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Coburn Wants Tornado Disaster Aid to Be Offset — The tornado damage near Oklahoma City is still being assessed and the death toll is expected to rise, but already Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., says he will insist that any federal disaster aid be paid for with cuts elsewhere.
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Oklahoma Senators Jim Inhofe, Tom Coburn, Face Difficult Options On Disaster Relief — WASHINGTON — As frantic rescue missions continued Monday in Oklahoma following the catastrophic tornadoes that ripped through the state, it appeared increasingly likely that residents who lost homes …
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Vast Oklahoma Tornado Kills at Least 91 — MOORE, Okla. — A giant tornado, a mile wide or more, killed at least 91 people, 20 of them children, as it tore across parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs Monday afternoon, flattening homes, flinging cars through the air and crushing at least two schools.
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Democratic Senator uses Okla. tornado for anti-GOP rant over global warming — While many Americans were tuned into news coverage of the massive damage from tornadoes ravaging the state of Oklahoma, Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse took to the Senate floor to rail …


Oklahoma GOP Sen. Tom Coburn Will Seek To Offset Tornado Aid — Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn will seek to offset federal aid to victims of a massive tornado that blasted through Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday with cuts elsewhere in the budget. — “That's always been his position …
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Oklah. GOP Senator takes own constituents hostage, demands budget cuts or no tornado aid — You have to give Oklahoma Republican US Senator Tom Coburn high marks for consistency, if not compassion. — In the face of a major tornado disaster in his home state, that has taken the lives …
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LIVE UPDATES: Crews switch to recovery at Plaza Towers elementary
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How to help Oklahoma tornado victims
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Oklahoma City tornado: Get the latest developments in this disaster
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Children pulled from rubble at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado
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May 2013 Post-ABC poll — Poll Questions
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Obama's rating steady in face of controversies, likely buoyed by rising economic hopes — Majorities of Americans believe that the Internal Revenue Service deliberately harassed conservative groups by targeting them for special scrutiny and say that the Obama administration is trying to cover …
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Is the Economy Saving Obama's Approval Ratings? — Political coverage over the last week has focused on a series of stories that reflect negatively on the executive branch — but President Obama's approval ratings have held steady. As of Monday, Mr. Obama's Gallup approval rating was 49 percent …
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Partisan Interest, Reactions to IRS and AP Controversies
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Poll: Majority believe IRS targeting of Tea Party was intentional
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PJM EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Diplomats Report New Benghazi Whistleblowers with Info Devastating to Clinton and Obama — More whistleblowers will emerge shortly in the escalating Benghazi scandal, according to two former U.S. diplomats who spoke with PJ Media Monday afternoon.
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Benghazi witness points finger at Clinton on lapses in consulate security — The star witness in the Benghazi investigation said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton personally ordered Ambassador Chris Stevens to set up a permanent post in the restive city and should have known about deteriorating security.
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The White House claim of ‘doctored e-mails... to smear the president’ — (CHRIS USHER/AP) “That's a very serious offense that happened where Republicans on the Hill, we voluntarily provided these e-mails to, took one of them, doctored it and gave it to ABC News in an attempt to smear the president.”
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Accused Fort Hood Shooter Paid $278,000 While Awaiting Trial — Injured soldier outraged suspected shooter receives salary while his family financially struggles in recovery — The Department of Defense confirms to NBC 5 Investigates that accused Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Hasan …

Sharyl Attkisson's computers compromised — Sharyl Attkisson, the Emmy-award winning CBS News investigative reporter, says that her personal and work computers have been compromised and are under investigation. — “I can confirm that an intrusion of my computers has been under some investigation …
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Stop the Leaks — WASHINGTON — FOLLOWING the disclosure that the Justice Department obtained the telephone records of Associated Press journalists, The A.P. and other news organizations have sharply criticized the action as investigative overreaching and unwarranted interference with the ability …
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GOP Aides Mock House Republicans' ‘Crazy’ Benghazi Witch-Hunt — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) is leading the GOP's Benghazi witch-hunt (Credit: Reuters) — GOP aides are criticizing the House Republicans' partisan witch-hunt over the Obama administration's handling of the attacks …

The White House's shifting IRS account — The White House on Monday once again added to the list of people who knew about the IRS investigation into its targeting of conservative groups — saying White House chief of staff Denis McDonough had been informed about a month ago.
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Urban Dictionary Finds a Place in the Courtroom — The wheels of justice move slowly sometimes, but not, apparently, as slowly as Webster's New World Dictionary. — Slang has always been a challenge for the courts in cases that involve vulgar or insulting language.
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Tea party gaining steam in protests — By: — Tea Party groups plan to picket IRS offices in downtown Boston at noon today, as part of a nationwide wave of protests fueled by rage over the harassment of conservative groups — one of several Obamagate scandals that activists say are breathing …
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Vermont governor signs ‘death with dignity’ measure — With the strokes from three gubernatorial pens, Vermont on Monday became the fourth state in the country to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients. — Gov. Peter Shumlin signed the measure …
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Apple's Web of Tax Shelters Saved It Billions, Panel Finds — WASHINGTON— Even as Apple became the nation's most profitable technology company, it avoided billions in taxes in the United States and around the world through a web of subsidiaries so complex it spanned continents and surprised experts …
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