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Corporate Tax Dodgers called out today in OKC

2011 Tax Day Make Them Pay actionClick on the thumbnail image to see my album of photos from today’s Tax Day-Make Them Pay event in OKC.Frosty Troy and Nathanial Batchelder spoke at the rally at the Capitol, remarking about the lies inherent in the current debate about the economy and “fixing” the deficit by slashing

Gary Ridley Testifies Before Congress: Tom Elmore Responds

Tom Elmore: Recently, Oklahoma’s newest congressman, James Lankford, hosted US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman John Mica’s “field hearing” at Oklahoma City Community College. The subject was the upcoming federal transportation funding reauthorization. The only voices Lankford apparently authorized to speak for all Oklahomans were those of state transportation czar Gary Ridley, his mentor,

OKC National Memorial responds to Congressional hearings on terrorist threats

The OKC National Memorial, created to remember and honor those lost in an act of homegrown terrorism for which former U. S. Marine Timothy McVeigh was executed, has released a statement about Congressional hearings last week that focused on “radicalized Muslims” as the primarly source of terrorist threat in this country.Statement from Kari Watkins, Executive

ACTION ALERT: Rally For Democracy in Egypt, Urge Congress To Oppose

CAIR URGES REPRESENTATIVES TO CONDEMN VIOLENCE AGAINST PROTESTORS & SUPPORT DEMOCRACY As protestors in Egypt have come under attack while seeking reform in their government, CAIR has called on all people of conscience to contact their elected officials and urge them to publicly support freedom, democracy, and the rule of law in Egypt and throughout

Do you think the bipartisan seating for the State of the Union speech will help set a new tone of civility?

Yes, it's a good first step 50% (2 votes) No, it's just symbolic and won't change a thing. 50% (2 votes) Unsure/other 0% (0 votes) Total votes: 4 This is an excerpt of an article originally published by Oklahoma Citizen.

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