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We’re No. 7!

Of every dollar spent by our esteemed government during fiscal year 2011, more than 43 cents was supplied by federal monies, State Treasurer Ken Miller told Oklahoma Watch. He also noted that states controlled by Democrats relied less on government aid than Republican governors and legislatures. The word he used to describe the unexpected results […]

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James lankford liberal?

 After announcing his bid for Tom Coburn’s soon-to-be vacant senate seat, local Tea Partiers (not to be confused with “partiers”) launched an all-out assault on the fiery, redheaded Republican U.S. Representative of Oklahoma’s 5th District. Apparently, gutting SNAP food stamp benefits, blaming gun violence on “welfare moms” and believing it should be legal to fire […]

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Son also rises

Music just isn’t as political as it used to be, but don’t tell Jay Farrar. The Son Volt front man is a revivalist in many senses, writing songs from a different time and place than most other acts operating at the moment. There’s one figure, in particular, who has had a profound effect on Farrar’s […]

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