Monday in Arkansas: Day 1 of the special session

Time	Committee	Room	Agenda
12:00 p.m.	House convenes	Chamber	N/A
12:30 p.m.	Address by the governor	Chamber	N/A
Upon adjournment	House Judiciary	149	Click here
Call of the Chair	House Revenue & Tax	151	Click here
Call of the Chair	House Education	138	Click here
Call of the Chair	Senate Judiciary	171	Click here
Call of the Chair	Senate Revenue & Tax	OSC	Click here

Time	Event	Place
12:30 p.m.	Governor addresses the Legislature	House Chamber
3:00 p.m.	Meeting w/ FEMA Administrator David Paulison	Capitol

Time	Place	Event
10:00 a.m.	Capitol (OSC)	MADD Press conference: Saving Lives
11:45 a.m.	LR Hilton	Lt. Gov. Halter addresses Midtown Rotary

Washington Post: States Are Hit Hard by Economic Downturn
New York Times: McCain Faces Test in Wooing Elite Donors
Wall Street Journal: HUD Secretary Expected to Quit
Los Angeles Times: Bill Clinton tells superdelegates to 'chill'
Houston Chronicle: Obama gains more ground in Texas
Chicago Tribune: Clinton has blue-collar appeal
Reuters: Bush seeks to salvage legacy at NATO and Putin summits

Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Gas-tax special session a rerun
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Mineral-rights holders say safeguards lacking
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: FEMA director in state today
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: School-mergers study finds several positives
Associated Press: Few surprises expected as special session begins
Associated Press: Northeast Arkansans cleaning up as water recedes
Associated Press: New study finds pluses, minuses in combining districts

NWA Morning News: Politicians Answer To The People
John Brummett: Hillary Clinton misspoke
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Message from a cave
Pat Lynch: Sermons lack key ingredient
Vic Harville cartoon