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Mom is 53 But Looks 25
53yr Old Mom publishes 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors.
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53yr Old Mom publishes 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors.
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Woman is 51 But Looks 25
Mom reveals simple wrinkle secret that has angered doctors...
ConsumerLifestyles.org
Mom reveals simple wrinkle secret that has angered doctors...
ConsumerLifestyles.org
Facebook is latest example of U.S. economy's dynamism
Published: Fri, May 25, 2012
THE saga of Facebook's initial public offering has been fascinating. Those who had the chance to invest in the company during its early days are now millionaires, leading many to wish they were among that crew in a business-world version of lottery winner envy. Truth be told, we doubt most of us would have seized... Read More
Oklahoma Republican Convention results should be disallowed
Published: Fri, May 25, 2012
In response to Pat Grisham (Your Views, May 19): As someone who's been involved in the Republican Party for more than 20 years, working on every possible committee, I can tell you the Ron Paul people weren't the cause of problems at the Oklahoma Republican convention on May 12. I'm not a Paul supporter; I just... Read More
Federal Electiion Commission delays decision on Oklahoma congressional candidate Markwayne Mullin's plumbing company ads
Published: Fri, May 25, 2012
Some members of Federal Election Commission express sympathy with Markwayne Mullin's position that his plumbing company's advertisements are not campaign messages. Read More
Something about Mary Fallin still woos Oklahoma voters
Published: Thu, May 24, 2012
If Gov. Mary Fallin's all-out support for ending the personal income tax is unpopular, it's not showing up in her approval ratings. Fallin announced her tax phaseout in early February. She's had to compromise since then, but this hasn't diminished her popularity. The Sooner Survey says Fallin is as popular as any... Read More
Oklahoma congressional candidate might have to file election reports on his plumbing company ads
Published: Thu, May 24, 2012
A preliminary opinion from the Federal Election Commission says Republican Markwayne Mullin will have to disclose some information about his non-campaign ads but not his customers' names. Read More
Egyptians head to the polls in landmark election
Updated: Wed, May 23, 2012
CAIRO — After a lifetime of being told who will rule them, Egyptians dove enthusiastically into the uncertainty of the Arab world's first competitive presidential race Wednesday, wrestling with a polarizing choice between secularists rooted in Hosni Mubarak's old autocracy and Islamists hoping to infuse the state... Read More
Female pol ranks being filled by conservative Republicans
Published: Tue, May 22, 2012
Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer recently shocked the political world with an upset victory in that state's U.S. Senate GOP primary. Only months before, Fischer badly trailed her two better-known male rivals — Nebraska's attorney general and state treasurer. Now she's the favorite to win the general election. An... Read More
Oklahoma County DA makes reimbursements over 2006 victory party
Published: Mon, May 21, 2012
Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater has sent checks to attorneys he says paid for a 2006 victory party. A state grand jury has been looking into accusations surrounding the party. Read More
DC Notes: Sen. Tom Coburn asks political party leaders to return money for their conventions
Published: Sun, May 20, 2012
Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, noted that both parties had criticized the recent scandal about the federal General Services Administration spending lavishly on a Las Vegas conference. Read More
Charles Krauthammer: Same-sex marriage: empathy or right?
Published: Fri, May 18, 2012
WASHINGTON — There are two ways to defend gay marriage. Argument A is empathy: One is influenced by gay friends in committed relationships yearning for the fulfillment and acceptance that marriage conveys upon heterosexuals. That's essentially the case President Obama made when he first announced his change of... Read More
GOPeeved: State party conclave gets down and dirty
Published: Thu, May 17, 2012
Ron Paul got less than 10 percent of the vote in Oklahoma's Republican presidential primary. His supporters seemed to be the source of more than 90 percent of the rancor at Saturday's GOP state convention. Call it growing pains or minority dissatisfaction or Pauline fervor. Whatever it was, the party is starting... Read More
Oklahoma personal income tax-cut announcement expected Thursday
Updated: Wed, May 16, 2012
The governor and legislative leaders met through Wednesday evening on ways to lower the personal income tax rate. A key negotiator says to expect an announcement Thursday, but wouldn't say if a deal is close. Read More
Oklahoma Senate panel blocks Democrat from Election Board
Updated: Wed, May 16, 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate Rules Committee has blocked Gov. Mary Fallin's nomination of an Oklahoma City attorney to the state Election Board, drawing the ire of Democrats who contend it is because he is openly gay. The committee chairman, Sen. Rob Johnson, R-Kingfisher, said... Read More
Obama's campaign practicing Chicago-type politics
Published: Wed, May 16, 2012
Chicago-type politics are in full view as Barack Obama's campaign has prepared a list of large contributors to Mitt Romney's run for president, and the Obama bunch is busy hiring private investigators and digging into the Romney contributors' backgrounds to find “dirt” with which to smear them. I understand... Read More
Politics run amok at the Oklahoma Capitol? You bet
Published: Wed, May 16, 2012
JIM Roth is right on the money in surmising that his nomination to serve on the Oklahoma State Election Board is being scuttled because of “politics run amok.” There's plenty of that going on these days in and around the Capitol. Roth would bring to the election board a bright mind and great passion, just as... Read More
Ruth Marcus: Is John Edwards a criminal?
Published: Wed, May 16, 2012
WASHINGTON — The prosecution has rested in a case that should never have been brought: the ghastly soap opera better known as the criminal trial of John Edwards. The testimony has been salacious, mesmerizing and revolting. Edwards has been proved to be what everyone already knew beyond a reasonable doubt: an... Read More
JPMorgan Chase CEO apologizes about $2 billion loss
Published: Wed, May 16, 2012
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, offered a quick but blunt apology to shareholders Tuesday for a $2 billion trading loss that “should never have happened” and survived a push to strip him of the title of chairman of the board. Read More
Central Oklahoma's Allied Arts celebrates surpassing $3 million goal
Published: Wed, May 16, 2012
Central Oklahoma's arts community will benefit from record-breaking community support in 2012 as the Allied Arts campaign surpasses $3 million fundraising goal. Read More
Paul Greenberg: Revolution as fashion
Published: Tue, May 15, 2012
The headline summed up the result of France's presidential election: “Hollande bests Sarkozy/ To claim helm of France.” And the photograph that went with it caught the spirit of the occasion: There were the cheering mademoiselles celebrating the great Socialist triumph, their jewelry gleaming as bright as their... Read More
Ron Paul supporters plan to challenge Oklahoma Republican state convention results
Published: Tue, May 15, 2012
Oklahoma's Republican Party chairman said last weekend's state convention results should stand. Backers of GOP presidential contender Ron Paul said the results of a meeting held afterward should count instead. Read More
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