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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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			<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>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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			<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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			<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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<pubDate>Wed, 04 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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			<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>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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			<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, almost ...<br />]]></description>
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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>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>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 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>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>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>
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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>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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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.
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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>
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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>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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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>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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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>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe Announces 30 Appointments To Boards And Commissions</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:



Josh Allen, Springdale, reappointed to the Arkansas Agriculture Board.  Appointment expires August 15, 2013.



Darrell Benham, Conway, to the Arkansas State Respiratory Care Examining Committee.  Appointment expires August 7, 2012.  Replaces David Jordan.



Ruben Garza,...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>ARKANSAS MINORITY HEALTH COMMISSION OFFERS FREE SCREENINGS AT COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR IN FORDYCE, AR!</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Arkansas Minority Health Commission invites you to a Community Health Fair on Saturday, October 24th.  This event will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Fordyce Civic Center, located 300 Hwy 79/167 Bypass Fordyce.

Free, free, free!!  Health screenings for blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, HIV/AIDS, immunization, vision, sickle cell and much more!  Enjoy lots of giveaways, re...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Arkansas Minority Health Commission is searching for a Communications Director</title>
<description><![CDATA[Arkansas Minority Health Commission is searching for a Communications Director.

The position will be open from October 7, 2009 until October 21, 2009.

Preferred Qualifications
Prefer bachelor degree in Mass Communications. Must possess basic thinking and analytical abilities, as well as effective writing and verbal communication skills. Must possess the ability to visualize and put into p...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe Announces 36 Appointments To Boards And Commissions</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:

Mark Arouh, Little Rock, to the Arkansas State Board of Acupuncture and Related Techniques.  Appointment expires July 31, 2012.  Replaces Dr. Janice Vigh.

Carolyn Bullock, Benton, to the Saline County Quorum Court, District #9.  Appointment expires December 31, 2010.  Replaces Owen Bullo...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe Updates Arkansas Media on Europe Trip</title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Updates Arkansas Media on Europe Trip.<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe To Update Arkansas Media On European Economic Development Mission</title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe will call in Tuesday morning from Paris to give an update about the economic-development mission to Europe.  Still photos from the trip should be available for distribution later in the day on Tuesday.

When:  Tuesday, October 6, 10:30 a.m.

Where:  Governor's Conference Room, State Capitol, Little Rock

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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Employers Beware: Poster Predators on the Prowl</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued a consumer alert to Arkansas employers about required business notices. Even though state and federal laws require the posting of certain notices at businesses, these laws do not require the notices to be purchased from a particular company or purchased at all.  Unfortunately, some solicitors seek to charge business owners for these noti...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</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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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: Cultural Treasures on Display</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Arkansas Arts Center, one of the leading arts and cultural venues in our State, has found a way to take its visitors 3,000 years back in time.

Last week, I attended the opening of the museum's newest exhibition, "World of the Pharaohs: Treasures of Egypt Revealed." The exhibit, on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston through July, 2010, is the largest exhibit of its kind Arkansas has...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>AMHC/ADH JOINT HIV RFA GRANT WORKSHOP</title>
<description><![CDATA[AMHC/ADH JOINT HIV RFA GRANT WORKSHOP
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
1:00p-5:00p

Little Rock Hilton Hotel Conference Center
TO VIEW MORE PHOTOS, GO TO PHOTO GALLERY:<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Arkansas Minority Health Commission</dc:creator>
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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: Cultural Treasures on Display</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Arkansas Arts Center, one of the leading arts and cultural venues in our State, has found a way to take its visitors 3,000 years back in time.

Last week, I attended the opening of the museum's newest exhibition, "World of the Pharaohs: Treasures of Egypt Revealed."  The exhibit, on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston through July, 2010, is the largest exhibit of its kind Arkansas ha...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>ADH/AMHC 2010 HIV Prevention Project RFA Letter of Intent Deadline Extended!!!!</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Arkansas Minority Health Commission and the Arkansas Department of Health are partnering to Eliminate Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS by increasing awareness and testing to ultimately improve the health of all Arkansans.   The joint effort has garnered 41 letters of intent from potential applicants!  NOW THAT'S EXCITING!!.  The deadline to submit a letter of intent has been extended.  If your n...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Arkansas Minority Health Commission</dc:creator>
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			<title>Mars Petcare Grand Opening</title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe today participated in the Mars Petcare grand opening in Fort Smith.  The LEED-certified facility will produce Cesar Canine Cuisine products for small dogs and will employ 200 people.  Mars Petcare is the first LEED-certified pet-food manufacturing facility in the world.

<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe Announces Intent To Grant Pardons</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced his intent to grant ten pardons.  An additional 36 clemency requests were denied and 46 had no action taken upon them.  These include requests from both inmates and non-inmates.

The ten applicants intended for pardons have completed all jail time, fulfilled all parole-and-probationary requirements and paid all fines related to their sentences. ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Celebrate Little Rock&#039;s Tobacco Free Parks Policy!</title>
<description><![CDATA[CONGRATULATIONS

City of Little Rock
Arkansas Minority Health Commission (a Minority Health Consortium Partner)
Coalition for a Tobacco Free Arkansas

For Making Our City Parks Smoke-Free!!!

Please join the City of Little Rock and the Coalition for a Tobacco Free Arkansas in a joint press conference to celebrate Little Rock's Tobacco Free Parks Policy that goes into effect on Thursday, Oc...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>The Launch of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Program</title>
<description><![CDATA[Statement from Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter

LITTLE ROCK (September 28, 2009) --Today culminates the end of a three-year effort to bring a Scholarship Lottery to Arkansas.  More important, today marks the beginning of a significant new funding source for college scholarships in a state that ranks 49th nationally in the percentage of adults who have a bachelor's degree.

Tens of thousands o...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Don&#039;t Be Harassed by Debt</title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - In such tough economic times, many people are struggling to make ends meet and finding themselves behind on mortgage, credit and bill payments. Unfortunately for these consumers, calls from bill collectors have become an un-welcomed addition to their daily routine. Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued this consumer alert to advise Arkansans of their rights under the federal...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: Building Global Investment in Arkansas</title>
<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, I was proud to participate in the groundbreaking of a new wind turbine facility in Jonesboro.  This event was significant for three reasons.  First, Nordex's new plant will bring us 700 new jobs by 2014.  This is encouraging news at a time when we have witnessed other plants closing and hard-working people losing their jobs.  Secondly, Nordex manufactures components for the win...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Governor Beebe&#039;s weekly column and radio address: Building Global Investment in Arkansas</title>
<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, I was proud to participate in the groundbreaking of a new wind turbine facility in Jonesboro. This event was significant for three reasons. First, Nordex's new plant will bring us 700 new jobs by 2014. This is encouraging news at a time when we have witnessed other plants closing and hard-working people losing their jobs. Secondly, Nordex manufactures components for the wind-en...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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