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NJ Gov. Christie: Okla. tornado victims deserve help, no place for politics in disaster aid
Associated PressBELMAR, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose own state was beset by a major storm last year and then by squabbling in Congress over disaster aid, said Wednesday that Oklahoma's tornado victims deserve "swift and immediate" help, and...Tags: Chris Christie, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Congress, Harold Rogers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Oklahoma lawmakers who opposed disaster aid now face own disaster
WASHINGTON -- When $50 billion in disaster aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy came before Congress this year, three of Oklahoma’s five representatives and both of its senators were among the "no" votes. At the time, some of the Oklahoma lawmakers...
Tags: John Boehner, Chris Christie, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Tom Cole, Harold Rogers
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Chan Lowe: The Oklahoma tornadoes
Having spent nine years in Oklahoma, I found much about that state’s people to respect and admire—particularly their faith and their resiliency, which are intertwined in ways not understood by those who have never lived in the Bible Belt. They...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Primaries, Politics, Ronald Reagan
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Sen. Jim Inhofe goes 'unvarnished' for speech in Tulsa
Tulsa WorldThe potential Republican U.S. Senate candidates waiting in a long line for incumbent Sen. Jim Inhofe to retire might have a longer wait than they had hoped. Speaking Friday at the Tulsa Republican Club, Inhofe said emphatically that he is not a declared...Tags: U.S. Senate, Petroleum Industry, U.S. House of Representatives, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), State of the Union Address
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The giant, shocking IRS scandal that wasn't
There's nothing Washington likes better than a scandal. So official Washington was absolutely orgasmic this week while dealing with not one, but three scandals at the same time. Not one of which, sadly, was a sex scandal. First, there were accusations...Tags: John Boehner, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Congress, Mike Huckabee, Internal Revenue Service
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Sen. Inhofe secures water infrastructure victory
The Norman Transcript, Okla.U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa, senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, voted Wednesday in favor of S. 601, the Water Resources Development Act of 2013, which passed the Senate by a vote of 83-14. The bill authorizes new water...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Prices, Research, U.S. Congress, Wildlife
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Today's Buzz: Is Benghazi Obama's Watergate?
Orlando Sentinel Editorial BoardOn Monday President Obama called the ongoing controversy over the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya a “sideshow.” The president accused critics of exploiting the tragedy for political reasons, and argued that his...Tags: White House, Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of State
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Rep. Tom Cole joins call for committee to investigate Benghazi attack
Tulsa WorldFourth District Rep. Tom Cole joined Republicans on Monday clamoring for further investigation into last year's terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Cole said he is signing on as a co-sponsor of House Resolution 36, which would...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, John McCain, Susan Collins, Pakistan, Christopher Stevens
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Is Benghazi Obama's Watergate?
On Monday, President Obama called the ongoing controversy over the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi a "sideshow." The president accused critics of exploiting the tragedy for political reasons, and argued that his administration has...
Tags: Barack Obama, White House, Fox News Channel (tv network), Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Congress
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Congress speaks with a loud, muddled voice on Syria
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein made headlines recently by demanding a forceful U.S. response to Syria's use of chemical weapons against its population. Less noticed was that the California Democrat wasn't urging deeper military involvement...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Military, Harry Reid, Carl Levin, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs
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Sen. Pat Toomey on term limits, gun control, sequestration
Lebanon Daily News, Pa.Pennsylvania's Republican Sen. Pat Toomey said on Friday that he does not envision serving more than two terms. Toomey made the comment during a 20-minute interview with the Lebanon Daily News editorial board that was also streamed live at LDNews.com....Tags: Arlen Specter, Montgomery County (Virginia), Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Hurricane Sandy (2012), Political Fundraising
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DC Roundup: Investigation continues
Tulsa WorldRep. James Lankford, a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Republican scrutiny of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, "is far from over." Lankford is also a member of the GOP congressional committee...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, James Lankford, Tom Cole, U.S. Congress
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