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'Bill Halter'

'Duh' moments in the news

The painfully obvious commanded attention as this week began.
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Mike Ross reports almost $2 million in gubernatorial campaign report

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross reported today that he's already raised almost $2 million for his campaign.
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Labor plugging Bill Halter for governor

The underlying action has been known for several weeks, but a new announcement from labor about support for Democrat Bill Halter's gubernatorial candidacy perhaps is a hint that he's staying put in the governor's race and not responding to Democratic Party entreaties to switch to a race for 2nd District Congress against Republican Rep. Tiny Tim Griffin.

The Big Orange open line

I won't bore you with where I've been, but I had to stay away from the keyboard most of the afternoon.
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James Lee Witt endorses Mike Ross for governor

Does the endorsement of James Lee Witt, Bill Clinton's FEMA director, now a bigtime lobbyist/consultant, help Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross?

Tuesday topics

The line is open. Final words: * THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT HAS DESIGNS ON ARKANSAS: Church and State magazine reports on plans by the American Renewal Project, a Religious Right organization, to politically target 12 states including Arkansas in 2014 to "restore America to its Judeo-Christian heritage."
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Planned Parenthood plans to press Mike Ross on record

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross made encouraging sounds about looking out for women's medical services and the ability to choose abortion when he announced last week.

Mike Ross evolves on women's issues; pays price

Mike Ross' entry into the Democratic primary race for governor, with a full-throated cry for women's rights against the Republican legislature, naturally invited an examination of his voting record.
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Gubernatorial campaign underway: Ross spotted with liberals

I meant to mention earlier that I'd heard one announced and two unannounced candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination were pressing flesh at a fund-raising dinner last week in Little Rock.

Argue endorses Halter for governor

The Bill Halter for Governor campaign announces that former state Sen. Jim Argue has endorsed Halter, currently the only announced Democratic candidate.
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Halter touts fund-raising

A spokesman for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Halter's campaign says he has $1 million in startup money, thanks to a $640,000 personal loan from Halter and $360,000 in contributions.

Ross resigns Power Pool job; governor's race looks more likely

Roby Brock at Talk Business reports that Mike Ross, the former congressman recently turned lobbyist-in-waiting for the Southwest Power Pool, has resigned from his government affairs job.
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