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Mike Morgan The former Senate leader is accused of taking bribes in exchange for influence at the state Capitol.
Witness testifies then-Senate leader was hired to block legislation
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A prosecution witness in a political corruption trial testified Tuesday that her landfill development company paid a state Senate leader more than $141,000 for his influence in the Legislature, not for his legal advice.
Voters select nominees in legislative primary elections
The special primary election to select a Republican nominee among four contenders for a north-central Oklahoma Senate seat came down to a battle Tuesday between two candidates from Guthrie. Meanwhile, winners in a race for House District 71 in Tulsa sprinted out to early leads.
Democrats win 2 vacant legislative seats in Oklahoma
Rep. Al McAffrey wins the Senate District 46 seat in Oklahoma City, while Curtis McDaniel wins the House District 1 seat in southeastern Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma speaker's water bill clears House panel
Published: Wed, Feb 15, 2012
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Oklahoma House Speaker Kris Steele's water bill that sets a statewide goal of keeping Oklahoma's water demand static for the next 50 years has cleared its first legislative hurdle. Read More
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Oklahoma House Speaker Kris Steele's water bill that sets a statewide goal of keeping Oklahoma's water demand static for the next 50 years has cleared its first legislative hurdle. Read More
Indian tribes welcome ruling on sovereignty
Published: Wed, Feb 15, 2012
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DENVER — A coalition of Indian tribes is welcoming a court ruling that tribes cannot be held in contempt for commercial ventures such as personal loans offered over the Internet. Read More
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DENVER — A coalition of Indian tribes is welcoming a court ruling that tribes cannot be held in contempt for commercial ventures such as personal loans offered over the Internet. Read More
Mitt's car from firm he opposed bailing out
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He opposed the Bush-Obama bailout of Detroit's Chrysler and General Motors, but that doesn't mean Mitt Romney is a Ford man. Like Barack Obama and John Kerry before him, he's a Chrysler guy. In his new Detroit-focused ad, Romney is shown tooling around in a Chrysler 300. He recalled in the ad that going to the... Read More
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He opposed the Bush-Obama bailout of Detroit's Chrysler and General Motors, but that doesn't mean Mitt Romney is a Ford man. Like Barack Obama and John Kerry before him, he's a Chrysler guy. In his new Detroit-focused ad, Romney is shown tooling around in a Chrysler 300. He recalled in the ad that going to the... Read More
Santorum mocks Mitt 'Rombo' mudslinging attacks
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Rick Santorum releases a humorous ad this morning mocking Romney's mudslinging attacks. Read More
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Rick Santorum releases a humorous ad this morning mocking Romney's mudslinging attacks. Read More
Morning Examiner: Conservatives win on payroll cut
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Don’t let anyone fool you: the deal Republican negotiators cut with Democrats on the payroll tax, doc fix, and unemployment insurance contains a huge, though far from perfect, win for conservatives on the Hill. Read More
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Don’t let anyone fool you: the deal Republican negotiators cut with Democrats on the payroll tax, doc fix, and unemployment insurance contains a huge, though far from perfect, win for conservatives on the Hill. Read More
Boxer: Insurance rights trumps religious rights
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Senator Boxer warned yesterday that if the HHS contraception mandate was repealed it would set a dangerous precedence of religious rights trumping the right to be insured. Read More
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Senator Boxer warned yesterday that if the HHS contraception mandate was repealed it would set a dangerous precedence of religious rights trumping the right to be insured. Read More
What President Obama really does
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The "What I actually do" meme is already widely popular on Facebook. Here's one for President Obama. . . . Read More
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The "What I actually do" meme is already widely popular on Facebook. Here's one for President Obama. . . . Read More
On budget, Dems choose politics over rule of law
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Yesterday, Talking Points Memo Brian Beutler regurgitated some excuses for the fact that Senate Democrats haven't passed a budget since Obamacare became law. Read More
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Yesterday, Talking Points Memo Brian Beutler regurgitated some excuses for the fact that Senate Democrats haven't passed a budget since Obamacare became law. Read More
Game Change director: McCain campaign a tragedy
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HBO has released a featurette on their upcoming film, Game Change, based on the book by the same title by TIME journalist Mark Halperin. Read More
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HBO has released a featurette on their upcoming film, Game Change, based on the book by the same title by TIME journalist Mark Halperin. Read More
Religious liberty key to contraception fight
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Three polls have now asked Americans directly about the Obama administrations decision to force religious institutions to pay for birth control against their religious beliefs. The results vary widely depending on how the pollster framed the issue. Read More
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Three polls have now asked Americans directly about the Obama administrations decision to force religious institutions to pay for birth control against their religious beliefs. The results vary widely depending on how the pollster framed the issue. Read More
OMB director undercuts legal case for Obamacare
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Testifying before Congress this morning, President Obama's acting budget director Jeffrey Zients directly undercut one of the administration's key legal defenses of its national health care law as it nears a hearing before the Supreme Court. Read More
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Testifying before Congress this morning, President Obama's acting budget director Jeffrey Zients directly undercut one of the administration's key legal defenses of its national health care law as it nears a hearing before the Supreme Court. Read More
Gingrich hits Santorum for military comments
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Newt Gingrich accused Rick Santorum of misunderstanding the military last week, citing Santorum's much-publicized comments about women serving in military combat roles. Santorum originally said that he had concerns about women in combat positions in the military -- specifically, that they might cause men in the... Read More
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Newt Gingrich accused Rick Santorum of misunderstanding the military last week, citing Santorum's much-publicized comments about women serving in military combat roles. Santorum originally said that he had concerns about women in combat positions in the military -- specifically, that they might cause men in the... Read More
Payroll tax cut won't cover Obama gas price rise
Updated: 12 hr ago
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Forget all the happy talk about how Americans, flush with their $1,000 payroll tax cut set to be extended by Congress, will be hitting the mall to spend, spend, spend. That cool grand won't even cover the surge in gas prices under President Obama and will have to be nearly doubled if summer predictions of $5... Read More
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Forget all the happy talk about how Americans, flush with their $1,000 payroll tax cut set to be extended by Congress, will be hitting the mall to spend, spend, spend. That cool grand won't even cover the surge in gas prices under President Obama and will have to be nearly doubled if summer predictions of $5... Read More
Meese: Obama makes Jimmy Carter look good
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President Obama’s mountain of new regulations and avoidance of congressional demands like building the Keystone XL oil pipeline is doing wonders for the legacy of Jimmy Carter, long considered the worst modern-day president. Read More
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President Obama’s mountain of new regulations and avoidance of congressional demands like building the Keystone XL oil pipeline is doing wonders for the legacy of Jimmy Carter, long considered the worst modern-day president. Read More
Edmond fundraiser planned for injured baseball player
Published: Wed, Feb 15, 2012
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Sports memorabilia will be among the items auctioned during a Feb. 23 fundraiser for Jake Decker, who injured his eye while helping with cleanup after a tornado hit the Piedmont area. Read More
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Sports memorabilia will be among the items auctioned during a Feb. 23 fundraiser for Jake Decker, who injured his eye while helping with cleanup after a tornado hit the Piedmont area. Read More
Church leaders are wary of bill that would expand Stand Your Ground law to houses of worship
Published: Wed, Feb 15, 2012
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Metro-area church leaders share their views about a new bill making its way through the state House that would expand the right to use deadly force to houses of worship. Read More
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Metro-area church leaders share their views about a new bill making its way through the state House that would expand the right to use deadly force to houses of worship. Read More
Proposed Oklahoma law would tighten restrictions on sex offenders
Published: Wed, Feb 15, 2012
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Tecumseh lawmaker Josh Cockroft wants to tighten restrictions for sex offenders by imposing a safety buffer for those convicted of sexually assaulting children younger than 18. The current law imposes a 500-foot restriction around schools, day cares and parks for registered sex offenders convicted of harming... Read More
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Tecumseh lawmaker Josh Cockroft wants to tighten restrictions for sex offenders by imposing a safety buffer for those convicted of sexually assaulting children younger than 18. The current law imposes a 500-foot restriction around schools, day cares and parks for registered sex offenders convicted of harming... Read More
Oklahoma voters to decide whether to remove governor from parole process
Published: Wed, Feb 15, 2012
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A measure that received final legislative approval Tuesday will let voters decide whether to exclude the governor in the parole process for nonviolent offenders. Read More
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A measure that received final legislative approval Tuesday will let voters decide whether to exclude the governor in the parole process for nonviolent offenders. Read More
Cab drivers hope for compromise in Oklahoma City parking issue
Published: Wed, Feb 15, 2012
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Taxicab drivers asked the Oklahoma City Council on Tuesday to compromise on a proposed ordinance that would ban them from parking in metered spaces downtown and in Bricktown. Read More
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Taxicab drivers asked the Oklahoma City Council on Tuesday to compromise on a proposed ordinance that would ban them from parking in metered spaces downtown and in Bricktown. Read More
Voters select nominees in legislative primary elections
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The special primary election to select a Republican nominee among four contenders for a north-central Oklahoma Senate seat came down to a battle Tuesday between two candidates from Guthrie. Meanwhile, winners in a race for House District 71 in Tulsa sprinted out to early leads. Read More
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The special primary election to select a Republican nominee among four contenders for a north-central Oklahoma Senate seat came down to a battle Tuesday between two candidates from Guthrie. Meanwhile, winners in a race for House District 71 in Tulsa sprinted out to early leads. Read More
Democrats win 2 vacant legislative seats in Oklahoma
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Rep. Al McAffrey wins the Senate District 46 seat in Oklahoma City, while Curtis McDaniel wins the House District 1 seat in southeastern Oklahoma. Read More
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Rep. Al McAffrey wins the Senate District 46 seat in Oklahoma City, while Curtis McDaniel wins the House District 1 seat in southeastern Oklahoma. Read More
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