What’s next for the immigration bill?

by | posted: 22/05/2013
Elena Marquez, center, and others at a rally to call on Congress to pass immigration reform. (Joe Raedle/Getty … It’s been a good week for proponents of immigration reform. The sweeping bill...
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Oklahoma short on storm shelters

by | posted: 22/05/2013
By Mary Wisniewski and David Bailey (Reuters) – The people of central Oklahoma know all too well the destructive power of a tornado, but when a big one rolled toward the town of Moore again on Monday,...
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OKC mayor: ‘This was the storm of storms’

by | posted: 21/05/2013
Two men stand in front of Plaza Towers Elementary after a tornado destroyed the school on Monday. (AP/The Oklahoman, … MOORE, Okla. – The hell he saw was harrowing, but it’s the sounds at Plaza...
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Residents, rescuers dig out after tornado

by | posted: 21/05/2013
Tornado damage seen in Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013. (KFOR-TV) A devastating, mile-wide tornado touched down near Oklahoma City on Monday, leveling homes, businesses and schools in the suburb of Moore....
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College costs soar, but why?

by | posted: 20/05/2013
Students milling about the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus, which has faced steep state cuts. … When high school senior Jenny Bonilla got her college acceptance letter in March,...
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Powerful tornadoes ravage Plains

by | posted: 20/05/2013
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say a tornado that severely damaged a mobile home park southeast of Oklahoma City killed a 79-year-old man whose body was found in an open area of the neighborhood. Pottawatomie...
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Tornadoes slam Kansas, Oklahoma

by | posted: 20/05/2013
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage. Sedgwick County,...
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The good news – and the bad news – for Obama in scandal-tinged polls

by | posted: 19/05/2013
Given the battering President Obama took this past week on a trio of political scandals, any public opinion survey results that aren’t dreadful probably are viewed with some relief at the White House. That...
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Powerball jackpot at record $600 million

by | posted: 18/05/2013
(Reuters) – The jackpot for the Powerball lottery has soared to a record $ 600 million and the top prize may swell to nearly $ 1 billion if no one draws the winning numbers this weekend, a lottery...
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Congress takes on the IRS scandal

by | posted: 17/05/2013
By Jeff Mason and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday chose a White House budget official to lead the beleaguered Internal Revenue Service and vowed to...
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