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Twenty-Oh-Nine provided plenty of ups, downs
... year where Oklahoma's own Sen. Jim Inhofe kept spewing hot air. 2009 was the year that Oklahoma's other Senator, Tom Coburn, asked Americans to pray that an ailing U.S. senator would be unable to vote. And it was the year that I prayed everyone ... Comment?
Veterans will benefit from job fair
... Purple Heart and hosted by Workforce Oklahoma, in cooperation with U.S. Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.), U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Small Business Administration, the U.S. Department of Labor, ... Comment?
Editorial...GOP's nasty attacks sinking ever lower
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... months, but reached a new low as the bill cleared two procedural hurdles along party lines Dec. 22. Senator Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said America should pray that a senator misses the late night vote on the health care bill. The Huffington Post and ... Comment?
Call for senator's death goes too far
In an even more mean and pathetic attempt to kill health care reform for millions of Americans, Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma used the floor of the United States Senate to seemingly ask for prayers for another Senator, Robert Byrd, to either ... Comment?
Sanders finds self at odds with left
... the Senate bill. Many liberals also felt let down when Sanders withdrew a single-payer plan amendment after Sen. Tom Coburn, a Republican from Oklahoma, requested the 700-plus page bill be read aloud. The Senate approved its version of health care ... 13 comments
2009: A year of political change
... and said he had too many business and contractual obligations to conduct a gubernatorial campaign. U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., announced in 2009 he will seek a second and final six-year term in 2010. So far, no one has stepped up to challenge ... Comment?
Left not pleased with Sanders vote
... the Senate bill. Many liberals also felt let down when Sanders withdrew a single-payer plan amendment after Sen. Tom Coburn, a Republican from Oklahoma, requested the 700-plus page bill be read aloud. The Senate approved its version of health care ... 2 comments
Top 10 ethics scandal of 2009
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... Sen. Ensign conspired with Doug Hampton to help him violate the one-year lobbying ban for senior staff. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-OK, does not come out all that well either. He admitted to serving as an intermediary between Sen. Ensign and Doug Hampton, ... Comment?
Wine train 'waste' allegations anger Napa
... their wine town in a new report on alleged waste of federal stimulus dollars. McCain and fellow Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma came out with a report listing 100 projects that raised questions about "silly and shortsighted" federal spending. ... Comment?
Repeal-or-bust movement likely to end in a legislative fizzle -- Pfeiffer's holiday blog
... polls indicate is a deeply unpopular proposal among the GOP base and independent voters. Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn and several House members have promised to introduce legislation repealing the law if it resembles the health care bill that ... Comment?
2009 was a year of political change in Oklahoma as candidates prepare for 2010 elections
... and said he had too many business and contractual obligations to conduct a gubernatorial campaign. U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., announced in 2009 he will seek a second and final six-year term in 2010. So far, no one has stepped up to challenge ... Comment?
AMA billing role unhealthy, critics say
... but generates millions each year selling the code books and software licenses to doctors and insurers. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., an obstetrician, said doctors are "adamantly opposed" to the health care bills, and pointed to the code monopoly to ... Comment?
... know this but are passing it anyway. But as bad as this is, there is worse yet. According to Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, the skids of Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson's support were greased with $100 million for a health care facility in his state. Nelson ... Comment?
... except waste money. Tim Tremper Unanswered prayer Before the U.S. Senate voted on the health care bill, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) declared, "What the American people ought to pray is that somebody can't make the vote tonight. That's what they ought ... Comment?
... it was expected to pass quickly under a simple voice vote. Instead, it was blocked by an objection from Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. No further action has been taken. Therefore - without any last-minute intervention by the Senate - the standard Part B ... Comment?
the Financial Page: Fifth Wheel, by James Surowiecki
... Senate reform bills include language banning this. Even Republicans have been vehement on the subject: Senator Tom Coburn, of Oklahoma, has said that "everyone agrees" that we need to eliminate the use of preexisting conditions, while Senator Chuck ... Comment?
... understandably regarded as a new low as the health care bill was on its way to the Senate. On Thursday, Sen. Tom Coburn, a Republican doctor from Oklahoma, declared that "what the American people ought to pray is that somebody can't make the vote." ... Comment?
... except waste money. Tim Tremper Unanswered prayer Before the U.S. Senate voted on the health care bill, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) declared, "What the American people ought to pray is that somebody can't make the vote tonight. That's what they ought ... Comment?
Our Corner: Time for a checkup on health reform
... from the variety of attacks against the legislation, which ranged from political to the theological, with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) saying, a oeWhat the American people should pray is that somebody cana t make the vote.a The Senate bill would create ... Comment?
... continued his conservative crusade unabated, winning re-election in 2002 and 2008 without much difficulty. Sen. Tom Coburn, who began the decade in the House of Representatives, remained in the news despite leaving public office for four years. ... Comment?