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  • Civil Air Patrol helps asses Okla. tornado damage

    MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The Oklahoma Civil Air Patrol Wing is helping the Federal Emergency Management Agency by going door-to-door to help assess damage from the killer tornado that struck ...

  • Sen. Jim Inhofe Oklahoma hit hard but were not knocked out

    Sen. Jim Inhofe, whose home state of Oklahoma was battered by a massive and deadly tornado less than a week ago, promised perseverance in the face of tragedy in the weekly Republican address on Saturday, declaring, "Oklahoma has been hit hard, but we're not knocked ...

  • Graduates in tornado-raked Oklahoma town vow to stay

    OKLAHOMA CITY-Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore. "I wouldn't want to be in any other place. It's our roots. Tornadoes are a part of life here," said 18-year-old Brooke Potter, whose current college ...

  • Video Oklahomas tragic tornado history

    Oklahoma has a long and tragic history of devastating tornadoes. But, as "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports, that history illustrates just how touch and resilient Oklahomans can ...

  • GOP Sen. Inhofe urges donations to Oklahoma tornado relief

    James Inhofe , R-Okla., used Saturday's Republican radio address to urge Americans to donate to relief funds for tornado victims in his state. Inhofe said the state was pulling together to help fellow Oklahomans who were in the path of a fierce tornado that roared through the city of Moore Monday. Inhofe said he had "seen people from all corners of the state" rushing in to help ...

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Sandra Bernhard: I'm Still Here ... Damn It! [DVD]

Sandra Bernhard: I'm Still Here ... Damn It! [DVD]

There is something refreshingly offensive about Sandra Bernhard. As a sort of anti-Diva with a sneer that could melt even the most hardened stoic, Bernhard has made her career in verbal provocation. In today's politically correct climate, she is a desperately needed antidote to the kind of stuffy liberalism that wishes to repress anything that might offend anyone. Bernhard is a self-stylized, equ ... ...

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  • Abortion Pill Case Links Tampa Oklahoma Women

    TAMPA | Five years ago, an Air Force airman grudgingly married his pregnant girlfriend but began lacing her food with ground up abortion pills. She miscarried in her second trimester, after consuming a deviled ...

  • Moore students unite through tragedy

    The tornado changed their lives forever, but it also brought them closer. The students consoled each other, signed yearbooks, and just for a few moments, forgot about everything they've had to deal with in their short ...

  • OKC announces cleanup plans for homeowners

    Officials said that Oklahoma City will begin cleanup efforts in early June for homeowners in south Oklahoma City whose properties were damaged or destroyed by the recent outbreak of ...

  • District 2 cleanup operations concluded in Newcastle Country Club Estates

    Officials said anyone wishing to volunteer in assisting the continuing cleanup efforts in Newcastle can arrive at 851 Carr in Newcastle between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. ...

  • Civil Air Patrol to photograph damaged home sites

    "I don't think we've ever had a mission like this one," said Lt. Col. Dave Roberts of the door-to-door ground team the Civil Air Patrol is performing for the Federal Emergency Management ...

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