Florida Beats Oklahoma, 24-14, For BCS Title
Jan 9th, 2009 · The Florida Gators are college football's champions. They beat the Oklahoma Sooners Thursday night in Miami, 24-14. Florida claimed its second Bowl Championship Series in three years.
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No Football Timeout For Congress
Jan 7th, 2009 · Congressman Cliff Stearns, a Republican from Florida, asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to reconsider any votes scheduled for Thursday. The reason: Stearns is hoping to go to college football's championship game. Number-two Florida plays number-one Oklahoma in Miami. Pelosi's office says there won't be a change in the schedule. Among the issues to be considered: certification of the Electoral College vote that gives Barack Obama the presidency.
Oklahoma Republicans Shift Political Expectations
Dec 15th, 2008 · Oklahoma was the reddest state in the union this November, with Republican John McCain carrying every single county. Some residents of one city say they're sore McCain lost, but others say they've been impressed with the president-elect so far.
Oklahoma, The Reddest State
Dec 6th, 2008 · Last November, Oklahoma staked its claim as the reddest state in the nation. Senator John McCain won two-thirds of the popular vote and carried every single county. So as the Republican Party regroups from a walloping loss in the November election, what lessons can it take from its run-away success in Oklahoma? NPR's Scott Simon talks to Keith Gaddie, a political science professor at the University of Oklahoma.
Remembering Ballerina Rosella Hightower *
Nov 9th, 2008 · Ballerina Rosella Hightower died last week at the age of 88. She was of Choctaw Indian ancestry, one of several famous Native American ballerinas from her home state of Oklahoma.
Colourmusic: 'Put In A Little Gas'
Oct 9th, 2008 · F, Monday, Orange, February, Venus, Lunatic, 1 or 13, the improbably named, full-length debut from rock band Colourmusic, has a mouthful of a title, and it's not the only thing that's over-the-top about the Oklahoma group. Not only does the band dress in matching all-white outfits for live performances, but they've also gone so far as to grow matching bushy mustaches and beards. So it's not surprising that the personal quirks of the band spill over into the music.
Jimmy LaFave On Mountain Stage
Sep 19th, 2008 · LaFave was born in Texas but later moved to Oklahoma, where he finished high school and started the first incarnation of his band, Night Tribe. Though he eventually moved back to Texas, LaFave's ties to Oklahoma's musical tradition remain strong, as heard on Mountain Stage.
Oklahoma Town Faced Demolition Before Tornado *
May 12th, 2008 · Damage estimates in Picher, Okla., where deadly tornadoes struck over the weekend, are complicated by the fact that much of the former lead-mining town was already scheduled for demolition because of ecological concerns.
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