Thursday in Arkansas

Legislature: There are six legislative audit meetings at the Capitol today:

Time	Committee	Room	Agenda
10:00 a.m.	Audit: Computer Security	151	Click here
11:00 a.m.	Audit: Orientation	171	Click here
12:00 p.m.	Audit: Executive Committee	207	Click here
1:30 p.m.	Audit: Counties & Municipalities	151	Click here
1:30 p.m.	Audit: Educational Institutions	138	Click here
1:30 p.m.	Audit: State Agencies	130	Click here

Governor Beebe: 7:00 p.m.: Governor Beebe emcees the Arkansas Sheriffs' Youth Ranches Dinner (Peabody, LR)

Elsewhere:
- 10:00 a.m.: Sen. Lincoln visits Childrens Hospital re: reauthorizatrion of S-CHIP
- 11:30 a.m.: Neighborhoods in Bloom (Fed. Res. Bank of St. Louis, LR Branch-Stephens Bldg)
- 6:00 p.m.: 12th Annual Arkansas Children's Award Dinner @ (Peabody Grand Ball Room, LR)

- The Van Buren, Benton, Baxter, Crawford, Pope, and White County Fairs are underway.

- 5:30 p.m.: Open House at the Foreman Building (300 State Line Avenue)
- Early voting has begun for the at-large school board position in Texarkana.

Washington Post: Sunni Democrats push toward middle on Iraq policy
Washington Post: Former Gov. Warner set to seek Senate seat
New York Times: Compromise on oil in Iraq seems to be collapsing
New York Times: Sunni opponent of Al Qaeda in Iraq reported killed
Galveston County Daily News: Humberto howls ashore
Stephens DC Bureau: Legislation would beef up safety commission
Stephens DC Bureau: Senate allocates money for transportation projects
Reuters: Bush eyes troop cuts

Ark. Democrat Gazette: No time to rest on education, legislators told
Ark. Democrat Gazette: Panel told to study memorial at Capitol
Ark. Democrat Gazette: Lawsuit to challenge law on minimum marital age
Ark. Democrat Gazette: Supercomputer to link 3 Arkansas campuses
Ark. News Bureau: Some juv. judges put 1st offenders in custody, committee told
Ark. News Bureau: Survey: Math, science, computer teachers most likely to quit
Associated Press: UA reports $100M gain in endowment
Associated Press: Panel: Central crisis provided reporters' defining moment
Associated Press: Patrol investigating whether Hispanic workers are legal
Associated Press: Disciplined students not denied due process, judge says

John Brummett: May foot tappers adopt?
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Language war
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Eat, drink and be envious
Mike Masterson: Of lunkers and lore
NWA Morning News: Long begins new era at UofA
Arkansas Leader: State studies global warming