http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ar-news/ en-us Sun, 5 Jul 2009 17:31:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285998/posts Mike Huckabee, himself once an object of significant media attention, has always chafed a bit at Sarah Palin's rise. And in two different bytes on "Fox News Sunday" today he didn't mince words about her decision to resign. "In a primary this is going to be an issue she'll have to face. Will she be able to withstand the pressure?" he asked. And, referring to the ethics inquiries Palin faces, Huckabee said of his own time as a GOP governor in an overwhelmingly Democratic state:"If that had been the case for me, I would've quit in my first month. If... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285998/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 17:31:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284816/posts As many people across the nation enjoy a day off for July 4th, the grills will be fired up and the fireworks will light up the night sky. It is a time for celebrating our nation’s freedom from the British government’s tyranny and control over a group of independent patriots, determined to build a nation based upon individual freedoms and rights. While the current trend in Washington is to move toward the oppressive, suffocating monstrosity of big government (which is spawning TEA Parties across the nation), it is a time for my family and me to reflect, not only on... Family Security Matters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284816/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 13:55:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284000/posts Slaying an afterthought to LR robbery, police say Teens’ accounts of killing differ in affidavit BY JACOB QUINN SANDERS ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE All that the four teenage boys wanted to do, Little Rock police say, was rob the old man and scare him a little. Killing him, police said, was an afterthought. According to an arrest warrant affidavit unsealed Wednesday, the four boys, who ranged in age from 14 to 16, met Tuesday afternoon at the corner of Eddy Lane and Lark Place in a quiet, older neighborhood just south of Base Line Road, just to hang out. One asked if... ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284000/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:56:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283762/posts FAYETTEVILLE - Under Arkansas law, officials now state Ulmer's unborn child will not count as a "person" in this murder investigation. Officials say this means Ricky Ray Anderson will not be charged with the alleged murder of Ulmer's child. According to the state medical examiner's office, Ulmer's unborn baby was 10 weeks old. And Prosecuting Attorney John Threet says since the unborn child still had two weeks to go before Arkansas law recognizes "it" as a person, Anderson cannot be charged with the murder of Ulmer's unborn child. "If the unborn child is less than 12 weeks, then there's not... 5 news (Northwest Arkansas) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283762/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 01:22:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283480/posts Three suspects appeared in a Little Rock courtroom this morning and pleaded not guilty to murder charges in a burglary-turned-shooting Tuesday afternoon that left a homeowner dead. The three juveniles are all charged as adults in the killing of Maurice Clark, 67, at his home at 4 Lark Place, just south of Baseline Road. They're identified as: Thomas Stacy Caffery, 17 Craig Deshaun Woods, 15 Mashawn Kendrick, 14 Bonds for each of the teens, who are all from Little Rock, were set at one-million-dollars. They are also charged with theft of property and fleeing. According to police reports read in... KARK (AR NBC affiliate) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283480/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 19:14:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282333/posts 1. Alaska 2. Maine 3. New Mexico 4. Arkansas 5. Texas 6. Missouri 7. Oregon 8. Idaho 9. Virginia 10. Wyoming human events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282333/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:33:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279016/posts Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:29 AM CDT The fatal shooting of a Sequoyah County man by his daughter Thursday was justified, and no charges will be filed, District 27 First Assistant District Attorney John David Luton said Tuesday. Luton said he and Assistant District Attorney Kyle Waters reviewed investigators’ reports regarding the death of Keith Arnold Foreman, 47, of the Brent community. Times Record, Ft. Smith http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279016/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:46:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277054/posts LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Hogs on the highway aren't always motorcycles. Arkansas State Police say a tractor-trailer rig hauling pigs overturned early Monday on a major highway and some of the four-legged hogs got loose. The wreck and the roaming porkers closed a stretch of Interstate 430 connecting Little Rock to North Little Rock. State Police spokesman Bill Sadler said morning commuters were detoured around the area as troopers and others tried to corral the escaped hogs. The swine could weigh as much as 800 pounds each. Authorities said the truck was carrying about 90 hogs. Some of them remained... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277054/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:41:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274540/posts Freepers: As usual, I try to find "experts" on certain issues here before I go searching for the "googled" or "wiki" answers.I have a large hive of honey bees (non-african) in my wall of my house. I have tolerated them for a wile (they have been there for four-five years), but this year they are much, much more numerous and I fear that the mold/mildew inside of my siding will be detrimental in the long run. I want to safely remove them without destroying the hive and transplant them to a bee box. Beekeeping has been one of my "learn... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274540/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:38:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273650/posts Judge receives mental update in Pressly case Slaying suspect has confessed three times, prosecutors say BY JOHN LYNCH ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE The Marianna man accused of killing TV news anchor Anne Pressly has “confessed” three times to the slaying, a Pulaski County prosecutor revealed during a court hearing Tuesday. The claim by chief deputy prosecutor John Johnson prompted a challenge from defendant Curtis Lavelle Vance, who said his statements were made under duress because Little Rock police had threatened his life. “That was under extreme pressure,” Vance said. “I had a gun in my face.” Prosecutors denied Vance’s allegations of coercion... Arkansas Democrat Gazette (subscription may be needed) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273650/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:58:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272881/posts LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A deputy prosecutor in Arkansas says the man charged with capital murder in the beating death of a TV anchorwoman has confessed to the killing. Curtis Vance is charged in the beating death last October of Anne Pressly, an anchorwoman for KATV in Little Rock. Pressly survived five days after she was found severely beaten in her home. Yahoo - AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272881/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:45:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272626/posts U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday officially named former U.S. President Bill Clinton as special envoy to Haiti. The position calls for Clinton to work to create jobs and access to basic services for the people of Haiti. “All I want to do is help the Haitians take over control of their own destiny,” Clinton said. The U.N. Office for the Special Envoy for Haiti said unemployment reaches 70 percent nationally and 78 percent of Haitians live on less than $2 a day. Even though Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Ban said he believes that it... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272626/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:45:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272611/posts Tom Cox, president of the Arkansas Tea Party organization, will announce his candidacy for the Senate on Monday at a gathering of the Arkansas Tea Party group in downtown Little Rock. Cox, who plans to run in the Republican primary, is the first leader of the grassroots anti-tax movement to run for federal office. He is seeking the Senate seat held by Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln. The local businessman, who has not previously run for elected office, became involved in the Tea Party movement after watching CNBC host Rick Santelli’s February rant against the federal stimulus. . . . .... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272611/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:13:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272476/posts Tea Party organizer launches Senate bid Posted: 07:40 PM ET From CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby WASHINGTON (CNN) – The Tea Party movement appears to have produced its first official candidate for national office. Tom Cox, the founder and chairman of the Arkansas Tea Party organization, announced at a rally on Monday that he will seek the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Blanche Lincoln. Cox, who owns Aloha Pontoon Boats in North Little Rock, has never sought elected office before. But after organizing a large Tea Party protest against the administration's fiscal policies in April, Cox said a number... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272476/posts#comment Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:56:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271005/posts Attorney General Dustin McDaniel joined 21 other state attorneys general Thursday in writing U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to oppose any proposed effort to reinstate the federal assault-weapons ban, which was passed in 1994 but expired in 2004. President Barack Obama said in April that the ban "made sense" but that he wouldn't push to reinstate it because it would be difficult to pass in Congress. McDaniel said in a news release that he shared Obama's desire to reduce crime. "However, based on the facts available, there is no reason to believe this law will result in any meaningful reduction... NWAnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271005/posts#comment Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:45:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269787/posts On a Sunday morning in Wichita, Kan., a man is murdered while attending church. The killing is immediately labeled a "hate crime" and an act of "domestic terrorism." The news media is outraged. Television networks act as if the man was a martyr, and the story is front-page news in every newspaper in the country. Attorney General Eric Holder orders the U.S. Marshal's Office to increase security around the slain man's business and around similar businesses. Later he announces that the Justice Department will launch a federal investigation into the murder to see if it was a conspiracy. The next... Tampa Trib http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269787/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:22:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269009/posts DES MOINES, Iowa - Mike Huckabee is returning to the site of one of his biggest presidential primary wins and wading into Iowa state politics -- a move seen as risky but potentially rewarding should he opt for another presidential run. Huckabee will be the draw Wednesday at a Spirit Lake fundraiser for Bob Vander Plaats, a top leader in Huckabee's caucus campaign who is expected to run for governor next year and who has the backing of many social conservatives. "Bob Vander Plaats is an exceptional leader. That's why I'd like to see him win next year," Huckabee said... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269009/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:41:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268926/posts It happened at about 6:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Express on Sanders Street. Police say a person called the front desk and said they were an employee at a fire sprinkler service. Officer Sharen Carter says the caller told the clerk there was a problem with the sprinklers and the clerk needed to reset them by pulling the fire alarm. She complied, which caused the alarm go off. Police say the caller then told her to pull the lever on the fire alarm down, but she was unable to do so. Carter says the caller then instructed the clerk... KARK 4 News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268926/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:15:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268730/posts GI hurt in LR gunfire undeterred AP says suspect in case declared killing justified BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS The last time U.S. Army Pvt. Quinton Ezeagwula was inside a military recruiting office, he was shot, bleeding and hoping another soldier could survive his own wounds. Even before Ezeagwula took a seat in front of waiting microphones and television lights Tuesday afternoon, The Associated Press reported that the man accused in his attack had said in a phone interview from the Pulaski County jail that firing the shots that wounded Ezeagwula and killed Pvt. William Long could not be... Arkansas Democrat Gazette (subscription may be needed) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268730/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:31:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268295/posts Little Rock, Ark.- A muslim convert charged with fatally shooting an American Soldier at a military recruiting center said Tuesday that he doesn't consider the killing a murder because U.S. military action in the middle East justified it. I do feel I'm not guilty abdulhakim muhammad told the assocaited press Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268295/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 22:09:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268360/posts WASHINGTON, June 9, 2009 – A soldier wounded last week during an attack at a recruiting office in Little Rock, Ark., that claimed a fellow soldier’s life expressed no bitterness today at his attacker, and said the incident has done nothing to dampen his desire to serve in the Army. Army Pvt. Quinton Ezeagwula, 18, spoke publicly about the incident for the first time since he was gunned down outside an Army recruiting office June 1. He is recovering from gunshot wounds to his neck, back and buttocks. Army Pvt. William Long, 23, was killed in the attack. He was... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268360/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 23:45:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267926/posts The day before he died, U.S. Army Pvt. William Andrew “Andy” Long floated the Buffalo River with his sister, Vanessa Rice. If he had his way, she said, the pair would have gone skydiving. “I’m so blessed to have had that day with Andy,” Rice tearfully told guests at her brother’s funeral Monday at Harlan Park Baptist Church in Conway. “My brother meant the world to me. Andy loved to be outdoors, to travel, and he couldn’t wait to get to Korea to serve his country.” The service was followed by a burial with full military honors Monday at the... ARDEMGAZ (requires subscription) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267926/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 13:12:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267866/posts CONWAY, Ark. -- A soldier shot and killed at a military recruiting office in Arkansas last week was laid to rest Monday, though what his headstone will eventually read is still unknown. Pvt. William Andrew Long's family must still decide whether his tombstone lists him as the first soldier to die at the hands of a terrorist since Sept. 11, 2001. Police say Long was shot and killed June 1 by Abdulhakim Muhammad, 23, a Muslim convert, at a recruiting center at a suburban Little Rock strip mall. Muhammad, who also allegedly injured another Army private, targeted soldiers "because of... newsmax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267866/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 11:58:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267423/posts <p>Little Rock - Army Private William Long was to have been on his way to his first posting today when, instead, he was being eulogized in his hometown.</p> <p>Long, from Conway, was killed June 1 outside the Army-Navy Career Center in west Little Rock where he had volunteered to tell others about his military experience. A Muslim convert once imprisoned in Yemen has pleaded not guilty to capital murder in Long's death. He allegedly told police he targeted Army personnel "because of what they had done to Muslims in the past."</p> KATV Channel 7 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267423/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 19:53:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267026/posts The case has attracted high-level attention, with President Obama saying Thursday in a written statement that he was "deeply saddened" by the shootings. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267026/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 09:38:23 GMT