Tuesday in Arkansas

Legislature: There are no legislative meetings today.
Governor Beebe: No official events scheduled today.
Lt. Governor Halter: No official events scheduled today.

Elsewhere:
- 9:30 a.m.: Siloam Springs: Light to Freedom rally (march begins at Signature Bank)
- 10:00 a.m.: Fayetteville: UA Donalds W. Reynolds Auditorium: 2007 FOIA Free Educational Seminar

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

12:00 p.m.: Texarkana Bar Assoc. meeting (Northridge)
7:00 p.m.: Planning Commission meets (Arkansas City Hall)
7:00 p.m.: Advocates for Community and Rural Education Candidate Forum (Genoa)
7:30 p.m.: Texarkana Symphony Orchestra -- German Masters (Perot Theatre)

Washington Post: Petraeus backs initial pullout
Washington Post: Clinton campaign to return $850K
New York Times: Petraeus sees bigger role in protecting Iraqi civilians
Stephens DC Bureau: Arkansas lawmakers endorse Bush plan to begin drawdown
Associated Press: Snyder commends general, ambassador on Iraq assessment
Reuters: Awaiting Bernanke

Ark. Democrat Gazette: Kids’ weight problems inching up, state reports
Ark. Democrat Gazette: Future not always clear for clean-air forecasters
Ark. Democrat Gazette: Overloaded big rigs rumble over roads with states’ consent
Associated Press: Some agencies stop most `ridealongs' with deputies
Associated Press: Beebe says he's not likely to grant condemned man clemency
Associated Press: Bald Knob hopes to raise $2M before annexation hearing
Ark. News Bureau: Education Board approves athletic expenditure rules
Ark. News Bureau: Report: Nearly 38% of Ark. children overweight or at risk

Arkansas Democrat Gazette: September 11th
Sen. Blanche Lincoln: View from Iraq
John Brummett: Our gal and guy at AARP
Mike Masterson: Bound to burst
Vic Harville cartoon