An open line. And what does Syria have to do with the Arkansas Times, you ask?

Well, Sen. Mark Pryor has waded, or at least tiptoed, into the Middle East with some opposition to an Obama administration proposal to fund rebels. He drew some Republican support. And it helpfully draws a distinction between him and opponent Tom Cotton. Politico explains.

Pryor also has made a TV ad buy in which an Arkansas woman praises the help he provided after her husband died while on military duty.

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