In the every changing, mixed up world of health care reform and politics, I seriously doubt Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson saw this one coming. For weeks, he was courted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in an effort to gain his support for the health care reform legislation the Senate Democrats were trying to...
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Even though I made the decision to cover breaking news and current events after the 2008 Presidential election was over, I hate writing about happenings such as this. Around 1:30 PM this afternoon, a soldier went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, TX and at the last count, 12 people were dead, including...
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The Daily Oklahoman is reporting that a dog fighting ring that spanned five different states has been broken up by local, state, and federal authorities. Jerry Matlock of Stilwell, OK was arrested near Welling, which is located in rural Cherokee County. Arrests were also made in Texas, Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa and about 350...
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It’s not going to be a pretty sight, but some 45,000 residents of Galveston, Texas will be allowed to start coming home, after fleeing the wrath of Hurricane Ike last weekend. Almost all basic services were wiped out and they will be slow to come back as the area slowly reopens next week. From...
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Below is a press release put out by Americares, an international relief agency from Stamford, CT concerning their efforts to give aid and relief to the victims of Hurricane Ike in the Galveston/Houston, TX area. These relief efforts began before Ike had finished it’s rampage through Texas and it will be necessary for them...
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Here in Oklahoma, we received a lot of wind and rain as the remnants of Hurricane Ike, now a tropical depression, moved across our area around 1:30 this morning. My brother has reported three downed trees where he lives near our parents, north of Muldrow, Oklahoma. I have found no damage from the storm,...
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Some photos are starting to surface that show some of the damage that has been done in the Galveston/Houston, Texas area and while I am sure the photos do not do it justice, it is clear the damage is major. As you can see from the photo on the left, the JP Morgan Chase...
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According to the Associated Press, Hurricane Ike, nearly as big as the State of Texas itself, has devastated the Galveston/Houston, Texas area. The storm surge wasn’t as high as expected, with reports coming in of 13 feet, but hurricane force winds pounded the area hours before the eye of the storm actually made landfall....
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As of 7:00 AM CDT, September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike is centered over and around Houston, Texas and from all indications and if the weather rader image below gives us any clue, they are getting hammered. Those folks are pretty brave to have stayed in Houston and weathering the storm. I’ve never been through...
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Let’s start with a disclaimer and a basic question.  First, I am not blaming the defeat of Mike Huckabee on the American electoral system.  And now the question,  is the American electoral system broken?  Personally, I believe it is.  Let me explain why. Here in Oklahoma, we have a closed primary system.  That means...
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