http://dir.salon.com/topics/arkansas/?source=rss&aim=arkansas en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT By Gene Lyons Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/10/overreacting_to_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/10/overreacting_to_obama/index.html?source=rss Even some Republicans said their party had gone overboard in criticizing Obama for giving a speech to schoolkids By Gabriel Winant Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/02/lincoln_public/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/02/lincoln_public/index.html?source=rss The Arkansas Democrat won't be voting for the public option. Will more desertions follow? By Gene Lyons Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/20/town_halls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/20/town_halls/index.html?source=rss Elite right-wing foes of healthcare reform are telling lies. The folks listening to them are mostly just scared By Joe Conason Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/12/14/huckabee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/12/14/huckabee/index.html?source=rss The former governor's feckless, faith-based clemency policies in Arkansas continued for years after the convicted rapist was released. By Max Brantley Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/13/huckabee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/13/huckabee/index.html?source=rss The national media seems to have a crush on our ex-governor, but here in Arkansas, we know better. By Gabriel Winant Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/29/arkansas_racists/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/29/arkansas_racists/index.html?source=rss Two Arkansas Republicans, both running for Senate, are not helping with their party's minority voter problem By Gabriel Winant Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/14/that_jew/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/14/that_jew/index.html?source=rss An Arkansas Republican says he only called Sen. Chuck Schumer "that Jew" because he cares about tradition. By Gabriel Winant Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/20/afa_eureka/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/20/afa_eureka/index.html?source=rss A DVD produced by the American Family Association warns of one town it says is "becoming the San Francisco of Arkansas." By Michael Scherer Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/09/huckabee_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/09/huckabee_interview/index.html?source=rss In a Salon interview, the long-shot GOP candidate reveals his convictions about gay marriage, wonders about Mitt Romney's faith, and fires back at Fred Thompson. By Michael Scherer Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/20/huckabee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/20/huckabee/index.html?source=rss Who's paying for those ads attacking Mike Huckabee? Everybody in Arkansas seems to know -- except Huckabee. By Ed Kilgore Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/28/kilgore_south/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/28/kilgore_south/index.html?source=rss Tom Schaller may think the Democrats can whistle past Dixie and still win, but that's a recipe for disaster. By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/05/19/water/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/05/19/water/index.html?source=rss Arkansas mayor solicits two women after they fall behind on water bills. By Gene Lyons Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/feature/2005/12/05/married/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/feature/2005/12/05/married/index.html?source=rss It was the wisest decision of my life -- and not just because she tolerates cheerleader ogling and other male vices. By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/31/huckabee_and_weight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/31/huckabee_and_weight/index.html?source=rss Mike Huckabee, Arkansas' newly skinny governor, weighs in on the humilation of being fat, why government shouldn't police our grease, and whether he's planning to diet his way to the White House. By Michelle Goldberg Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/02/15/covenant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/02/15/covenant/index.html?source=rss Gay Arkansans protest Gov. Mike Huckabee's hetero-only "Celebration of Marriage." By David Horowitz Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/col/horo/2000/04/17/kids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/col/horo/2000/04/17/kids/index.html?source=rss Hillary Clinton, Al Gore and the Democratic Party want your vote if you care about children and education, but have done nothing to deserve it. By Suzi Parker Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/25/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/25/bush/index.html?source=rss George W. Bush travels to Arkansas' Central High School to tout his education platform. By Joe Conason and Gene Lyons Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/06/hillary_clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/06/hillary_clinton/index.html?source=rss The first lady's lost Whitewater billing records were supposed to be the smoking gun that would lead to her indictment. Instead, they corroborated her claims of innocence. By Joe Conason and Gene Lyons Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/03/hale/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/03/hale/index.html?source=rss Kenneth Starr's key Whitewater witness turned his government-funded loan company into an ATM machine for his politically connected friends. When the feds caught on, he tried to blame President Clinton. By Lisa Moricoli Latham Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/01/24/divorce/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/01/24/divorce/index.html?source=rss But their methods ignore social science, solutions and their neediest constituents. By Suzi Parker Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/09/lott/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/09/lott/index.html?source=rss Trent Lott was all set to funnel yet another military project to his home state of Mississippi until Arkansas Sen. Tim Hutchinson took him on. By Annie Murphy Paul Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/12/01/schizo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/12/01/schizo/index.html?source=rss Why are there more black schizophrenics? By Suzi Parker Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/17/slug/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/17/slug/index.html?source=rss Reform Party hopeful Buchanan's mix of barbs and bombast finds a ready audience down in Clinton country. By Suzi Parker Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/25/hatfield/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/25/hatfield/index.html?source=rss When J.H. Hatfield fled New York's media frenzy last week, he made his way back home to the Ozarks, where a man's mistakes are his own damn business. Letters to the Editor Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/09/27/david_kelley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/09/27/david_kelley/index.html?source=rss How dumb does David Kelley think we are? Plus: Matt Drudge is a loudmouthed busybody; members of the mile-high club are disgusting.