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If all the disgusting and borderline (or outright) violent rhetoric that's been thrown around in politics lately hasn't been enough to disgust you, maybe this will be. Jacob Burris, campaign manager for Ken Aden, a Democrat who is running for Congress in Arkansas, came home last night to find his family's cat had been brutally murdered. Its head was bashed in, and someone had scrawled the word "liberal" in paint across its dead body. (There is a graphic picture here, which is not for the faint of heart.) More »
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An Arkansas high school student is suing her school after they made her share the valedictorian spot — allegedly because she is black. More »
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Days after thousands of dead birds dropped from the sky in Beebe, Arkansas, 100,000 dead fish have washed up on the shores of the Arkansas River. Looks like it's time to stock up on canned goods and tinfoil hats! More »
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More than a thousand blackbirds fell from the sky over an Arkansas town, and no one knows why. Wild, rampant speculation time! More »
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Clint McCance, the Arkansas school board member who wrote homophobic rants on his Facebook page, announced his resignation yesterday on AC360. But his apology left something to be desired. More »
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An Arkansas school board member wrote on Facebook, "I like that fags cant procreate. I also enjoy the fact that they often give each other aids and die." His district has condemned his statements, but they can't fire him. More »
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One Onion analyst says the law is too time-consuming: "simply requiring women to watch a computer simulation of their baby, what it would have looked like, saying 'I love you Mommy,' would have been enough." [The Onion] More »
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• Hey, did you forget, Barack is on vacation? In a "foreign, exotic place," according to some, where he does wacky, un-American things like visit his grandmother, his sister and take very cute walks on the beach with his daughter Malia. Totally un-American of him. [HuffPo, Crooks&Liars]
• A McCain supporter shook Cindy McCain's hand so hard today that he sprained it. Even when they like you, fervent Republicans can still hurt you! [The Atlantic]
• Speaking of, some of them are using Bill Kristol to spread a rumor that former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell will endorse Obama. Kristol's not sure why (pssst, Bill, you're supposed to say it's because they're both black), but we're pretty sure it has to do with the fact that the Republicans just want to smear Powell. [Fox News]

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A new law passed in Arkansas would technically allow infants to marry as long as they receive parental consent, reports CNN. The bill, passed in July, is supposed to make 18 the minimum marriage age unless the female is pregnant. Instead, the bill states that anyone who is "not pregnant" can be married at any age if the parents allow it. OMG, wouldn't wee Shiloh Jolie-Pitt and Kingston Rossdale make the cutest couple? That is like Anne Geddes's wet dream. [CNN] More »
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