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City history

By BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writer
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Six former Tulsa mayors and Mayor Kathy Taylor gathered Friday at the BOK Center to tape group and individual video interviews that will be part of the new Tulsa Mayors Library.


GOVERNMENT NEWS
Saturday, November 21, 2009

Senators near vote on health-care bill
By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau
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The U.S. Senate on Friday talked itself toward a crucial showdown vote over the weekend to ...

    Dems have 60 for health care; Lincoln a 'yes'
By Associated Press
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Democrats have hit the magic number of 60 to move ahead on historic health care legislatio ...

Board's meeting is under scrutiny
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
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Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater has been asked to determine whether the state ...

    Ethics panel facing furloughs during election year
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
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The state agency that is charged with policing political campaigns will be furloughing staff ...

Allow parents to return adopted kids, panel urged
By MICHAEL McNUTT NewsOK.com
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Relief should be provided to parents who adopt from the state a child who eventually develops ...

    Burris receives admonishment, no punishment
By AP Wire Services
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The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Democratic Sen. Roland Burris for misleading ...

At least 18 Hasan e-mails to be probed, senator says
By PAMELA HESS & ANNE GEARAN Associated Press
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There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials ...

    Moderate Dems pivotal in bill vote
By DAVID ESPO Associated Press
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Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health- care bill ...

 
Friday, November 20, 2009

City is hiring — in certain departments
By P.J. LASSEK World Staff Writer
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While three police officers and 16 other city workers remain laid off, the city is actively ...

    Senate OKs bill to help veterans
By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau
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The U.S. Senate approved a bill Thursday to provide benefits to disabled veterans and their ...

Car policy discussion continues
By P.J. LASSEK World Staff Writer
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City Councilor Bill Christiansen wants a legal opinion from the city attorney on whether the ...

    CareerTech worker buyout OK'd
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
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The Oklahoma Board of Career and Technology Education approved a voluntary buyout plan Thursday ...

Washington: Military aims at security lapses
By Associated Press
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The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden ...

 
Thursday, November 19, 2009

Police to delay plan to remodel
By P.J. LASSEK World Staff Writer
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Police Chief Ron Palmer is putting on hold a remodeling project for the chiefs' section of ...

    Official warns funding plan will hurt work
By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau
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Oklahoma Transportation Secretary Gary Ridley said Wednesday that the state could miss its ...

Benge gloomy on state's finances
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
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Legislators fear that 'we may be boxing ourselves in' by not dealing more aggressively with ...

    Veterans care bill roadblock bypassed
By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau
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An agreement has been reached to allow a vote on a bill, held up by Sen. Tom Coburn, that would ...

Lawyer: City can't yank car pact
By BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writer
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Tulsa's labor attorney said Wednesday that the city law that prohibits employees from taking ...

    Inhofe claims victory on global warming
By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau
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U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, perhaps Congress' most vocal skeptic of man-made global warming, essentially ...

Area planning commission to meet less often
By KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer
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The Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a 2010 meeting schedule ...



AP HEADLINES
Rhodes Scholars named for 2010
Sunday, November 22, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Thirty-two men and women from across the U.S. have been selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2010....

Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle
Saturday, November 21, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare....

Biden says Senate handed Obama a big victory
Saturday, November 21, 2009
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden told Iowa Democrats on Saturday that the Senate handed the president a big victory with its decision to move forward with debate on sweeping legislation to overhaul the nation''s health care system....

More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving
Saturday, November 21, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club....

McCain: Tension between aides, Palin 'no big deal'
Saturday, November 21, 2009
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin''s new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as 'no big deal.'...

Terror trials differ in civilian, military courts
Saturday, November 21, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal courts and military tribunals that will prosecute suspected terrorists vary sharply in their independence, public stature and use of evidence. But the Obama administration has so far offered no clear-cut rationale for how it chooses which system will try a detainee....

Fort Hood suspect ordered held until court-martial
Saturday, November 21, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday....

Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy
Saturday, November 21, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama''s eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future....

Obama has low-key evening out after long week
Saturday, November 21, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and his family spent a low-key night out at the home of a senior White House adviser after a whirlwind week spent on a presidential trip to Asia....

Levin: More e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect possible
Saturday, November 21, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials....






contact

The Tulsa World Capitol Bureau
One reporter is based in Oklahoma City to report on the Legislature, governor and state agencies.

Inhofe Barbara Hoberock covers the state Senate and the governor.
Contact her at barbara.hoberock@tulsaworld.com
(405) 528-2465.

The Tulsa World Washington Bureau

Inhofe Jim Myers is based in Washington, D.C., to report on the federal government.
Contact him at jim.myers@tulsaworld.com
(202) 484-1424.

The Tulsa World City and County Government Reporters
Inhofe PJ Lassek and Brian Barber cover
Tulsa City Hall.
Contact PJ Lassek at PJ.lassek@tulsaworld.com
581-8382.

Inhofe Contact Brian Barber at brian.barber@tulsaworld.com
581-8322.



Inhofe Kevin Canfield covers Tulsa County government.
Contact him at kevin.canfield@tulsaworld.com
581-8313.




congressional

U.S. Senators

Inhofe Jim Inhofe
(202) 224-4721
jim_inhofe@inhofe.senate.gov
Washington, D.C. Office:
453 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-3603
Phone: (202) 224-4721
Fax: (202) 228-0380

Tulsa Office:
1924 S. Utica Ave.
Suite 530
Tulsa, OK 74104-6511
Phone: (918) 748-5111
Fax: (918) 748-5119

Oklahoma City Office:
1900 NW Expressway St.
Suite 1210
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Phone: (405) 608-4381
Fax: (405) 608-4120

McAlester, OK Office:
215 E. Choctaw Ave.
Suite 106
McAlester, OK 74501
Phone: (918) 426-0933
Fax: (918) 426-0935

Enid, OK Office:
302 N. Independence
Suite 104
Enid, OK 73701
Phone: (580) 234-5105
Fax: (580) 234-5094

Inhofe Tom Coburn
(202) 224-5754
Contact Coburn online
Washington D.C. Office:
172 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-5754
Fax: (202) 224-6008

Tulsa Office:
1800 S. Baltimore
Suite 800
Tulsa, OK 74119
Phone: (918) 581-7651
Fax: (918) 581-7195

Oklahoma City Office:
100 N. Broadway
Suite 1820
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone: (405) 231-4941
Fax: (405) 231-5051

U.S. Representatives

Inhofe John Sullivan
(202) 225-2211
Contact Sullivan online
Washington, D.C. Office:
434 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2211
Fax: (202) 225-9187

Tulsa Office:
5727 S. Lewis Ave.
Suite 520
Tulsa, OK 74105-7146
Phone: (918) 749-0014
Fax: (918) 749-0781

Bartlesville Office:
401 S. Johnstone Ave.
Suite 348
Bartlesville, OK 74003-6619
Phone: (918) 336-6500

Inhofe Mary Fallin
(202) 225-2132
Contact Fallin online
Washington, D.C. Office:
1432 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2132
Fax: (202) 226-1463

Oklahoma City Office:
120 N. Robinson
Suite 100
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone: (405) 234-9900
Fax: (405) 234-9909

Shawnee Office:
20 E. Ninth St.
Suite 137
Shawnee, OK 74801
Phone: (405) 273-1733

Inhofe Frank D. Lucas
(202) 225-5565
Contact Lucas online
Washington, D.C. Office:
United States House of Representatives
2311 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5565
Fax: (202) 225-8698

Canadian County Office:
10952 NW Expressway
Suite B
Yukon, OK 73099
Phone: (405) 373-1958
Fax: (405) 373-2046

Stillwater Office:
720 South Husband
Suite 7
Stillwater, OK 74075
Phone: (405) 624-6407, (918) 227-0354
Fax: (405) 624-6467

Woodward Office:
2728 Williams Ave.
Suite F
Woodward, OK 73801
Phone: (580) 256-5752
Fax: (580) 254-3047

Inhofe Dan Boren
(202) 225-2701
Contact Boren online
Washington, D.C. Office:
216 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2701
Fax: (202) 225-3038

Muskogee Office:
431 W. Broadway
Muskogee, OK 74401
Phone (918) 687-2533
Fax: (918) 686-0128

Claremore Office:
309 W. 1st Street
Claremore, OK 74017
Phone: (918) 341-9336
Fax: (918) 342-4806

McAlester Office:
321 S. Third
Suite 4
McAlester, OK 74501
Phone: (918) 423-5951
Fax: (918) 423-1940

Inhofe Tom Cole
(405)225-6165
Contact Cole online
Norman Office:
2420 Springer Drive Suite 120
Norman, OK 73069
Phone: (405) 329-6500
Fax: (405) 321-7369

Washington, D.C. Office:
U.S. House of Representatives
2458 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6165
Fax: (202) 225-3512

Lawton Office:
711 SW D Ave.
Suite 201
Lawton, OK 73501
Phone: (580) 357-2131
Fax: (580) 357-7477

Ada Office:
104 E. 12th
Ada, OK 74820
Phone: (580) 436-5375
Fax: (580) 436-5451







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