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By Bill W. Hornaday

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

LITTLE ROCK—Opponents of a coal-fired power plant planned for Hempstead County have asked a federal judge to block all construction work at the site, accusing Southwestern Electric Power Co. of failing to obtain all necessary permits.

SWEPCO officials say the company has done nothing wrong and wants to minimize costs that are projected to approach—if not exceed—$1.4 billion to complete the 600-megawatt facility in 2011.

“We believe it’s in the best interest of our customers to manage project costs by ...