light the next two days. I’d love to say it’s because I’m in _____ cheering on the Arkansas Razorbacks in the first round of the men’s NCAA tournament, but they didn’t make it. Alas, I’m in Tunica talking to a group of insurance execs about how social media can help them grow [...]

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The Arkansas Election Line rates the 3rd Congressional district: Safe GOP The Arkansas Election Line rates the GOP primate: Toss-up The Arkansas Election Line rates the Democratic primary: Safe Whitaker Blake’s Think Tank Analysis: In the most heavily Republican congressional district in Arkansas 8 candidates are vying for the party’s nomination. State Sen. Cecile Bledsoe and Rogers Mayor Steve [...]

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No one seems to care what with all the talk about the disastrous effect that procedural issues will have on future of American civilization, but the US Senate passed the first in a series of job creation bills. This one focuses on spurring hiring by giving employers an exemption from payroll taxes through the end [...]

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Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln released her second television ad today. This one focuses exclusively on her Agriculture Committee chairmanship. I like the ad. I’m wondering why it wasn’t released in September or October of 2009.

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Appearing on KARK Channel 4 this morning, GOP strategist Bill Vickery and I both picked Rep. John Boozman as our political loser this week. The primary reason being that he skipped last night’s debate – the second or perhaps third time he’s done so. The Democratic Party of Arkansas was quick to note that despite [...]

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Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln stopped by “Morning Joe” this morning. She appeared with Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward and NBC News reporter Kelly O’Donnell. She talked a lot about health care and the problems in Washington. She gave credit to the Senate health care bill calling it “a good bill.” She trumpeted the importance of [...]

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Washington and Lee law professor Timothy Jost has conducted a thorough review of both the House and Senate health care reform bills with a careful eye on how each would impact abortion coverage. If you recall, 12 Democrats, including Arkansas Rep. Marion Berry, stated they were opposed to the Senate version of the bill because [...]

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