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Thanks due to McClendon, Chesapeake employees
Published: Sat, May 26, 2012
Historians will mark the first decade of the 21st century as a turning point in the domestic oil and gas industry and the competitiveness of the U.S. economy. Some might simply give credit to the nation's resource base, though the hydrocarbon geology in the United States resembles that in other regions. More astute... Read More
AP Fact Check: Obama and his imbalanced ledger
Updated: Tue, Jan 25, 2011
EDITOR'S NOTE _ An occasional look at claims by public officials and how well they adhere to the facts.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ledger did not appear to be adding up Tuesday night when President Barack Obama urged more spending on one hand and a spending freeze on the other. Obama spoke ambitiously of... Read More
Republican response to State of the Union Address
Updated: Tue, Jan 25, 2011
The text of Republican response to the State of the Union address, as prepared for delivery by Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. ___ Good evening. I'm Congressman Paul Ryan from Janesville, Wisconsin —and chairman here at the House Budget Committee. President Obama just addressed a congressional chamber filled... Read More
GOP, Dems nearing deal on taxes, jobless benefits
Published: Mon, Dec 6, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — An outline of a bipartisan economic package is emerging that would temporarily extend the Bush-era tax rates for all taxpayers, while extending jobless benefits for millions of Americans. Differences remained over details, including White House demands for middle- and low-income tax... Read More
Outspoken Florida Democratic Rep. Grayson unseated
Published: Tue, Nov 2, 2010
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Brazen, combative and unabashedly liberal Democratic U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson has been ousted.
The freshman lawmaker from Orlando lost Tuesday to one of Florida's most experienced Republican politicians, Daniel Webster of Winter Garden.
Webster spent 28 years in the Florida Legislature,... Read More
GOP celebrates first fruits of expected big night
Updated: Tue, Nov 2, 2010
Kentucky Republican Rand Paul has been elected to the U.S. Senate, riding tea party support and strong criticism of President Barack Obama to victory. Read More
Obama preps for reshaped postelection presidency
Published: Sun, Oct 24, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — Preparing for political life after a bruising election, President Barack Obama will put greater emphasis on fiscal discipline, a nod to a nation sick of spending and to a Congress poised to become more Republican, conservative and determined to stop him. He is already giving clues about... Read More
Poll: Likely voters ready to embrace GOP
Updated: Wed, Oct 20, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — All signs point to huge Republican victories in two weeks, with the GOP now leading Democrats on virtually every measure in an Associated Press-GfK poll of people likely to vote in the first major elections of Barack Obama's presidency. In the final survey before Election Day, likely... Read More
Deere sells wind energy business for $900M
Updated: Wed, Sep 1, 2010
Deere & Co. will sell its wind energy business to a subsidiary of Exelon for $900 million, the company said Tuesday, potentially signaling an active merger and acquisition period ahead for the power industry. Read More
Obama: Iraq war is ending, Baghdad to chart future
Published: Sat, Aug 28, 2010
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama said the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq means "the war is ending" and Baghdad is in position "to chart its own course." Obama used his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday to highlight Tuesday's formal end to U.S. combat missions in Iraq and... Read More
Slowing economic rebound raises unemployment fears
Published: Fri, Jul 30, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — The recovery is losing so much momentum that employers are unlikely to step up hiring anytime this year, and unemployment could return to double digits. That was the bleak conclusion of analysts Friday after the government said economic growth crawled at a 2.4 percent pace in the spring. It was... Read More
Obama slams GOP plan, GOP warns of tax hikes
Published: Sat, Jul 24, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says an economic plan by the House Republican leader just repeats job-killing policies of the past and would take the country "backward at a time when we need to keep America moving forward." In turn, House GOP leader John Boehner said the president had stooped to... Read More
Home sales dip as housing market struggles
Updated: Tue, Jun 22, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — The housing market may be on the verge of taking another plunge that could weaken the broader economic recovery.
Sales of previously occupied homes are dipping even though buyers can still benefit from government tax credits. And nearly a third of sales in May were from foreclosures or other... Read More
Oklahoma House and Senate Democrats threaten to hold up state budget deal
Updated: Wed, May 12, 2010
Oklahoma House and Senate Democrats threatened on Wednesday to hold up a pending budget agreement if their proposal for a hospital provider fee is not considered by GOP leaders and the Democratic governor in ongoing negotiations. Read More
Stimulus bill had money to help the homeless
Updated: Thu, Nov 12, 2009
WASHINGTON — The $787 billion economic stimulus bill approved by Congress this year included $1.5 billion for Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing efforts nationwide, and Oklahoma's share was close to $12 million.
Of the $12 million, Oklahoma City received more than $2.1 million, while Tulsa received $1.51... Read More
Battered Investors Tired of Hearing Recession Is Over
Published: Tue, Nov 10, 2009
The American public is starting to get more than mildly annoyed at those who tell them the economy is bouncing back.
For every economist or politician who tells you the recession is over, there are a dozen people who think we're in the midst of a depression.
For every administration official who points to the... Read More
Tulsa mayor confirms city employee layoffs
Published: Tue, Oct 27, 2009
A total of 37 city employees are receiving seven-day layoff notices as the city works to cut $6 million from the budget, Mayor Kathy Taylor told the Tulsa World on Tuesday morning.
Of those, 21 are police officers based on the “last-in, first-out policy.”
The city has applied to retain 18 of them with the... Read More
Tulsa has not committed anything to rail, says Mayor Kathy Taylor
Published: Tue, Oct 13, 2009
Mayor Kathy Taylor assured city councilors Tuesday that cash-strapped Tulsa has not committed any money or resources in support of the state’s federal stimulus funding application to pursue a high-speed rail line.
Some councilors became worried after learning about a Sept. 30 letter from Taylor to Oklahoma... Read More
Through the roof
Updated: Tue, Jun 16, 2009
It’s an expense homeowners must face: roof replacement.
Those who find themselves paying for a new roof may be surprised to find prices rising even though the home-building market has slowed and petroleum costs less than it did last summer.
The price of asphalt shingles, which cover the vast majority of... Read More
Father’s Day Gift Ideas for Jobless Dads
Updated: Tue, Jun 16, 2009
With Father’s Day less than week away and the ranks of unemployed men more than doubling over the last year, a growing number of dads are crossing their fingers for the perfect, yet seemingly unobtainable gift: a job.
Fathers and other men should expect to get some relief later this year and in the first... Read More
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