Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks in Miami in this 2008 file photo.
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26. » Read story.
the associated press
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
Baxter County authorities say they have arrested a 58-year-old Bull Shoals woman on a drug charge in connection with a death investigation. » Read story.
the associated press
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staff members of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial, and he accused Britain of a role in instigating widespread protests that broke out over the country’s disputed presidential election. » Read story.
the associated press
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
Honduras’ interim leader said he was open to early elections if it resolves an impasse with the world community, as a top diplomat headed to the Central American nation to demand he restore the president ousted by a coup. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
The nonprofit organization that puts on the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival in Helena-West Helena will charge admission for its main stage for the first time in its 24-year history. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
The Bountiful Arkansas Day event at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute atop Petit Jean Mountain is designed to give the public an opportunity to taste and learn about produce grown in Arkansas, according to a story in Saturday’s HomeStyle section. » Read story.
the associated press
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
The ashes of the nation’s former “First Cat” have been scattered in a flower garden on the west side of the Arkansas governor’s mansion. » Read story.
the associated press
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
A Kremlin aide says Russia will allow the U.S. to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan. » Read story.
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is offering defensive driving classes on the second Saturday of each month. » Read story.
By Michael Wickline
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
In the fiscal year that ended Tuesday, Arkansas’ general revenue collections dropped $13.8 million below the previous year but were $23 million above the state’s forecast. » Read story.
by catherine dodge bloomberg news
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
Sen. Edward Kennedy’s health committee released a new healthcare overhaul plan that would cover almost all Americans, in part by assessing fees on companies that don’t offer insurance, and would cost almost $400 billion less than an earlier proposal. » Read story.
Assistants to be paid above $200,000
By Charlie Frago
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
A legislative committee Thursday signed off on the newly hired lottery chief’s plan to pay his top deputies more than $200,000 each. » Read story.
Marine dies on 1st day of offensive in Taliban heartland
by jason straziuso the associated press
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan. » Read story.
Serena battles,Venus flies into final
the associated press
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
Richard Williams refuses to watch his daughters Venus and Serena play each other. He says he simply can’t bear to see it, no matter the setting, no matter the stage. » Read story.
by bree fowler the associated press
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
An attorney for General Motors urged a bankruptcy judge Thursday to approve the automaker’s sale plan, saying that the only other alternative would be a liquidation of the company’s assets that would have “horrific” consequences. » Read story.
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