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Saturday, May 17, 2008
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — With the price of oil hitting record highs, President Bush used a private visit to Saudi King Abdullah’s ranch Friday to make a second attempt to persuade the Saudi government to increase oil production.
by hussein dakroub the associated press
Saturday, May 17, 2008
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Leaders of Lebanon’s U.S.-backed government and the Hezbollahled opposition went to Qatar on Friday for the highest-level talks since the country’s political crisis began 18 months ago.
by doug whiteman the associated press
Saturday, May 17, 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In comic book terms, it might be on the scale of a merger of the X-Men and the Justice League of America: two collections combining to form what’s believed to be the world’s largest treasury of cartoon art.
by anne gearan the associated press
Saturday, May 17, 2008
WASHINGTON — The United States said Friday it has reached a deal with North Korea to provide more than 500,000 tons of food aid over the coming year to the closedoff communist nation.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Brian LaFave, 31, of Sheboygan, Wis., has parked his pickup and is refusing to buy gas for a month, choosing instead to walk or ride a bicycle, saying: “I think just with the gas prices being so high, everybody complains about it but no one ever really does anything about it. ... I just wanted to take a stand and say, ‘I’m not gonna pay this much money for gas.’”
By Amy Schlesing (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
CAMP ADDER, Iraq — Boots crunched on gravel in the blazing midday sun as soldiers paced up and down the line of trucks, checking body armor, guns and ammunition.
By Mike Linn (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
PINE BLUFF — The Dollarway School District wants voters to go to the polls Tuesday and approve a property-tax reduction.
By Alex Daniels (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
WASHINGTON — The Senate Appropriations Committee voted late Thursday to include $39 million for rehabilitating Arkansas farms and waterways in an emergency spending bill.
By Charlotte Tubbs (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
The 53rd Airlift Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base reactivated Friday, emerging with a new mission of combat airlifts.
By John Krupa (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
HARTMAN — A Johnson County 12-year-old now holds the undesirable distinction of being one of the youngest Arkansans to face a charge of driving while under the influence.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Information for the obituaries and funeral notices below was supplied to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Advertising Department by funeral homes.
by cathleen falsani religion news service
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Mao Tse-tung published one. So did Ted Kaczynski, Ron Paul and Valerie Solanas, the radical feminist writer who shot Andy Warhol. The Communists had one. And so did the Anarchists, the Humanists and the founding fathers of the Unites States (although they called theirs a “declaration,” not a “manifesto” ).
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
THE IMMEDIATE reaction when your neighbor is in trouble is to. . . help!
by gail collins new york times
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Hillary Clinton scored a whopping victory in West Virginia. Trounced Barack Obama, who is consistently described as the inevitable presidential nominee.
By Bob Holt (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
AUBURN, Ala. — Arkansas didn’t win the 10,000 meters Friday night at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, but John McDonnell’s Irish eyes were still smiling afterwards.
By Robert Yates (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Besides winning the Arkansas Derby, Curlin and Gayego have something else in common.
By Bryan Hendricks (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
ROGERS — Winning a couple of games of pingpong gave Alvin Shaw the boost he needed to lead the FLW Wal-Mart Open at Beaver Lake.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Baseball
All games at Baum Stadium, Fayetteville
By Rich Polikoff (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
FAYETTEVILLE — Friday’s Class 7A state championship game looked a lot like last season’s title game, but that isn’t much of a surprise anymore.
by martin crutsinger the associated press
Saturday, May 17, 2008
WASHINGTON — Construction of new houses increased by the biggest percentage in more than two years in April, a rare spot of good news amid the worst downturn in housing in more than two decades.
by edmond lococo and gopal ratnam bloomberg news
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Lockheed Martin Corp., the world’s largest defense company, beat Boeing Co. for a $1.46 billion U.S. Air Force award to build a new network of navigation satellites for military and civilian use.
By Toby Manthey (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s parent company has expressed interest in The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va., and two other newspapers owned by Landmark Communications, Inc.
By David Smith (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Arkansas’ unemployment rate fell for the third straight month in April to 4.7 percent, the lowest level since June 2001, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.
by john christoffersen the associated press
Saturday, May 17, 2008
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — General Electric Co. said Friday that it plans to sell or spin off its iconic appliance business that for a century sold refrigerators, air conditioners and ovens for millions of homes.
By Randal Hunhoff (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Laminate floor manufacturers love to tout their products as ideal for do-it-yourselfers. With this in mind, I took on an ambitious project in my home, removing about 600 square feet of carpet in the dining room and great room and replacing it with laminate planks.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
What’s the best way to price a house for quick sale?
By Marcia Schnedler (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Foot Flush What’s to love: Makes it easier, cleaner to flush toilet.
By Catherine Rodgers
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Dorcas VanGilst
Where I live: My husband, David, and I live off Old Warren Road in Pine Bluff with our daughters Elizabeth (18) and Abby (14), our cat Pooky, and three outdoor dogs: Paris, Bella and Sugar.
By Janet Carson
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Q. Why has our amaryllis not bloomed? My wife has had such excellent luck in past years and this year not a single one of three has bloomed. They were repotted in November and have grown to great height but no blossoms. We have a lot of leaves but no flower stem.
By Frank Fellone (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
“The past few years I have frequently noticed the walkers, not so much the joggers, walking on the wrong side of the road. I was always taught that if there is no sidewalk, one should walk against the traffic. I also was taught that cyclists were to go with the traffic.” — Charlotte.
By Jon Hornbeck
Saturday, May 17, 2008
In 2007, Arkansas lawmakers adopted legislation encouraging the production, distribution and use of “biofuels,” including biodiesel made from soybean oil and other agricultural products. That was a farsighted decision.
By Mike Masterson (Contact)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
It’s difficult to fathom all the problems that miscommunication creates in all aspects of our lives. For someone who tries his best to effectively relate with you several mornings a week, I lament when I do it poorly.
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