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College of the Ozarks President Moving to Chancellor Role; Search for Successor Begins
Jerry Davis has led the private Christian school since 1988. read more >
Federal Crackdown on False Loan Claims Ensnares IberiaBank
When IberiaBank Corp. agreed in December to pay $11.7 million to settle allegations by Arkansas whistleblowers that it filed false claims for mortgage loan guarantees, it became the first lender working in the state to join a lengthy roster of lenders that have settled similar allegations with the U.S. Department of Justice since 2011. read more >
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#ARPX: What to Watch In Today’s Arkansas Primary (Robert Coon & Blake Rutherford On Politics)
From the presidential race to implications for Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Robert Coon and Blake Rutherford to assess what we’ve seen — and will see — in the final hours of the Arkansas primary. read more >
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Mike Huckabee Ends His 2nd Bid for President
Mike Huckabee ended his second campaign for the White House on Monday amid a dismal showing in the Iowa caucuses that he won in his first bid eight years ago. read more >
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Low Polling Drags Mike Huckabee to Undercard Debate
Two candidates who have been part of each of the prime-time Republican debates so far, Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee, have been demoted to next week's undercard event because of low national poll numbers. read more >
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Arkansas Filing Period Begins With Huckabee First In Line
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee was the first in line Monday to make his bid official as the White House hopeful helped kick off the one-week filing period in his home state for candidates in next year's election. read more >
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Insurgents vs Mainstream: CNBC Debate Highlights GOP’s 2 Tracks
Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio fought for control of the Republican's establishment wing in Wednesday night's third GOP debate, as insurgent outsiders Donald Trump and Ben Carson defended the seriousness of their White House bids. read more >
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Ben Carson Headlining Rally in East Arkansas
Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson is returning to Arkansas to headline a campaign rally at a West Memphis school. read more >
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AP-GfK Poll: GOP Says Donald Trump Tops List of Electable Candidates
A majority of Republican voters view only four of their party's presidential contenders as potential general election winners, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. read more >
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6 Republican 2016 Hopefuls Woo Faithful at Texas Megachurch
Six Republican presidential candidates are converging on a megachurch in suburban Dallas on Sunday, underscoring how important the evangelical vote is to many White House hopefuls. read more >
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Issues, Too: GOP Candidates Debate More Than Donald Trump This Time
Amid the back-and-forth bickering over Donald Trump, the Republican presidential contest took a substantive and serious turn in Wednesday's prime-time debate, with candidates wrangling over immigration, gay marriage and foreign affairs. read more >
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5 Takeaways From Wednesday’s GOP Debate on CNN
Celebrity real estate mogul Donald Trump and 10 more Republican candidates for president met at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for the party's second prime-time debate. Here's five takeaways from Wednesday night's debate. read more >
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Shifting Debate Strategies, GOP Hopefuls to Take on Trump
Donald Trump's unexpected durability has led some of his rivals to shift their strategy for Wednesday's second debate. Now their goal is to engage Trump, without inflicting any damage on their own campaigns. read more >
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In Little Rock, GOP Presidential Candidate Ben Carson Stands As Another Political Outsider
Ben Carson is emerging in polls as a top-tier candidate in the 17-person Republican presidential field, but that rise is being eclipsed by Donald Trump and his headline-grabbing rhetoric and feuds. read more >
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In Hope, Mike Huckabee Poised to Launch 2nd White House Bid
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is preparing another bid for the Republican presidential nomination, eight years after his first run. read more >
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Ben Carson to Conclude Harding Lecture Series
Dr. Ben Carson, a professor of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery and pediatrics at the John Hopkins School of Medicine, is set to close out the 2013-14 Harding University Studies Institute Distinguished Lecture Series next week. read more >
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