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Obama to Visit Tornado-Ravaged Oklahoma Town

President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday.

2013/05/22

FEMA Head: We Won’t Go When the ‘Cameras Leave’

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says U.S. officials are “going neighborhood to neighborhood” to make sure Oklahoma gets the help it needs.

2013/05/22

Oklahomans in D.C. Area Mourn for Moore

Oklahomans living in D.C. have been through this kind of devastation before, but it doesn’t get easier seeing images of death and destruction on the news.

2013/05/21

Piles of debris lie around a home destroyed by a tornado May 21, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. The town reported a tornado of at least EF4 strength and two miles wide that touched down yesterday killing at least 24 people and leveling everything in its path. U.S. President Barack Obama promised federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)

Meteorologists: Power Of Moore Tornado Dwarfs Hiroshima Bomb

Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.

2013/05/21

President Barack Obama speaks about the tornadoes that impacted Oklahoma yesterday in the State Dining Room at the White House on May 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Obama: Okla. Tornado ‘One Of The Most Destructive’ Storms In Nation’s History

President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of “one of the most destructive” storms in the nation’s history.

2013/05/21

Woman Finds Dog Alive Amid Tornado Debris During Live TV Interview

Barbara Garcia, a survivor of the massive tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb, found her dog buried alive under the rubble during her interview with CBS News’ Anna Werner.

2013/05/21

President Obama To Speak On Oklahoma Disaster

President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday.

2013/05/21

File photo of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

White House Promises Help After Oklahoma Tornado

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is assuring Oklahoma’s governor that the Obama administration will provide all possible help to the state after a massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs.

2013/05/20

File photo of a courtroom. (credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Okla. Lawmakers Seek To Use State Income Tax Refunds To Defend Laws Against Federal Constitutional Challenges

Oklahoma residents might soon be able to direct a portion of their state income tax refunds to defend its laws against federal constitutional challenges, an ironic and unintended consequence of a lawmaker’s tongue-in-cheek skewering of the cost of such court fights.

2013/04/09

Senate Democrats Fail To Win Gun Control Support From Key Conservative

Senate Democrats have set aside their effort to win support from conservative Sen. Tom Coburn for requiring federal background checks for nearly all gun purchases, an aide to a key lawmaker said Wednesday.

2013/03/06