Wednesday in Arkansas: Day 3 of the special session

Time	Committee	Room	Agenda
10:00 a.m.	House convenes	House Chamber	Not available
10:00 a.m.	Senate convenes	Senate Chamber	Not available

Court	Oral Arguments	Today's Opinions
Supreme Court	No hearings today	No opinions released today
Court of Appeals	Skallerup et al v. Hot Springs	Click here (after 11:00 a.m.)

New York Times: A Bipartisan Bid on Mortgage Aid Is Gaining Speed
Wall Street Journal: Futures Rise; Focus on Bernanke
Washington Post: Environmental Laws to Be Waived for Fence
Los Angeles Times: Dangerous and endangered: A look inside Al Qaeda
Houston Chronicle: NASA: Shuttle's end may cost 2,300 jobs in Houston
Chicago Tribune: Interrogation memo released
Reuters: Can John McCain win in a recession?

Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Sherwood legislator in Kuwait told not to vote
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Severance-tax bills set on cruise in Legislature
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: FEMA units offered, but have a catch
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Closing, 22 payday lenders tell state
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: State sees steady rise in food-aid recipients
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: More rain delays assessments
Ark. News Bureau: House, Senate approve matching severance tax bills
Ark. News Bureau: Some payday lenders shutting down, one chain may resist AG
Ark. News Bureau: Deliberation in election dispute case continue
Ark. News Bureau: Senate announces finalists for Rockefeller memorial bust
Stephens DC Bureau: Boozman sees progress in Iraq despite new violence
Associated Press: Ark. State Police investigating MLK commission
Associated Press: AG says minority of payday lenders say they're closing
Associated Press: Ark. truckers cite fuel prices, park for a day
Associated Press: FEMA's stored mobile homes have formaldehyde
Associated Press: House, Senate roll call on severance tax hike
Associated Press: House roll call on repeal of 2007 botched marriage age law
Associated Press: House roll call on extension of incentives for school districts
Associated Press: Ark. House, Senate support severance tax hike
Associated Press: Boozman back after 7th trip to Iraq

Paul Greenberg: The truly great
Arkansas Democrat Gazette: A word for Miss Chelsea
Texarkana Gazette: On the border
Brenda Blagg: Between the Lines: Marriage Gaffe Makeover
David Sanders: Arkansas's Republican maverick
Meredith Oakley: Clinton’s memory takes another detour
Gene Lyons: Iran wins again
Northwest Arkansas Times: Wow! Really? (Steve Clark)
Vic Harville cartoon