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Obama: Oklahoma needs help right away

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.

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    2. A portion of pages of emails that the White House released Wednesday, May 15, 2013, that document how the Obama administration crafted its public talkObama asks for more embassy security
    3. Ousted IRS chief Steve Miller, right, and J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, are sworn in on Capitol HillOusted IRS head apologizes to tea party
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    Adline Clarke wins District 97 seat

    Democratic nominee Adline Clarke won the District 97 seat for the Alabama House of Representatives with 1,258 votes.  She beat out Burton LeFlore, who has 103 votes, and David Blunt who has 40.

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      Scott oks sales tax holiday for August

      Florida shoppers this August will get to buy computers without having to pay sales taxes. This year's sales tax holiday will take place from Aug. 2 to Aug. 4.

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        2. Governor Rick Scott_20110616113049_JPGFla. early coastal restoration projects
        3. Florida State Capitol BuildingBudget gives Fla. state workers raises
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        Amendment arguments not black and white

        Segregation ended decades ago in Alabama, swept away by the civil rights marchers who faced down police dogs and fire hoses in the early 60s. But segregation is still mandated by the state's constitution, and voters on Nov. 6 will get only their second chance in years to …

          1. al senate_20090310130428_JPGVoters get chance to cut lawmaker's pay
          2. Amendment_5__Dissolving_Prichard_Water_W_196610000_JPGAmendment 5: Dissolving Prichard Water
          3. Amendment_8_could_lower_pay_of_legislato_201330000_JPGLegislators pay may be lowered
          President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney exchange views

          President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney exchange views during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) 

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