There were moments of silence for Lee Rigby, a British soldier killed in London on Wednesday, and victims of Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla.

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As if to prove his faith in the future, Hamm recently decided to move Continental's headquarters from sleepy Enid, Okla. to almost bustling Oklahoma City.

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Six served in the House (Burr, Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Thune and Vitter), which is up from four in the Class of 2002.

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He and most other Oklahoma Republicans voted against January's disaster relief bill, though Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla.

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One recent afternoon a man from Heavener, Okla. calls Spark to complain that a woman he's met through one of its 25 dating sites--a gal who shared his passion for riding all-terrain vehicles--isn't responding to his e-mails.

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Thursday's tornadoes were much less dangerous than the EF5 storm that struck Moore, Okla.

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He's got 44--most of them in dusty spots like Durant, Okla. and Mesquite, Tex.

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It's also in a good location for sourcing crude, near the Cushing, Okla.

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Now it's down to just two contenders: Thomas Biffle, 40, from Wagoner, Okla. leads with a string of fish weighing a total of 19 pounds, 6 ounces.

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That's a huge boost from what Cook made as a struggling singer-songwriter in Tulsa, Okla.

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