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Coburn Panders With Impeachment Remarks 26 Aug 2013 | 08:47 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn's remarks at a town hall last week that President Barack Obama was getting "perilously close" to committing an impeachable offense shows just how radical and bizarre the right-win...
Oklahoma, NRA Garners International Attention Following Shooting 24 Aug 2013 | 09:32 pm
The senseless killing of a 22-year-old Australian man in Duncan a week ago has made international headlines and focused attention once again on the radical, pro-gun policies of the National Rifle Asso...
Oklahoma law restricting emergency contraception blocked in district court 20 Aug 2013 | 11:40 pm
Judge Lisa Davis granted a temporary injunction, blocking a law preventing over-the-counter sales of emergency contraceptive Today District Judge Lisa Davis blocked a law that made emergency contrace...
Mullin Garners National Attention 19 Aug 2013 | 08:36 pm
Oklahoma freshman U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin has become somewhat of a national sensation following his recent bizarre comments related to President Barack Obama's birthplace, food stamps and hamburger...
Shadid Starts Campaign With Spirited Speech 16 Aug 2013 | 10:32 pm
More than a thousand people attended a mayoral campaign kickoff rally for Ward 2 Oklahoma City Councilman Ed Shadid Thursday night, a telling indicator of the candidate's strong grassroots support. S...
Special Legislative Session Is A Bad Idea 14 Aug 2013 | 10:53 pm
Gov. Mary Fallin has called a special legislative session to begin Sept. 3 in response to a recent Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that struck down a 2009 bill limiting the rights of people here to su...
Shadid Kicks Off Campaign Thursday 12 Aug 2013 | 09:17 pm
One of the most exciting progressive political events of the year will be held this week as Oklahoma City Councilman Ed Shadid kicks off his campaign for mayor. The event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m...
Editorial Claims Anti-Abortion Bills About Health 9 Aug 2013 | 10:29 pm
Another anti-abortion editorial published in The Oklahoman is so excruciatingly disingenuous and so filled with false comparisons it deserves a mention if only for conducting a rhetoric analysis of ju...
Hamm Joins Pruitt Campaign 7 Aug 2013 | 11:48 pm
I posted recently about how no big-name Democrats have emerged to challenge Republicans for top statewide positions in the upcoming 2014 elections. Beyond overcoming what we might call the "Obama-eff...
Wanted: A Few Good Candidates . . . Maybe 5 Aug 2013 | 10:03 pm
It comes as no surprise that so-called "big-name" Democrats in Oklahoma haven't emerged yet to challenge Republicans in 2014 for top statewide positions, including the governor's office. Here's some ...