“For all those who’ve been affected, we recognize that you face a long road ahead,” Mr. Obama said. “In some cases, there will be enormous grief that has to be absorbed. But you will not travel that path alone.”
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Oklahoma Storm toll dropped to 24…President vows to help with Federal Aid and Resources…
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on May 21, 2013
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Breaking…51 Dead in Oklahoma Tornado…..Update Death toll dropped to 24
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on May 20, 2013
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A massive tornado up to a mile wide chewed through Moore, Okla., a suburb of Oklahoma City, on Monday afternoon, grinding up entire neighborhoods and obliterating a school where third-graders who had huddled in a hallway were buried in rubble……
Share on FacebookAfter the lights go out for NFL players who pays for the crutches?
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on May 10, 2013
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“First and foremost, the NFL is in the hurt business,” said Mel Owens, a former NFL player who is now a California attorney and represents Williams. “In workers’ comp they will end up paying for the players’ brains, hearts and livers, as well as orthopedic injuries, and it’s expensive. But they don’t want to pay at all.”
Share on FacebookNJ Governor has had stomach surgery….2016?
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on May 7, 2013
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Christie has struggled with his weight for decades. He sometimes jokes about it, while other times, it’s a sensitive topic. Insiders said it was the only thing keeping the straight-talking executive from higher office.
Share on FacebookDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest 5/2/13: Brian Sandoval under fire over busing mentally ill out of state
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on May 2, 2013
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Nevada mental hospitals were engaging in an unthinkably low and despicable practice: packing mentally ill patients on to Greyhound buses alone and shipping them off to California,
Share on FacebookMore trauma centers and emergency departments are closing and that’s Not Good….
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on April 26, 2013
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Trauma centers are expensive to run; they depend on public funding (such as Medicare reimbursements) and face financial pressures from HMOs to specialize in more profitable services.
Share on FacebookUS Intel indicates that Syria HAS used Chemical Weapons….
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on April 25, 2013
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Although the White House said it could not confirm the circumstances in which victims were exposed to chemical weapons, it said it believed that the chemical agent sarin had been used. “We do believe,” the letter said, “that any use of chemical weapons in Syria would very likely have originated with the Assad regime.”
Share on FacebookRick Perry and Texas…Who cares about Regulations?….Who cares about explosions?
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on April 24, 2013
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Yes, come to Texas, where, like the West Fertilizer Co., you’ll receive only the most minimal fines for decades of flagrantly ignoring regulations, rarely be inspected, and when you cause an explosion killing 15 and flattening a town, the governor won’t see it as a sign that maybe a few more inspections would have been a good thing.
Share on FacebookBudweiser’s New ‘bow-tie’ can…..More Money…Yea…LESS Beer….
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on April 22, 2013
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Bowtie cans, which will be sold in addition to regular cans (12 oz) rather than replacing them, will hold 11.3 ounces of beer.
Share on FacebookHappy Earth Day…..
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on April 22, 2013
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Earth Day is an annual day on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and is celebrated in more than 192 countries every year.
Share on FacebookAmerica is in the Middle of Two Major Violent Incidents….April 19, 2013
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on April 19, 2013
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Massive Fertilizer explosion occurs in Texas…5 to 15 Fatalities…Small Town leveled….
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on April 18, 2013
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Authorities emphasized that the estimate of how many people may have been killed in the blast are preliminary because rescue crews have yet to access the most damaged areas of the West Fertilizer plant and the surrounding town.
“There are homes leveled. There are businesses leveled,” Waco Police Sgt. Patrick Swanton said in a news briefing early Thursday. “There is massive devastation in the downtown West business area.”
Share on FacebookThe President….’We will find out who did this’……
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on April 15, 2013
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“We still do not know who did this or why and people should not jump to conclusions before we have all the facts. But, make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this,” he said. “Any responsible individuals, any responsible groups, will feel the full weight of justice.”
Share on FacebookBoston Marathon blasts kill 3, Injure over a 100…..
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on April 15, 2013
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“The first one went off, I thought it was a big celebratory thing, and I just kept going,” recalled Jarrett Sylvester, 26, a marathon runner from East Boston, who said it sounded like a cannon blast. “And then the second one went off, and I saw debris fly in the air. And I realized it was a bomb at that point. And I just took off and ran in the complete opposite direction.”
Share on FacebookLakers Kobe Bryant out with a torn ACL ……
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on April 13, 2013
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Kobe Bryant will likely be out of commission for 6 to 9 months following a devastating mid-game injury, his trainer announced via the Lakers’ Twitter account on Saturday.
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Open Thread for April 16, 2013…..Will it Ever End?
Hurting innocent people…..
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