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NORMAN — President Barack Obama signed the Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act of 2012 on Thursday. The bill will allow the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District to purchase outside water to augment Lake Thunderbird during drought conditions. The bill was authored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Moore, and carried in the senate by Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa.
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President Barack Obama talks about the Oklahoma tornado and severe weather, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Earlier, the president met with his disaster response team to talk about the tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore on Sunday....
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This aerial photo shows damage to Plaza Towers Elementary School after it was hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. A tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Steve Gooch)
When the tornado siren sounded at Plaza Towers Elementary in Moore on Monday afternoon, Maylene Sorrels had one reaction: protect her students....
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Members of the Texas A&M softball team wait at home plate to greet teammate Cali Lanphear after she hit a game-ending home run in the fifth inning against Baylor during 2013 NCAA Softball Championship College Station Regional, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Bryan College Station Eagle Photo, Stuart Villanueva)
If ever a softball team figured itself destined to land a colossal upset, Texas A&M may be that team....
Continued ...Letter correction: A letter to the editor from Diana Frost, originally published in March 2012, was inadvertently published again in Sunday’s paper. The Transcript apologizes for the error....
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