August 26, 2008
Arkansas Delegation Coping with Death of LeaderDENVER - The trip to Denver has been bittersweet for Arkansas' Democratic delegates. They just buried their party chairman, Bill Gwatney , last week. He was fatally shot Aug. 13 .
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