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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: Clinton Center Drives Tourism and Development</title>
<description><![CDATA[Arkansas made history five years ago when four U.S. Presidents and dignitaries from around the world joined a crowd of more than 25,000 to celebrate the opening of a single building.  On that cold, rainy November day, we stood together to celebrate the dedication of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center.  That week was merely a precursor to the economic and tourist boon this museum and presid...<br />]]></description>
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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: Clinton Center Drives Tourism and Development</title>
<description><![CDATA[Arkansas made history five years ago when four U.S. Presidents and dignitaries from around the world joined a crowd of more than 25,000 to celebrate the opening of a single building.  On that cold, rainy November day, we stood together to celebrate the dedication of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center.  That week was merely a precursor to the economic and tourist boon this museum and presid...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Educational Expansion at Mid-South Community College</title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe today participated in Mid-South Community College's groundbreaking ceremony of its ADTEC Biodiesel Technology Education Center and the grand opening of its Arkansas Workforce Center. Both will provide the College with valuable resources for their students' educational and career prospects and for research into the important industry of biofuels development.



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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe Adds Saline County To State Individual Assistance List</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has added Saline County as the 13th county where storm and flood victims may be eligible for limited State aid from the Governor's Disaster Fund. Beebe earlier authorized the assistance for Arkansans with uninsured damage to their primary residences in Columbia, Franklin, Grant, Johnson, Lincoln, Logan, Lonoke, Ouachita, Pulaski, Scott, Union and White Counties.
...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: College and Career Planning Now Available</title>
<description><![CDATA[I know from my own life's experience that the opportunity for success begins with a good education.  In this day and age, it is essential to have a postsecondary degree and training if you want to find a fulfilling and long-lasting career.  Last year, we established the Arkansas Works Initiative, a call to communities across Arkansas to band together and coordinate efforts to make their hometowns ...<br />]]></description>
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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: College and Career Planning Now Available</title>
<description><![CDATA[I know from my own life's experience that the opportunity for success begins with a good education. In this day and age, it is essential to have a postsecondary degree and training if you want to find a fulfilling and long-lasting career. Last year, we established the Arkansas Works Initiative, a call to communities across Arkansas to band together and coordinate efforts to make their hometowns mo...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Delta Classic 4 Literacy Game was November 7, 2009</title>
<description><![CDATA[TAKE ME FISHIN' CD was passed out at the Delta Classic 4 Literacy game November 7, 2009 between UAPB & Grambling.  There were TAKE ME FISHIN'FREE CDs distributed by AMHC/AGFC. Both AMHC and AGFC had booths next to each other to promote healthier living/eating by getting outside, having fun and getting healthy!

AMHC Commissioner, Ms. Vivian Flowers, Chair of the AMHC Board participated in a "Liv...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Uninsured Arkansans: Call 1-877-236-7617 to Reserve Free Clinic Appointment</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK (November 12, 2009) - More than 800 volunteers have registered to work at a free health-care clinic Saturday, November 21, in downtown Little Rock that will provide medical treatment for uninsured Arkansans, ages 6 to 65.  The Little Rock C.A.R.E. Clinic hours will be from noon to 7 p.m. at the Statehouse Convention Center.

Potential patients can reserve an appointment by calling 1-...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe Authorizes $2,000,000 In Disaster Funds For Flood And Storm Victims</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has authorized $2,000,000 from the Governor's Disaster Fund to provide limited individual assistance for flood and storm victims in 12 Arkansas counties. Arkansans with uninsured damage to their primary residences may be eligible for State aid in Columbia, Franklin, Grant, Johnson, Lincoln, Logan, Lonoke, Ouachita, Pulaski, Scott, Union and White Counties.
...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Beebe Declares 46 Counties Disaster Areas After October 29 Storms</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has declared Arkansas, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Cross, Dallas, Drew, Faulkner, Franklin, Fulton, Grant, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lee, Lincoln, Logan, Lonoke, Marion, Miller, Monroe, Nevada, Newton, Ouachita, Poinsett, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Scott, Sha...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe Expands Arkansas Works Initiative To Offer Job Training, Career Education</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced a major expansion of Arkansas Works, the governor's strategic initiative to coordinate education, training and economic development in Arkansas communities.  The expansion focuses on providing unemployed and underemployed Arkansans with career training and educational opportunities.

"As communities work hard to attract new business, the S...<br />]]></description>
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			<title>Governor Beebe Declares  46 Counties Disaster Areas After October 29 Storms</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has declared Arkansas, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Cross, Dallas, Drew, Faulkner, Franklin, Fulton, Grant, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lee, Lincoln, Logan, Lonoke, Marion, Miller, Monroe, Nevada, Newton, Ouachita, Poinsett, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Scott, Sha...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe Orders Flags Flown At Half-Staff</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has ordered U.S. and Arkansas flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Friday in honor of those killed and wounded at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday.
"There is still much we don't know about this terrible tragedy, but Arkansans join our fellow Americans who are grief-stricken by this senseless loss of life," Beebe said.  "Arkansas military pers...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe Extends Flag Lowering To Coincide With Presidential Order</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Late this morning, President Barack Obama ordered U.S. flags at federal offices installations lowered to half-staff until sunset on Tuesday in honor of those killed and wounded at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday.

To coincide with this order, Governor Mike Beebe has extended the order requesting U.S. and Arkansas flags in our State to be flown at half-staff through Tuesday as we...<br />]]></description>
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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: Good News Amid Continued Challenges</title>
<description><![CDATA[No one can deny it's been a tough year economically, and this week, we learned of more layoffs Arkansans must endure. Navistar, which has made school buses in Conway for decades, announced that it will close its Faulkner County plant, affecting almost 500 employees. Paper-product manufacturer Georgia-Pacific also announced layoffs. Businesses, large and small, are suffering, and thousands of Arkan...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Ask the Governor KARN</title>
<description><![CDATA[Listen to Part One of KARN's "Ask The Governor"

Listen to Part Two of KARN's "Ask The Governor"

Listen to Part Three of KARN's "Ask The Governor"

Listen to Part Four of KARN's "Ask The Governor"

Listen to Part Five of KARN's "Ask The Governor"<br />]]></description>
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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: Good News Amid Continued Challenges</title>
<description><![CDATA[No one can deny it's been a tough year economically, and this week, we learned of more layoffs Arkansans must endure.  Navistar, which has made school buses in Conway for decades, announced that it will close its Faulkner County plant, affecting almost 500 employees.  Paper-product manufacturer Georgia-Pacific also announced layoffs.  Businesses, large and small, are suffering, and thousands of Ar...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>PRESS RELEASE! STATE OF ARKANSAS OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR FREE CLINIC SERVICES ON NOVEMBER 21, 2009</title>
<description><![CDATA[STATE OF ARKANSAS
OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR


CONTACT: Garry Hoffmann
PHONE: 501-683-6970
E-MAIL:  garry.hoffmann@arkansas.gov


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Halter Announces Toll-Free Patient Appointment Phone Line,
Volunteer-Registration Web Site for Free Medical Clinic in LR

LITTLE ROCK (November 2, 2009) - The National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC) has established a toll-fr...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>November is Adoption Awareness Month</title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe helps commemorate November as Adoption Awareness Month while asking more Arkansas families to consider opening their homes and hearts to children who need permanent families.

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			<title>Federal Aid For Farmers Now Available In 60 Arkansas Counties</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has received word from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack that more Arkansas farmers will now be eligible to apply for emergency low-interest loans from the federal government.

The USDA issued a new Secretarial disaster declaration related to October flooding and confirmed that a previous declaration issued in June remains in effect.

The...<br />]]></description>
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			<title>Governor Beebe Announces 13 Appointments To Boards And Commissions</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:

Gerald Carr, Bryant, to the Board of the Division of State Services for the Blind.  Appointment expires June 30, 2013.  Replaces James Johnson.

Todd Edwards, Leachville, to the Arkansas Northeastern College Board of Trustees.  Appointment expires December 31, 2014.  Replaces Ronnie Kennett...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Call In &#38; Sign Up for Free Medical Clinic on November 21 in Little Rock</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK (November 2, 2009) - The National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC) has established a toll-free patient-appointment telephone number and a volunteer-registration Web site for the free medical clinic scheduled for Saturday, November 21, at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock, Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter announced today.

	People who wish to receive medical c...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: Community Achievement Strengthens Arkansas</title>
<description><![CDATA[I recently spent a day touring Waldron in western Arkansas. The town, located in Scott County, is home to 3,500 people, and is similar to many other small towns around the State. Many of its citizens work in timber, food processing, and livestock and poultry production. But what impresses me about Waldron is the willingness its people have shown in recent years to work and sacrifice together to ma...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: Community Achievement Strengthens Arkansas</title>
<description><![CDATA[I recently spent a day touring Waldron in western Arkansas.  The town, located in Scott County, is home to 3,500 people, and is similar to many other small towns around the State.  Many of its citizens work in timber, food processing, and livestock and poultry production.  But what impresses me about Waldron is the willingness its people have shown in recent years to work and sacrifice together to...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe Adds Three Counties To List Of Disaster Declarations</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has declared Fulton, Little River and Woodruff Counties state disaster areas due to heavy October rainfall and flooding.  This brings the number of declared counties to 23.  Last week, Beebe declared disasters in Ashley, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Lafayette, Lincoln, Lonoke, Madison, Miller, Nevada, P...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: Building Healthy Habits at School</title>
<description><![CDATA[Experts tell us that our nation is in the midst of an "obesity epidemic", and sadly, obesity is one of Arkansas's most prevalent health problems.  Fortunately, it is also one of the most preventable.  The percentage of overweight and obese adults in our State has increased from more than 53 percent to nearly 66 percent over the past decade.  Among Arkansas children in grades pre-K through 12, almo...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: Building Healthy Habits at School</title>
<description><![CDATA[Experts tell us that our nation is in the midst of an "obesity epidemic", and sadly, obesity is one of Arkansas's most prevalent health problems. Fortunately, it is also one of the most preventable. The percentage of overweight and obese adults in our State has increased from more than 53 percent to nearly 66 percent over the past decade. Among Arkansas children in grades pre-K through 12, almost ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Protect Yourself from Identity Theft</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - This week has been designated "National Protect Your Identity Week." As part of this national effort to raise awareness, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued this consumer alert to provide Arkansans with tips on how to better protect their identities and their financial integrity.

Although there is no way to make sure that your personal information is totally safe, everyone ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Lieutenant Governor Halter Renews &#34;Friendly Exchange,&#34; Looks to Future with Chinese Foreign Minister</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK (October 22, 2009) -- Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter and a Chinese foreign minister renewed their discussions Thursday about advancing commercial, cultural and educational exchanges between China's largest province and the state of Arkansas.

Halter and Feng Yongchen, director-general of the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Henan Province, first met last August i...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Arkansas Farmers May Already Be Eligible For Federal Aid</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas farmers who have suffered recent crop damage may already be eligible for federal assistance under a disaster declaration that has been in place since Governor Mike Beebe requested it early this summer.

"We are continuing to do whatever we can to acquire federal assistance for our farmers who are left hurting by this unusually wet year," Beebe said.  "These fed...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&#38;news_id=1921</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Revised Forecast To Cut State Budget For Current Fiscal Year</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has accepted a recommendation by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration to cut the state budget by $100 million for the current fiscal year.  The revised budget forecast comes after revenues fell below those predicted for the first three months of the fiscal year.

"Just like any family or business, state government must live within i...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Governor&#039;s Office</dc:creator>
<category>News Releases</category>
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			<title>Governor Beebe Declares 20 Counties Disaster Areas Due To Heavy Rains And Flooding</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe has declared Ashley, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Lafayette, Lincoln, Lonoke, Madison, Miller, Nevada, Prairie and Union Counties state disaster areas due to damage caused by heavy October rains and flooding.

The Individual Assistance Program has also been activated for residents of three...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: Selling Arkansas Beyond Our Borders</title>
<description><![CDATA[I returned to Arkansas this past week after an economic-development and trade mission to Europe, with stops in England, France and Germany.  This trip has given me a renewed optimism for increased European investment in Arkansas.  We have been working for nearly three years now to reverse the international outsourcing trend and bring more foreign investment and jobs to Arkansas.  We've just taken ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Governor&#039;s Office</dc:creator>
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			<title>Don&#039;t Get Swept Up in a Chimney Sweep Scam</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - If your home has a chimney, you could be the target of a scam. Each year homeowners receive unsolicited offers, either through a knock at the door or a flyer in the mail, for a low-cost chimney cleaning.  While the offers usually run from $30 to $50, the cleaner often collects this fee, does not do the work, and then informs the consumer that he needs several thousand dollars worth o...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&#38;news_id=271</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: Selling Arkansas Beyond Our Borders</title>
<description><![CDATA[I returned to Arkansas this past week after an economic-development and trade mission to Europe, with stops in England, France and Germany.  This trip has given me a renewed optimism for increased European investment in Arkansas.  We have been working for nearly three years now to reverse the international outsourcing trend and bring more foreign investment and jobs to Arkansas.  We've just taken ...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&#38;news_id=1915</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Governor&#039;s Office</dc:creator>
<category>Columns</category>
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			<title>Free Medical Care for a Day in Little Rock</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock will be the site of a free medical clinic for people seeking care from a health professional on Saturday, November 21, Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter said today.  The National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC), a national nonprofit organization, will operate the clinic.

"This is a fantastic opportunity for Arkansans who need health care to get t...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ltgovernor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&#38;news_id=93</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Lieutenant Governor&#039;s Office</dc:creator>
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			<title>Governor Beebe Announces 34 Appointments To Boards And Commissions</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:

Dr. Ronald Robertson, Little Rock, reappointed to the Governor's Trauma Advisory Council.  Appointment expires July 1, 2011.

To the Arkansas Coalition for Juvenile Justice:

D'Lorah Hughes, Fayetteville.

Graham Jones, Greenwood.

Scott Tanner, Little Rock.

Regina Wilson, Lit...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&#38;news_id=1914</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Governor&#039;s Office</dc:creator>
<category>News Releases</category>
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			<title>Opening of Highway 67 Expansion through Northeast Arkansas</title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe today participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new section of U.S. Highway 67 through Northeast Arkansas. The 18 miles of new road will extend U.S. 67 to its intersection with Highway 226.
<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&#38;news_id=1913</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Governor&#039;s Office</dc:creator>
<category>News Releases</category>
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			<title>Governor Beebe Returns From European Economic-Development and Trade Mission</title>
<description><![CDATA[The delegation met with ten European companies already invested in Arkansas:



Unilever (Skippy Peanut Butter)

ASDA (UK branch of Walmart)

Zodiac Aerospace (Amfuel in Magnolia)

L'Oreal (Maybelline in North Little Rock)

Dassault Falcon (Little Rock)

St. Jean Industries (Heber Springs)

Saint-Gobain (CertainTeed, Norton and Saint-Gobain Proppants in Glenwood, Little Ro...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&#38;news_id=1912</link>
<guid>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&#38;news_id=1912</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Governor&#039;s Office</dc:creator>
<category>News Releases</category>
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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: One Flu Season, Two Vaccines</title>
<description><![CDATA[This is Governor Mike Beebe. While I'm in Europe on an economic development mission, I've asked Dr. Paul Halverson of the Arkansas Health Department to give us an update about flu season and the availability of vaccinations. Dr. Halverson?

Thank you, Governor.

Influenza, or flu, is a contagious respiratory disease caused by viruses. There are several varieties of the flu. Currently, Arkansas...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&#38;news_id=1908</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Governor&#039;s Office</dc:creator>
<category>Radio</category>
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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: One Flu Season, Two Vaccines</title>
<description><![CDATA[This is Governor Mike Beebe. While I'm in Europe on an economic development mission, I've asked Dr. Paul Halverson of the Arkansas Health Department to give us an update about flu season and the availability of vaccinations. Dr. Halverson?

Thank you, Governor.

Influenza, or flu, is a contagious respiratory disease caused by viruses.  There are several varieties of the flu.  Currently, Arkans...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&#38;news_id=1907</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Governor&#039;s Office</dc:creator>
<category>Columns</category>
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			<title>You Don&#039;t Have to be on a Game Show to Use Your Lifeline</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK -Certain consumers may be eligible to receive discounted phone service, and today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued this consumer alert to inform Arkansans about the "Lifeline" and "Link-Up" programs.

"In these tough economic times, every extra dollar matters," said McDaniel, "and if you can save some money on your phone bills, it's worth your time to investigate."
...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&#38;news_id=270</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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