<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Oklahoma: News &amp; Videos about Oklahoma - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Oklahoma</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Oklahoma from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:49:20 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Oklahoma: News &amp; Videos about Oklahoma - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/10/20/marriage.timing.location/tztop.marriage.jpg</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Oklahoma</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Oklahoma from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Where you live may affect when you get married, study finds</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/10/20/marriage.timing.location/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/10/20/marriage.timing.location/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Men and women in the western half of the United States tend to marry younger than their counterparts in the Northeast, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oklahoma pastor was found nude, stabbed behind altar, source says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/01/oklahoma.pastor.killing/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/01/oklahoma.pastor.killing/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A 61-year-old pastor who was killed in a rural Oklahoma church was found lying behind the altar with her arms outstretched, a source close to the investigation told CNN.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pastor died from 'sharp force' wounds, autopsy shows</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/28/oklahoma.pastor.killing/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/28/oklahoma.pastor.killing/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A 61-year-old Oklahoma pastor likely died from "multiple sharp force injuries," according to an autopsy report CNN obtained Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reward offered in killing of Oklahoma pastor</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/27/oklahoma.pastor.killing/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/27/oklahoma.pastor.killing/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Investigators have offered a $10,000 reward in the killing of a pastor at an Oklahoma church, a crime the local prosecutor described as "horrific."</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oklahoma congressman checks into Betty Ford Center</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/29/congressman.rehab/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/29/congressman.rehab/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>U.S. Rep. John Sullivan, of Oklahoma, checked himself into the Betty Ford Center in California on Thursday night for treatment for alcohol addiction, according to a written statement from his office.</description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 12:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Storms tear through Midwest</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/05/14/midwest.storms/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/05/14/midwest.storms/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Violent thunderstorms and at least one tornado ripped through the Midwest on Wednesday, killing at least three people, damaging many homes and causing widespread power outages, officials said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 19:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientists chasing killer tornadoes across Midwest</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/14/vortex2.tornado.chasers/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/14/vortex2.tornado.chasers/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>It sounds like something from the movie "Twister" -- teams of scientists in vans, armed with high-tech measuring equipment, barreling across the Oklahoma plains in search of tornadoes.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 16:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rain expected to help ease Oklahoma wildfires</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/04/11/southwest.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/04/11/southwest.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Relief could be coming in the form of rain to stop raging wildfires in Oklahoma that have destroyed nearly 200 structures over a two-day span.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Andrew Perloff: Early 2010 NFL Mock Draft</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andrew_perloff/04/28/2010/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andrew_perloff/04/28/2010/index.html</guid><description>If Roger Goodell gets his wish, the draft will make its prime-time debut next year. The big question is, will there be limits on rookie pay? Here's an absurdly early look at how the 2010 first round could shape up (*denotes underclassmen):</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Plains buried by snow; Gulf Coast inundated with rain</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/03/28/gulf.coast.weather/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/03/28/gulf.coast.weather/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Heavy rains swamped the Gulf Coast and a blizzard dumped more than 2 feet of snow in parts of the Plains on Saturday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Entire Oklahoma town flees as fires spread</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/06/Oklahoma.town.fire/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/06/Oklahoma.town.fire/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The entire population of Taloga, Oklahoma, was evacuated Thursday because of a raging fire that has burned tens of thousands of acres, officials said Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Oklahoma seeks source of deadly E. coli</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/08/29/oklahoma.ecoli/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/08/29/oklahoma.ecoli/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Oklahoma health officials said Friday they are searching for the source of a rare form of E. coli that has killed one person and sickened 116 others in the northeastern part of the state.</description><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Flooding Recedes in South Texas</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1834132,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1834132,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Flooding receded Tuesday in southern Texas and main highways reopened after a deluge of as much as 13 inches of rain, as the drenching weather shifted to the northern end of the state and Oklahoma</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gas prices fall: 23 days and counting</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/09/news/economy/_prices/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/09/news/economy/_prices/index.htm</guid><description>Retail gasoline prices fell, on average, a penny overnight, extending declines for the 23rd straight day, a survey of gas station credit card swipes showed Saturday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Storms kill 22 in Midwest, Southeast</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/11/severe.weather/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/11/severe.weather/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Powerful storms killed 22 people in three states over the weekend, including an Oklahoma mother who died while huddling over her child, authorities said. Her son survived with facial injuries.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oklahoma's painful car culture</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/12/news/economy/cities_oil/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/12/news/economy/cities_oil/index.htm</guid><description>For many people in Oklahoma, life is built around the car.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tornadoes tear through Kansas, Oklahoma; Colorado cleans up</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/05/24/tornadoes/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/05/24/tornadoes/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Tornadoes formed Saturday over northern Oklahoma, skipping across the rural landscape and vaporizing a hog farm about an hour northwest of Oklahoma City, officials said.</description><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 23:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>More Storms Head to Ravaged Plains</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1739627,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1739627,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Another round of storms headed toward tornado-ravaged areas of Missouri, Arkansas and several other states early Tuesday</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Midwest, South Deal With Storms</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1739371,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1739371,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>This year is on pace to see the most deaths since 130 people were killed in 1998, the eighth highest total since 1950</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Death toll climbs from Missouri, Oklahoma storms</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/05/10/tornado.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/05/10/tornado.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>At least 20 people were killed as tornadoes and severe weather swept the Midwest before rumbling into the Southeast on Sunday morning, according to emergency management agencies.</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 17:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Creating a Cord-Blood Lifeline</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1717283,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1717283,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Recognizing the treatment potential of stem cells harvested from discarded umbilical cords, some states are pushing to expand cord-blood donation
</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Luke Winn:  Cheat sheet</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/luke_winn/01/03/power.rankings/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/luke_winn/01/03/power.rankings/index.html</guid><description>As much as I'd like to believe our entire readership has been with this college hoops season from its basic-cable opener (Gardner-Webb over Kentucky, Nov. 8!) and its Pay-Per-View debut (Florida over North Dakota State, Nov. 9!), I am aware that is not the case. As bowl season fades away, casual hoop fans come trickling in with dire need of a catch-up course. The Power Rankings are here to provide it, tuition-free, in three parts per team:</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:58:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>USC knocks off Oklahoma to win 16-team tournament</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/12/13/ultimateplayoff.champion/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/12/13/ultimateplayoff.champion/index.html</guid><description>Here's how SI.com's playoff worked. Using the final BCS rankings, we seeded the top 16 teams in order. To avoid inter-conference matchups in the first round, we made two simple adjustments (swapping Arizona State and Florida in the seeding process, as well as Illinois and Boston College). For the purpose of this simulation, we assumed that all "banged up" players (Tim Tebow, Glenn Dorsey, etc.) would take part in the action.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Oklahoma targets illegal immigrants with tough new law</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/02/oklahoma.immigration/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/02/oklahoma.immigration/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Weeks of protests, rallies, lawsuits and candlelight vigils failed to stop a new state immigration bill -- HB 1804 -- from becoming the law in Oklahoma.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gas prices edge up to $2.80 a gallon</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/21/news/economy/gasprices/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/21/news/economy/gasprices/index.htm</guid><description>Gas prices rose a nickel during the past two weeks, to an average of $2.80 per gallon of self-serve regular, a national survey said Sunday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>LSU climbs to No. 1 in AP Top 25</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/30/bc.fbc.t25.collegefbpol.ap/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/30/bc.fbc.t25.collegefbpol.ap/index.html</guid><description>NEW YORK (AP) -- LSU reached No. 1 the hard way.</description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jenks, Union ready for Oklahoma's Backyard Bowl</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/kevin_armstrong/09/07/jenks.union/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/kevin_armstrong/09/07/jenks.union/index.html</guid><description>Just when Union (Tulsa, Okla.) athletic director Steve Dunlap thought he had seen it all in the rivalry between his school and the Jenks (Okla.) Trojans, a Jenks student streaked across the field during the fourth quarter of last year's tense game like a quarterback running an extended naked bootleg. </description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tulsa star RB Tennial will miss entire '07 season</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/05/tulsa.tennial.ap/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/05/tulsa.tennial.ap/index.html</guid><description>TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Running back Courtney Tennial will miss Tulsa's entire 2007 season because of an ankle injury sustained in preseason drills, the school said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Death toll hits 22 as storm systems ravage Midwest</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/22/midwest.flooding.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/22/midwest.flooding.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Water-weary residents across the Midwest began counting their losses Tuesday as damage estimates from this weekend's deadly flash floods climbed into the tens of millions. The rain moved into Ohio, where roads flooded, schools canceled classes and residents were rescued from flooded homes by boats.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Harrowing rescues from Oklahoma's raging floods </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/20/oklahoma.flooding/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/20/oklahoma.flooding/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The remnants of Tropical Storm Erin turned central Oklahoma into a wash basin Sunday, with rescuers on helicopters plucking people from flood waters and rooftops and ferrying them to safety.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pet Cause(s)</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/07/01/100116645/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/07/01/100116645/index.htm</guid><description>"I write two checks a year to one organization that delivers meals to the terminally ill." â&amp;#128;&amp;#148;Peter Skillings, Philadelphia </description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gay life: Change and challenge</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/19/gay.life/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/19/gay.life/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>To understand how much gay life in the United States has changed -- and how challenging it remains -- consider the story of the Dillards, Sharon and Tanya, who describe themselves as "a typical family with soccer, brand new puppies, church, choir and not enough time in the day."</description><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stewart Mandel: College Football Mailbag</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/06/20/cfb.mailbag/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/06/20/cfb.mailbag/index.html</guid><description>Here at the Mailbag, we take pride in always being a step ahead of the curve. Studies show that Mailbag readers tend to be far-more informed than their peers when it comes to a wide variety of topics integral to their daily lives.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>When storms strike - are you protected?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/07/pf/saving/toptips/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/07/pf/saving/toptips/index.htm</guid><description>The tornados that devastated parts of Kansas and Oklahoma could happen anywhere. And while there is generally little to no warning at all when these storms strike, there are some things you can do to protect your family and your home from disaster.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 15:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Survivors sought as more storms threaten Plains</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/05/06/severe.weather/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/05/06/severe.weather/index.html</guid><description>Rescue crews Sunday resumed sifting through the rubble of a small Kansas town destroyed by tornadoes Friday night.</description><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 05:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Time to focus</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tracy_schultz/03/16/lsu.tournament/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tracy_schultz/03/16/lsu.tournament/index.html</guid><description>AUSTIN, Texas -- It's been nearly two weeks since LSU played its last game. That loss to Vanderbilt isn't the reason the Tigers are so anxious to get back on the court.</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Starting five</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tracy_schultz/02/02/inside.bkw/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tracy_schultz/02/02/inside.bkw/index.html</guid><description>Courtney Paris or Candace Parker. Nothing seemed to prompt more arguments last season than the debate of who was the best freshman in women's college basketball.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ice storm prompts emergency in Oklahoma</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/01/12/ice.storm/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/01/12/ice.storm/index.html</guid><description>Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has declared a statewide state of emergency as a brutal ice storm moves into the U.S. heartland.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ice storm ahead for Oklahoma, 2 other states</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/01/11/ice.storm/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/01/11/ice.storm/index.html</guid><description>Frigid arctic air is forecast to move across the southern Plains, causing a "significant ice storm" this weekend in Oklahoma and parts of Texas and Arkansas, the National Weather Service said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>State Farm penalized in suit over tornado claims</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/26/statefarm.verdict/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/26/statefarm.verdict/index.html</guid><description>State Farm acted "recklessly" and "with malice" in handling insurance claims from dozens of families whose homes were damaged when a wave of tornadoes, including the strongest in recorded history, swept through Oklahoma in 1999, a jury has decided.</description><pubDate>Sat, 27 May 2006 00:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Good times in Oklahoma City</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/03/23/oklahoma.city/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/03/23/oklahoma.city/index.html</guid><description>Oklahoma prepares to mark its centennial in 2007, but you don't have to wait that long to enjoy a good time in the capital.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Oklahoma wildfires burn 40 homes</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/02/oklahoma.wildfires/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/02/oklahoma.wildfires/index.html</guid><description>Firefighters early Thursday were able to contain a rash of wildfires that charred as much as 8,000 acres of grasslands and destroyed up to 40 homes across southern Oklahoma.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2006 13:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Hundreds flee new rash of Oklahoma wildfires</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/01/oklahoma.fires/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/01/oklahoma.fires/index.html</guid><description>New grassland wildfires spread across the prairies of southern Oklahoma on Wednesday, destroying numerous homes and forcing more than 500 people to evacuate, authorities said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Winds ease, aiding fire crews on Plains</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/02/wildfires/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/02/wildfires/index.html</guid><description>Firefighters in Texas and Oklahoma got an unexpected helping hand from the weather Monday, as calmer winds allowed aircraft to join the struggle against raging grassland blazes.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 07:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Wildfires destroy Oklahoma City homes</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/01/wildfires/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/01/wildfires/index.html</guid><description>Oklahoma City firefighters contained a grassland wildfire that destroyed several houses in a neighborhood on the city's northeast side late Sunday, a spokesman said.</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 23:18:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fireworks, weather fears for blaze-hit states</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/30/tx.ok.wildfires/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/30/tx.ok.wildfires/index.html</guid><description>A dry and windy weather forecast Friday prompted fears of more wildfires in Texas and Oklahoma, where flames have blackened thousands of acres and are blamed in five deaths.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2005 11:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Wildfires continue to rage in Texas, Oklahoma</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/29/tx.ok.wildfires/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/29/tx.ok.wildfires/index.html</guid><description>Another swath of grasslands caught fire Thursday on the edge of Oklahoma City, as firefighters from two states tried desperately to douse a dozen major blazes fueled by dry, windy conditions.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2005 02:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>showbuzz</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/03/30/showbuzz/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/03/30/showbuzz/index.html</guid><description>C-Murder lost his latest attempt to get his second-degree murder conviction thrown out when a state court of appeal refused to reconsider the case.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Reform on the right</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/11/reform.right/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/11/reform.right/index.html</guid><description>The untold story from last week's Republican victory was the ineffectiveness of the left's attacks on right-wing reform.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2004 21:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Coburn projected to win in Oklahoma</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/02/senate.oklahoma/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/02/senate.oklahoma/index.html</guid><description>CNN is projecting that former Rep. Tom Coburn will win the Senate seat vacated by Republican Don Nickles in Oklahoma.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2004 02:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Same-sex marriage bans winning on state ballots </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/02/ballot.samesex.marriage/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/02/ballot.samesex.marriage/index.html</guid><description>Six months after gay and lesbian couples won the right to marry in Massachusetts, opponents of same-sex marriage struck back Tuesday, with voters in 11 states approving constitutional amendments codifying marriage as an exclusively heterosexual institution.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2004 01:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Sooners say manure toss is not OK</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/07/news/funny/oklahoma_tourist/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/07/news/funny/oklahoma_tourist/index.htm</guid><description>OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma tourism officials have recalled about 200,000 brochures with images of activities that may have seemed uninviting to some travelers, such as cow manure tossing and re-enacting Confederate battles, officials said on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2004 20:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Six states track possible serial killer</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/27/possible.serial.killer/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/27/possible.serial.killer/index.html</guid><description>A string of unsolved slayings across six states has prompted dozens of state investigators to consider whether a serial  killer is responsible for the deaths of at least seven women.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2004 08:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Time &amp;amp; Punishment</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/09/29/349923/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/09/29/349923/index.htm</guid><description>What a difference a court date makes. Bernie Ebbers's beaten-down demeanor at his Sept. 3 Oklahoma arraignment got us wondering how other deposed executives are looking these days. While some of th...</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2003 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Roamin' Holidays</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2002/03/20/pf/saving/travel/mag_holidays/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2002/03/20/pf/saving/travel/mag_holidays/index.htm</guid><description>Last April 16, some friends and I went up to Boston to watch a Red Sox game at Fenway Park. But it wasn't just an ordinary ball game. 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One in eight Americans has forgotten about an asset--a bank account, IRA or stock, or an uncollected paycheck or utili...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2000 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>THE OKLAHOMA LOOPHOLE TAX SCAMS</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/10/13/232526/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/10/13/232526/index.htm</guid><description>In Washington, you can never have too much of a good thing. Take empowerment zones. In 1993 these targeted tax breaks were a way to lure businesses back to inner cities. But rural lawmakers cried, ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 1997 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WHO NEEDS THE CAYMAN ISLANDS? THE SOVEREIGNTY LOOPHOLE: HOW TO BYPASS BANKING LAW</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/06/23/228071/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/06/23/228071/index.htm</guid><description>Anadarko, Oklahoma, isn't exactly the sort of place you'd expect to find an offshore bank. For starters, this small Western town is landlocked in the middle of farm and cattle country--in other wor...</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 1997 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>STATE PARKS ARE STILL A GREAT BUY </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/06/01/88075/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/06/01/88075/index.htm</guid><description>As MONEY advised readers last July, many state parks feature extensive resorts with amenities matching those of private hotels, at a fraction of the cost. 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Rescuing state unemployment insurance funds may be next. Connecticut, hit by a 66% surge in benefit claims, has already asked the federal governme...</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 1991 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>CORRECTIONS </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/08/01/86018/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/08/01/86018/index.htm</guid><description>-- Galveston Island (Travel Smart, June) is 50 miles from Houston. -- Contrary to what was stated in ''Tax-Exempt Muni Funds Offer Zippy Yields'' (Fund Watch, May), there are five states -- each wi...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 1990 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>TAXWISE Calculating your true tax bracket</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/06/01/85856/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/06/01/85856/index.htm</guid><description>With 43 states and more than 700 cities and counties imposing income taxes on top of the federal government's take, it's more important than ever to know your total combined tax bracket. Then you c...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 1990 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>"How can I guard my invention while trying to sell it to a hardware chain?"</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/12/01/84234/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/12/01/84234/index.htm</guid><description>STOCKS Q. I managed to get out of the market without too great a loss in the recent crash. But what happens to the stocks I own in dividend-reinvestm ent plans? NECIA H. APFEL Highland Park, Ill. A...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 1987 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>THE MUNI ZERO ADVANTAGE</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1986/11/01/83571/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1986/11/01/83571/index.htm</guid><description>If you go along with the forecast that in a year or so interest rates will be lower than they are now, think bonds: not just any bond, but zero-coupon bonds and not just any zeros but tax-exempt mu...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 1986 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>