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Egypt’s Constitutional Referendum: No Nail in the Coffin
by Randall Atkins, special correspondent for VoicesofOK.org
Cairo – Drunk on the victories of the recent revolution and ousting of their hated president Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s youthful opposition may have just sobered up to the realities of their newly democratic state. … Continue reading
Norman Resident Working in Cairo Takes Part in Egypt’s Revolution
For most who pass through Egypt, it is a tourist destination; a place to see first hand the remnants of an ancient civilization. During the winter months resort towns along the red and white seas serve as a sunny getaway for middle class westerners, but what is lost on most of these visitors is the vast inequities and contradictions that exist in the country.… Continue reading
This week in Okie blogs / Politics
- Roemerman on Record: High speed rail meeting videos
- Political Pulse: Legislator files health care ‘opt out’ bill
- Okie Funk: Oklahoma uninsured decline doesn’t change health care arguments
- OKC Central: Blair Humphreys on Downtown 2020
- OKC Central: Is 1 week enough time for public discussion of MAPS 3 ballot?
Friday Links
- Cherokee Chief, Harvard law professor debate over freedmen
- Museum to focus on Will Rogers’ Indian ancestry
- OU-Tulsa President urges action on health care
- 14 percent of Oklahomans uninsured in 2008
- Inhofe says suing over Obama’s birth certificate would take too long
- Oklahoma offered Mercury Marine $300 million incentive plan
- Wisconsin Workers’ ‘Victory’ is Oklahoma Workers’ Loss
This week in Okie blogs / Politics
- OK Policy Blog: Taking on tax incentives
- The Lost Ogle: Sally Kern and politics in the classroom
- Okie Funk: Why we need economic diversity
- An Elegy for the Factory Job: Mr. Nguyen
- BatesLine: Running for mayor — The $50 meal ticket
- A Downtown on the Range: Oklahoma River master plan…a must see video
- Dustbury: Resizing the House
This week in Okie blogs / Politics
- Okie Funk: Communist fantasies
- The Oklahoman’s Capitol Bureau: To stream or not to stream?
- OK Policy Blog: Low natural gas prices hindering budget turnaround
- Oklahomans For Responsible Government: OKC taxpayers deserve more information
- Oklahoma Women’s Network Blog: Sept 3 – Come to state capitol to discuss women incarcerated
- The Lost Ogle: Randy Brogdon should not be the Governor of Oklahoma
- Dustbury: 23rd Street revisited
- OKC Central: Busy months ahead
GOP looks to build momentum in Oklahoma
From The Norman Transcript:
In a state governed by Democrats practically since statehood, Oklahoma Republicans have made huge gains, especially over the last decade.
The GOP snatched control of the Oklahoma House in 2004 for the first time in 80 years and the state Senate for the first time ever in 2008.
Insurer won’t pay for Rep. Sullivan’s stay at Betty Ford Center
From The Tulsa World:
U.S. Rep. John Sullivan said Wednesday that he paid for his stay at the Betty Ford Center himself because his health insurer hasn’t paid the bill.
“I’m trying to get them to, but they haven’t I paid that myself they didn’t pay it,” the 1st District Republican said, “so, I’m having those (health-care) challenges just like everyone else.”
Sullivan made his remarks during a question-and-answer session that followed his speech at a Greater Tulsa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
Cornett running for third term as OKC mayor
From NewsOK:
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett will seek a third term, he announced this morning.
“I expect the next four years in Oklahoma City to be pretty spectacular, and I want to be a part of it,” Cornett said in a news release.
This week in Okie blogs / Politics
- The Lost Ogle: More proof that Tom Coburn is a nut…
- Okie Pundit: Pork Battle Brewing
- The Contemplative Tulsan: A Few Health Care Solutions
- Okie Funk: Pre-existing condition
- OK Policy Blog: Public investment – Better to be lucky than smart?
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