President Obama won his 34th and 35th consecutive Democratic primary contests on Tuesday night, claiming victories in Arkansas and Kentucky. But his margin was surprisingly small in Arkansas — a state in which he was opposed by Tennessee lawyer John Wolfe, who had previously been on the presidential primary ballot in Louisiana, Missouri and New Hampshire and will be on the ballot in Texas next week. Wolfe has also run unsuccessfully for Congress four times. Read full article > >

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Obama challenged in Arkansas primary

To anyone who calls himself a speed handicapper, there should be no doubt about the identity of the best colt in the Kentucky Derby . When Bodemeister won his final prep race, the Arkansas Derby, he appeared to be in a class by himself. Read full article > >

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2012 Kentucky Derby: Bodemeister by a Nose

Strong winds and tornadoes have been reported in Arkansas as storms move through parts of the South and Midwest.

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No Injuries Reported as Tornadoes Reported in Ark.

Two years ago, an Arkansas family learned they had lost a son. This past weekend, they learned they had lost another. Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin B. Wise, 34, of Little Rock, Ark., died of wounds sustained during combat in Afghanistan, two years and 11 days after his older brother, Jeremy Wise, was killed in a suicide bombing at Forward Operating Base Chapman near the eastern Afghan city of Khost. Read full article > >

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Brother of slain former SEAL dies of wounds

In northern Arkansas, people whose post offices are on a list of more than 3,600 being considered for closing have mounted campaigns to defend their communities’ lifelines.

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Tiny Arkansas Towns Fight for Post Offices, and Survival

Is organization overrated? Every time you turn on cable news or read a blog, you can’t help but hear talk about how important it is for a presidential candidate to have a large and well-funded political organization to win the all-important Iowa caucuses. And yet, former House speaker Newt Gingrich , the Iowa front-runner with just 22 days left before the caucuses, has — at best — a spartan political organization in the state. And four years ago, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee beat out his far more professionally organized rivals to claim victory in the Hawkeye State. Read full article > >

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How much does organization really matter in Iowa?

For Arkansas death-row inmate.

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Juror’s Tweets Lead to New Trial

Tyrann Mathieu returned a punt 92 yards for a score, and L.S.U. punished Arkansas with 286 yards rushing as the top-ranked Tigers secured a spot in the SEC championship game.

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L.S.U. 41, Arkansas 17: No.1 L.S.U. Tramples No. 3 Arkansas

Workers at a Butterball plant in northwest Arkansas and at another factory nearby help produce about a third of the 43 million turkeys the nation will eat on Thanksgiving.

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Ozark, Ark., a Town That Runs on Turkey

University of Arkansas authorities say they see no “suspicious circumstances” surrounding the death of a 19-year-old football player who was was found dead in his room Sunday.

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Arkansas football player, 19, dies

Will drape canopies over Arkansas River.

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Feds OK Christo’s Next Art Project

A $50 million art project, “Over the River,” will suspend nearly six miles of fabric panels along a 42-mile stretch of the Arkansas River.

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U.S. Approves Christo’s ‘Over the River’ Project in Colorado

Three masked people who approached a car at a stoplight in the Petworth area of the District of Columbia and yelled “trick or treat” were no innocent Halloween revelers, police said. It was about 7:45 p.m. Saturday when a motorist stopped for a traffic signal at 13th Street and Arkansas Avenue NW, and three people in masks came up to the car, police said. Read full article > >

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“Trick or treat” robbers try to steal car in DC

Three masked people who approached a car at a stoplight in the Petworth area of the District of Columbia and yelled “trick or treat” were no innocent Halloween revelers, police said. It was about 7:45 p.m. Saturday when a motorist stopped for a traffic signal at 13th Street and Arkansas Avenue NW, and three people in masks came up to the car, police said. Read full article > >

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“Trick or treat” robbers try to steal car in DC

Three men convicted of killing three 8-year-old boys in a 1993 murder case in Arkansas could be released Friday.

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Deal May Free ‘West Memphis Three’