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3 hrs ago | WTVF Nashville

Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports

Conservative Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn says that any additional federal aid to help tornado victims and to rebuild devastated areas of his state should be financed with cuts to other programs in the government's... Conservative Oklahoma Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Orrin Hatch, Richard Durbin, Democrat, Jeff Flake, US House of Representatives, Senator Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham

7 hrs ago | CBS News

Oklahoma tornado leaves dozens dead, including many children

A woman carries her child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Tornado, Natural Disasters, Oklahoma, Moore, OK

7 hrs ago | WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Obama offers help for Oklahoma tornado victims

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is searching offices at the Indianapolis City-County Building Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Indianapolis, IN, Weather

8 hrs ago | WATE-TV Knoxville

Okla. Senator says tornado aid should be paid for

The Army private who gave more than 700,000 secret U.S. documents to WikiLeaks is back in court for the last scheduled hearing before his military trial next month.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Patrick Leahy, Democrat, Wedding

8 hrs ago | KTEN-TV Denison

Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister

A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a cellphone controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved - and disable it remotely.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Oklahoma City, OK, Patrick Leahy, Democrat

8 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Okla. Senator says tornado aid should be paid for

Conservative Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn says that any additional federal aid to help tornado victims and to rebuild devastated areas of his state should be financed with cuts to other programs in the government's $3.6 trillion budget.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Oklahoma Government, Oklahoma

10 hrs ago | The Washington Post

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This claim is being directed in both directions. For instance, Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn has already announced that he believes any federal aid to victims of the disaster should be paid for with spending cuts elsewhere.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, James Inhofe, Travel

14 hrs ago | Russia Taday

Oklahoma twister spawns political firestorm in Washington

A political storm has already broken out over the Capitol as Democrats and Republicans attempt to advance their agendas in the wake of the devastating tornado that ravaged parts of Oklahoma on Monday.

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Related Topix: US News, Tornado, Natural Disasters, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK

Mon May 20, 2013

National Review Online

Coburn: Funds for Oklahoma Relief Must Be Offset

Republican senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma is known for his fiscal conservatism. Now, even though his home state has been devastated by a tornado, Coburn remains firm: CQ/Roll Call is reporting that Coburn wants any relief funds given to Oklahoma offset by spending cuts elswewhere in the federal budget.

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News

Examiner.com

Deadly, monstrous tornado slams Oklahoma

Monday's devastating tornado outbreak is now being blamed for at least 51 deaths in Oklahoma according to the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner, including at least seven children who were killed at the Plaza Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma , which was reported by CNN-with the death toll expected to rise as search and rescue responders continue to ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, James Inhofe, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK

US News & World Report

The Problems With the Senate's Newest Farm Bill

Pete Sepp is Executive Vice President for the 362,000-member National Taxpayers Union , a nonpartisan citizen group founded in 1969 to work for lower taxes and limited government at all levels.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, US News, US Politics, Richard Durbin, Democrat, Republican, Opinion

Sun May 19, 2013

Magic City Morning Star

IRS scandal increases concerns over Obamacare management, says Senator

As the IRS scandal metastasizes, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., appearing on Your World with Neil Cavuto on the Fox News Channel on Wednesday afternoon told the show's audience that he and other Republicans have serious reservations about the Internal Revenue Service managing Obamacare.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Cavuto, Entertainment, Television, Healthcare Law, Law, Barack Obama

Sat May 18, 2013

Government Executive

Senior Exec Bonuses Targeted

The Senate legislation, sponsored by a Democrat, would prohibit agencies from doling out performance awards to members of the Senior Executive Service while the sequester is in effect.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Claire McCaskill, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, Senator Ron Johnson

Fri May 17, 2013

CNN

Watch who Tim Cook talks to in the Washington press corps

Tim Cook is coming to Washington next week, summoned by the same Senate subcommittee that blasted Microsoft and Hewlett Packard last fall for funneling U.S. profits overseas to avoid paying U.S. taxes on them.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Hewlett Packard, HP, Computers, Apple, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

The Beaumont Enterprise

EDITORIAL: Don't undermine sequester with exemptions

EDITORIAL: Don't undermine sequester with exemptions Beaumont Enterprise Copyright 2013 Beaumont Enterprise.

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News, Opinion

Thu May 16, 2013

KETV-TV

Senate confirms Moniz for energy secretary

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicist Ernest Moniz to be the next Secretary of Energy, replacing Steven Chu.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US Politics, Roy Blunt, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Roy Blunt, Senator Jerry Moran, Jerry Moran

WESH-TV

Senate confirms Moniz for energy secretary

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US Politics, Roy Blunt, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Roy Blunt, Senator Jerry Moran, Jerry Moran

Wed May 15, 2013

Fox 23

Coburn questions NFL tax exempt status

Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn thinks professional sports could help pay America's debt.

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News

Post-gazette.com

Senate passes bill authorizing money for locks and dams

The Army Corps of Engineers is a big step closer to resuming work on the Lower Monongahela's crumbling locks and dams after a U.S. Senate vote Wednesday reauthorizing up to $12.5 billion in water projects over the next decade.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Barbara Boxer, Democrat, David Vitter

Tue May 14, 2013

Roll Call

Coburn, Colleagues Explaining Holding Up the #WGDB

Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma on Tuesday circulated a letter where he and five GOP colleagues explains circumstances in which he won't allow legislation through the Senate quickly by unanimous consent using the chamber's "hotline" system.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Oklahoma Government, Oklahoma, Jeff Flake, Senator Ron Johnson, Senator Kelly Ayotte, US House of Representatives, Senator Rand Paul