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Congress Wants A Football Break... Seriously

Congress Wants A Football Break... Seriously

(AP) Thursday's championship football game between No. 2 Florida and No. 1 Oklahoma is obviously a big game, but big enough to shut down Congress? Rep. Cliff Stearns hopes so.

State Leaders Offer Legislative Priorities

State Leaders Offer Legislative Priorities

Every two years, state law makers travel to the Capitol to make decisions that affect all our lives. The 87th General Assembly begins Monday. Legislative leaders and the Governor met Tuesday with reporters to talk about their priorities.

House Speaker Pelosi Re-Elected

House Speaker Pelosi Re-Elected

The woman who made history two years ago by becoming the first female speaker of the House has been re-elected to that post.

Burris Refused Seat In U.S. Senate

Burris Refused Seat In U.S. Senate

Roland Burris says he's not looking for a confronation, but he's looking at options for claiming Illinois' vacant Senate seat.

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House, Senate Convene For 111th Congress

House, Senate Convene For 111th Congress

The House and Senate have convened for a new Congress that will immediately confront the country's struggling economy.

Obama Picks Panetta For CIA

Obama Picks Panetta For CIA

Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to run the CIA.

Democrats' Struggle Over Filling Obama Seat

Democrats' Struggle Over Filling Obama Seat

Senate Democrats, backed by President-elect Barack Obama, are holding firm against a move by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill Obama's U.S. Senate seat.

Ill. Governor Names Burris To Replace Obama

Ill. Governor Names Burris To Replace Obama

Gov. Rod Blagojevich has defied U.S. Senate leaders and his own state's lawmakers by appointing former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate. 

Win A Trip To The Presidential Inauguration

Win A Trip To The Presidential Inauguration

The Presidential Inaugural Committee is holding an essay contest and ten winners get tickets to Barack Obama's inauguration January 20th.

Lawmaker Focuses On Domestic Violence

Lawmaker Focuses On Domestic Violence

A state legislator says that to counter domestic violence, there needs to be something more than a protective order to keep an abusive person from hurting someone.

RNC Chair 'Shocked And Appalled' By Obama Parody

RNC Chair 'Shocked And Appalled' By Obama Parody

The chairman of the Republican National Committee on Saturday admonished one of his potential successors for giving members a CD featuring a song called "Barack the Magic Negro."

Bipartisan Effort For Bailout Accountability

Bipartisan Effort For Bailout Accountability

A bill to make financial institutions spell out what they've done with bailout money is going to be reintroduced in the Senate.

Grandparents Fight For More Rights

Grandparents Fight For More Rights

Grandparents from across the state shared stories at the State Capitol Friday about not being able to see their grandchildren. They're trying to get state lawmakers to pass a bill that would grant them more visitation rights.

Pelosi: Bush Should Provide Immediate Auto Aid

Pelosi: Bush Should Provide Immediate Auto Aid

The speaker of the House says grim new unemployment data heighten the urgency for the Bush administration to act to prevent "the imminent insolvency of the domestic auto industry."

Blagojevich Attorney: Wiretaps Were Illegal

Blagojevich Attorney: Wiretaps Were Illegal

The lawyer for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says federal investigators illegally monitored his client's conversations.

LR9 Eckford Says She Can't Handle Large Crowds

LR9 Eckford Says She Can't Handle Large Crowds

One of the nine black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957 says she has been overwhelmed by the number of people across the country who have offered to help her attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. But Elizabeth Eckford says she simply cannot go.

Lawmaker Files Motorcycle Helmet Bill

Lawmaker Files Motorcycle Helmet Bill

Helmetless motorcyclists should be able to prove that they have enough health insurance to pay for any injuries they may incur while driving, a state lawmaker proposed Wednesday.

Obama's Choice Of Pastor Draws Ire Of Gay Rights Groups

Obama's Choice Of Pastor Draws Ire Of Gay Rights Groups

Gay rights advocates are asking President-elect Barack Obama to reconsider his choice of Pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration.

Saudis, Indians Among Clinton Foundation Donors

Saudis, Indians Among Clinton Foundation Donors

Former President Bill Clinton's foundation, based in three cities including Little Rock, has raised at least $41 million from Saudi Arabia and other foreign governments that his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton may end up negotiating with as the next secretary of state.

Update: Halter Releases Guidelines For Lottery

Update: Halter Releases Guidelines For Lottery

Lt. Governor Bill Halter pushed for a state lottery, now he's pushing his plan on how to run it. Halter has released a nine page document laying out exactly how he'd like the lottery to run.

Illinois Gov. Impeachment Hearing Resumes

Illinois Gov. Impeachment Hearing Resumes

A bipartisan Illinois House committee reviewing an impeachment inquiry against Gov. Rod Blagojevich is again under way, this time with a representative of the scandal-plagued governor.

Salazar Says He'll Be 'Strong Voice'

Salazar Says He'll Be 'Strong Voice'

President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be interior secretary is vowing to be a "strong voice" for the west, and for the nation.

Ill. House Panel Recesses Impeachment Hearing

Ill. House Panel Recesses Impeachment Hearing

An Illinois House panel's unprecedented meeting to decide whether to impeach scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich is over for the day.

Obama Renews Pledge Of Diversity

Obama Renews Pledge Of Diversity

President-elect Barack Obama says he still plans to lead an administration that's diverse not just ethnically, but also politically.

NY Governor: Caroline Kennedy Wants Senate Seat

NY Governor: Caroline Kennedy Wants Senate Seat

New York Gov. David Paterson says Caroline Kennedy has told him she's interested in the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Obama Team: Review Shows No Inappropriate Contact

Obama Team: Review Shows No Inappropriate Contact

A spokesman for President-elect Barack Obama says Obama's aides have had no "inappropriate discussions" with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich or his staff concerning the search for a Senate replacement.

Ill. House Speaker Launches Impeachment Panel

Ill. House Speaker Launches Impeachment Panel

The speaker of the Illinois House is taking the first step toward possibly impeaching embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Electors Cast Votes For McCain

Electors Cast Votes For McCain

Arkansas' electors cast their votes for John McCain and Sarah Palin Monday, formally throwing the state's support behind the loser in the presidential contest for the first time in four decades.

Illinois Legislators Focus On Ousting Governor

Illinois Legislators Focus On Ousting Governor

Illinois lawmakers will gather soon to consider a special election to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate. But it's clear that ousting disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich  is at the top of many to-do lists.

Turnout In Presidential Elections Hit 40-Year High

Turnout In Presidential Elections Hit 40-Year High

The number of voters in this year's presidential election was the highest ever.

Webb Named New Ark. GOP Chairman

Webb Named New Ark. GOP Chairman

Former state Sen. Doyle Webb of Benton was elected today as chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party. Webb says he will make the party stronger by nurturing local organizations.

Looking To 2010, Ark. GOP Meets To Pick New Chair

Looking To 2010, Ark. GOP Meets To Pick New Chair

Fresh from gains in last month's election but still struggling in a Democratic-dominated state, Arkansas Republicans will meet Saturday to elect a new party chairman.

Update: Bill For Tax Credit For Stay-At-Home Parents

Update: Bill For Tax Credit For Stay-At-Home Parents

For the thousands of Arkansans who choose not to work outside the home to care for their children, some good news. Senator Denny Altes is trying to get tax credits for stay-at-home moms and dads.

Lincoln: Automakers Still Lack Credible Plan

Lincoln: Automakers Still Lack Credible Plan

U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) Thursday voted against the auto bailout bill, saying it would only commit more taxpayer dollars to a failed business plan.

Ill. Governor's Chief Of Staff Harris Resigns

Ill. Governor's Chief Of Staff Harris Resigns

The chief of staff to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has resigned, three days after he was arrested on government corruption charges along with his boss.

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