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Mark Lunsford Pryor (born January 10, 1963) is the senior United States Senator from Arkansas, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party and former Attorney General of Arkansas.
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Mark Pryor said Wednesday he's asked the FBI to investigate who set up an online auction for an internship in his Washington office that the founder of "Girls Gone Wild" says he bought for the winner of a reality show.Pryor denied a claim that the winner of "The Search for the Hottest Girl in America" contest put on by video empire founder Joe Francis will intern in the senator's office this summer. Pryor called the claim a "hoax" and said his office doesn't sell, donate or auction off internships."We believe someone outside Senator Pryor's office has broken the law by fraudulently impersonating a U.S. Senator, fraudulently attempting to sell a government position and using the Senate seal without authorization," Pryor spokeswoman Lisa Ackerman said. "We have asked the FBI to fully investigate who is perpetrating this fraud against the senator and the U.S. Senate."An FBI spokeswoman said the bureau does not confirm or deny ongoing investigations or when it's received a re...Rep. Anthony Weiner faced escalating calls from congressional Democrats to step down Wednesday over a racy photo scandal after the party's former leader, Tim Kaine, ...
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Lawmakers are facing a tough vote in the Senate Wednesday, as they decide whether to block the Federal Reserve from capping fees that stores pay banks every time a s...
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WASHINGTON -- A proposal by Senate Democrats to repeal the military's 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops stalled Wednesday after a key Republican refused to sign o...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday officially called off the search for victims of the flash flooding that killed 20 people at a western Arkansas camp...
President Obama is starting to feel pressure from his own party to tie spending cuts to a vote to raise the debt limit, even as the administration expresses confiden...
Sen. Pryor introduces legislation to crack down on border corruption
President Obama urged Congress to schedule a vote on health care reform in the "next few weeks," declaring Wednesday that it's "time to make a decision" on the packa...
WASHINGTON -- Democratic congressional leaders hope President Barack Obama's unveiling of his final health care package Wednesday will help resuscitate an effort to ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two deeply unpopular U.S. institutions — Congress and Wall Street — slung blame for the shaky economy around a Senate hearing room Tuesday, none of...
Sen. Mark Pryor Wants Bi-Partisan Energy SummitFriday, July 11, 2008Print FNCThis is a rush transcript from "Your World with Neil Cavuto," July 10, 2008. This copy m...
Capt. Samson Luke served seven years in the U.S. Army, deployed twice to Iraq and was given the Bronze Star for "bravery, heroism or meritorious" service after a par...
Senator Mark Pryor wants bi-partisan energy summit
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The war in Afghanistan has claimed the lives of two sons of an Arkansas couple who also have a third son in the military.Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Wise, 34, of Little ...
The Army has decided to grant death benefits for an Arkansas soldier's surviving family members after initially denying the benefits because he had died at his home ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday that it is rolling out a plan to waive debts for many victims of Hurricane Katrina and other disasters wh...