FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – One of the chief backers of a plan to defund the federal health care law by tying it to budget negotiations said Monday that he didn't believe Republicans would be blamed for a government shutdown as supporters of the approach launched a national tour to spur support for the idea.

2. Business Making an Anti-Regulation Pitch to Voters - Wednesday, September 19, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – The National Association of Manufacturers, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Federation of Independent Business are working to make the anti-regulatory fervor their members share an issue in the last weeks of the campaign.

3. Fewer Democratic Candidates Seeking Obama’s Help - Thursday, September 9, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – President Barack Obama doesn’t go there anymore.

The days of Obama traipsing around the country to states like Montana, Indiana or Arkansas in freewheeling campaign mode – and with sky-high popularity lifting Democratic candidates – are long over. With his approval rating sliding, the president in the next few weeks is primarily sticking to big cities – Milwaukee, Cleveland and Philadelphia – and other party strongholds, like Connecticut, where he can help fellow Democrats in the midterm election homestretch.

4. No Recession Here: Election Spending Sets Records - Wednesday, September 8, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – Turns out politics, for all its focus on the gloomy economy, is a recession-proof industry.

This year’s volatile election is bursting with money, setting fundraising and spending records in a high-stakes struggle for control of Congress amid looser but still fuzzy campaign finance rules.

5. Unions Gearing Up to Support Dems in November - Thursday, September 2, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – Union leaders said Wednesday they will mobilize millions of members in 26 states with a message about "economic patriotism" as they try to help Democrats hold onto their majority in the House and Senate.

6. Republicans Block Small Business Lending Bill - Friday, July 30, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Republicans blocked a bill to increase small business lending Thursday, dealing a setback to President Barack Obama's jobs agenda.

The bill would create a $30 billion government fund to help community banks increase lending to small businesses, combining it with about $12 billion in tax breaks aimed at small businesses. Democrats say banks should be able to use the lending fund to leverage up to $300 billion in loans to small businesses, helping to loosen tight credit markets.

7. Boozman Nears $484K on Hand for Ark. Senate Bid - Friday, July 16, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Republican Congressman John Boozman has nearly $484,000 in the bank for his bid to unseat Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln, dwarfed by the nearly $1.9 million the Democratic incumbent has on hand to try to save her job, campaign finance reports released Thursday showed.

8. Lincoln Nears $1.9M in Bank for Re-Election Bid - Thursday, July 15, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln emerged from a bruising battle for her party's nomination with nearly $1.9 million in the bank as she prepares for the fight to save her Arkansas seat this fall, her campaign said Wednesday.

9. Obama Claims Victory In Financial Overhaul Deal - Monday, June 28, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – House and Senate negotiators reached an agreement Friday on legislation that redefines federal oversight of Wall Street and, following the signing of the health care act in March, adds a milestone to mark the Obama presidency.

10. Huckabee Backs Boozman in Arkansas Senate Race - Friday, June 11, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Gov. Mike Huckabee is backing Republican John Boozman's bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln this fall.

11. Year of the Political Woman Redux? Looks That Way - Thursday, June 10, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's looking like a new "year of the woman" in politics.

Eighteen years after a few glass ceilings were broken, hundreds of female candidates have set their sights on Congress, governorships and state legislatures, and a significant number racked up big wins in Tuesday's primaries. Republican women, in particular, served notice to the old boys of the party.

12. Unions Defend Failed Attempt to Topple Lincoln - Thursday, June 10, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unions are being forced to justify the estimated $10 million they spent in a high-stakes gambit that failed in Arkansas.

Sen. Blanche Lincoln narrowly defeated Lt. Gov. Bill Halter — labor's hand-picked candidate — in a primary runoff Tuesday night.

13. Ark. Voting Lawsuit to Move Forward - Thursday, June 10, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A lawyer representing three Garland County voters who want Tuesday's election results nullified said Wednesday he'll move forward with the suit, even though the county's votes aren't enough to change the outcome of the high-profile U.S. Senate race.

14. Anti-Incumbency Takes Down Another Congressman - Thursday, June 3, 2010

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The political shooting-star otherwise known as anti-incumbency fell on Alabama, taking down a first-term congressman who switched from Democrat to Republican just last December.

15. Voters Back Anti-DC, Anti-Establishment Candidates - Thursday, May 20, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – With the electorate’s intense anger reverberating across the country, this is all but certain: It’s an anti-Washington, anti-establishment year. And candidates with ties to either better beware.

16. Energy Grant to Help Ark. Low-Income Residents - Thursday, May 6, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Members of the Arkansas congressional delegation are announcing a federal grant to help low-income Arkansans save on heating and cooling costs.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program is providing $1.6 million to the Arkansas Department of Human Services for the program. DHS will distribute the money among 15 community action agencies to help low-income residents pay for energy-efficiency improvements in their homes.

17. Democrats Keep Focus on Wall Street - Wednesday, April 28, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) — Aiming their criticism at Goldman Sachs, Democrats on Tuesday used the giant investment firm's legal troubles to draw attention to their financial regulatory legislation and Republican efforts to delay the start of debate.

18. Aide to Ark. Governor to Head Delta Authority - Monday, April 26, 2010

LITTLE ROCK (AP) - A top aide to Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe was nominated Thursday by President Barack Obama to head the Delta Regional Authority, a federal agency that works to enhance the economy of the impoverished Mississippi Delta region in eight states.

19. Analysis: Budget Cuts Suggest Bleak Fiscal Session - Monday, January 11, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Lawmakers knew they would face a tight budget when they return to the Capitol for their first fiscal session next month. Now they know it could be downright ugly.

The state fiscal officer's declaration that Arkansas – facing a nearly $55 million shortfall – will likely face budget cuts this year was a reminder of the state's economic picture as lawmakers prepare for the first-ever fiscal session.

20. Senate Girds for Historic Debate on Health Bill - Friday, November 20, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional budget crunchers said Thursday the Democrats' latest health care plan would hold down federal red ink for at least 20 years, an assessment that gave supporters hope as the Senate moved gingerly toward a historic debate.

21. Ark. Financial Adviser Announces Senate Bid - Wednesday, September 23, 2009

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A financial adviser from northwest Arkansas said Tuesday he's seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, joining an increasingly crowded field of GOP hopefuls.

22. Senate Shakeup Won't Change Liberal Control - Thursday, September 10, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - An anticipated shake-up in Senate leadership resulting from Ted Kennedy's death won't change a central tenet of this Congress: Liberals are still very much in charge.

23. House, Senate Budget Plans Boost Obama Agenda - Monday, April 6, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - Passage by both House and Senate of companion budget plans gave President Barack Obama and his allies on Capitol Hill a key victory, but the debates also exposed some of the president's vulnerabilities.

24. Senate Goes on Record to Lower Estate Tax - Monday, April 6, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has voted to cut taxes on multimillion-dollar estates as it gets ready to pass a budget backed by President Barack Obama.

By a 51-48 vote, the Senate embraced a nonbinding but symbolically important amendment by Arkansas Democrat Blanche Lincoln and Arizona Republican Jon Kyl to exempt estates up to $10 million from the estate tax. Estates larger than that would be taxed at a 35 percent rate.

25. Archived Article: Events - Wednesday, May 26, 2004
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners meets at 6:30 p

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners meets at 6:30 p.m. today in the River City Ballroom at Holiday Inn Select, 5795 Poplar Ave. A networking session begins at 6 p.m. Discussion...

26. Archived Article: Events - Tuesday, May 25, 2004
The Memphis Rotary Club hosts U

The Memphis Rotary Club hosts U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., at noon today at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, Ballroom A, 255 N. Main Street. Call 526-1318. The Memphis Bar Association presents an alcohol ...

27. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, May 24, 2004
CONGRESSMAN HAROLD FORD DISCUSSES NEW DISCOUNT CARD

HUD Presents Session on HOME Program

May 24

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development presents Basic HOME Training from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through May 26 at the Renaissance Cen...

28. Archived Article: Mscc (lead) - Tuesday, May 27, 2003
Funds give Ark. school chance for winning program

Funds give Ark. school chance for winning program

By KATHLEEN BURT

The Daily News

A combination of federal, state and local funds pieced together over several years have given a local sch...

29. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Wednesday, April 9, 2003
Germantown Crye-Leike

Germantown Crye-Leike

nabs service award

Crye-Leike Realtors Germantown Poplar branch recently was commended for its community service.

Managing broker Myra Quinley accepted Crye-Leikes inaugural 2002 Community Serv...

30. Archived Article: Milestones - Friday, March 28, 1997
Sutton Reid Advertising is the new name of the former Sutton Advertising Sutton Reid Advertising is the new name of the former Sutton Advertising. The firm has added political media consultant Steven Reid as a partner. Reid, formerly president of Re...