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Bill Clinton: Lincoln ‘a tough lady’

Bill Clinton, a Blanche Lincoln supporter, shares his thoughts on the heated primary race between Lincoln and Lt. Gov. Bill Halter in this MSNBC interview that aired Monday.

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FDR kin on Halter: Nothing to fear

Lt. Gov. Bill Halter today called on some friends — including a descendant of Franklin D. Roosevelt — to help him counter a television ad that accuses him of trying to privatize Social Security while he was part of the Clinton administration.
A release from Halter’s U.S. Senate campaign quotes James Roosevelt as saying, “I’ve seen [...]

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Built by Wills

Democrat Robbie Wills unveiled a television ad for his 2nd District congressional bid today that stresses his experience as a small business owner and state legislator.
The 30-second spot titled “Built” looks at how the House speaker from Conway remodeled an abandoned feed mill in his hometown to house his law office and mini-storage business.  [...]

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Meet the new boss, same as the old boss

Garry Hoffmann, spokesman for Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, reports that he’s moving to a new job — but he’ll have the same boss.
Hoffmann says he’ll unofficially join the staff of Halter’s U.S. Senate campaign in an unpaid capacity on Friday, and on April 15 he’ll become a paid staff member. He says he’s taking vacation [...]

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Condom-sense advice

Two members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wore condom costumes in Little Rock’s River Market today to urge people to spay and neuter their pets. Condoms don’t work for dogs and cats, their signs advised.

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Squabble at HuckPAC

Blogger Jason Tolbert reports on a split between Mike Huckabee’s HuckPAC and Team Huck Tennessee over endorsements.

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Womack: I was born here

Rogers Mayor Steve Womack today unveiled a television ad for his 3rd District congressional campaign that stresses his roots in the district.
“I was born at Russellville and graduated from high school and college here in the 3rd District, so I think I have a pretty good understanding, a good feel for what drives people here [...]

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Yes Keet can

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Keet’s campaign says he’s well-positioned to defeat incumbent Democrat Mike Beebe in November, and says it has poll results to prove it.
Keet’s poll, conducted by the San Francisco-based GOP consulting firm of Dresner, Wickers & Associates, shows Beebe with a 55 percent to 21 percent edge. Pollsters attribute those numbers [...]

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Womack has $150,000

Rogers Mayor Steve Womack says he has raised $150,000 for his campaign for Arkansas’ 3rd District congressional seat.
Womack is one of eight candidates for the GOP nomination for the U.S. House seat now held by John Boozman, R-Rogers. Boozman is running for the U.S. Senate.

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Boling has $200,000

Second District Democratic hopeful David Boling reports that his campaign has raised more than $250,000 and has more than $200,000 on hand.
The first-quarter fundraising period ended Wednesday. On the same day Boling made his announcement, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter announced his U.S. Senate campaign had raised more than $2 million.

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