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	Welcome to Oklahoma's Official Web Site
		Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Urges Toy Recall Compliance
		Vendors interested in doing business with the state of Oklahoma can register online.
		Oklahoma Centennial Kick-off Tulsa - A year long celebration kicks off November 9-19, 2006 in...
	www.ok.gov (230 words)

	Oklahoma Governors
		Oklahoma's third Governor was born December 20, 1868, at Brundidge, Alabama.
		The youngest governor in the history of the State, Edmondson was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, September 27, 1925.
		Governor Keating's accomplishments included overseeing the largest road construction project in Oklahoma history, the first cut in the state income tax in 50 years and a dramatic decline in the welfare rolls.
	www.governor.state.ok.us /govlist.htm (3251 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Governor of Oklahoma
		The Governor was responsible to the President on addressing issues in the territory and served as the representative as the federal government of the United States.
		Oklahoma Territory in 1895 and was speaker of the house during its session.
		Cassius B. Barnes, a son of Governor Barnes, was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1891; graduated in 1895; served as Ensign in Admiral Sampson's blockading fleet of the Cuban coast in 1898.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Governor-of-Oklahoma (1960 words)

	Chronicles of Oklahoma
		The Governor was directed, under the provisions of the Organic Act, to divide the territory into seven counties and to fix the county lines; and also, to appoint all county, township and district officers to hold their offices until the adjournment of the first session of the First Legislative Assembly.
		Governor Steele deferred the apportionment of the Territory into legislative districts and the calling of the election to elect members of the legislature until he could get a certified copy of the population, as shown by the census taken in June 1890.
		Oklahoma is a good country and to a stranger entering it to-day gives every evidence of having been settled and under control of civil government for a century instead of a few brief years.
	digital.library.okstate.edu /chronicles/v012/v012p383.html (3258 words)

	Democratic Governors Association
		As Governor, Brian Schweitzer has focused attention on economic development through protecting Montana’s wild places as they are central to the image that draws people to the state.
		Governor Schweitzer also supports mining and logging as long as it is conducted responsibly.
		Governor Schweitzer is focused on public safety, providing tax credits to encourage the film industry, increasing state funding for college scholarships, community colleges and technical schools, and promoting sustainable energy policies.
	democraticgovernors.org /governors/362/governor-brian-schweitzer (504 words)

	Chronicles of Oklahoma
		Throughout his administration as Governor, and more especially in his service on the County Seat and County Division Committee of the Constitutional Convention, his practical mind, his intuitive knowledge of the law, and his insight into what the law should in fact be enabled him to discern the underlying principle at issue.
		Oklahoma's progressive constitution, his activities in its formation, his administrative wisdom and energy, his dramatic personality, his peculiar aptitude and rich endowments silhouetted his outline on the national horizon.
		Living, Governor Haskell was an example of Oklahoma's lusty advent into state sovereignty; in death, he moves with solemn majesty into a deeper recognition of his worth.
	digital.library.okstate.edu /Chronicles/v011/v011p0890.html (1865 words)

	Oklahoma governor signs tough water rules (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Oklahoma officials said Arkansas must comply with the new standards under a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court opinion that said upstream states are subject to downstream water quality regulations.
		Oklahoma officials said there was a significant increase in phosphorous levels in the Illinois in 2000 and 2001 after minute declines in 1998 and 1999.
		Oklahoma officials denied Huckabee's charge that chloride from Oklahoma's petrochemical industry was polluting the river, and Arkansas officials let the matter drop.
	www.uswaternews.com /archives/arcquality/2oklgov5.html (653 words)

	Governor George P. Nigh - 100 Years of Oklahoma Governors - Archives Division - Office of Archives and Records
		He began his regular term as 22nd Governor of Oklahoma January 8, 1979, having been elected in fall of 1978, and was re-elected in 1982.
		The Governor of Oklahoma is the chief executive officer of the state and is elected for a four year term.
		Moreover, the Governor is directly responsible for the preparation of the state budget, serves as an ex officio member of several boards and commissions, receives reports from various state officers and agencies, and is charged with the duty of seeing that all laws are faithfully executed in the state.
	www.odl.state.ok.us /oar/governors/Nigh.htm (507 words)

	Oklahoma Government
		Voters ratified the state constitution in 1907 and Oklahoma became the 46th star in the American flag.
		The governor, lieutenant governor, superintendent of public instruction, attorney general, treasurer and commissioner of insurance are elected for four-year terms.
		The lieutenant governor assists the governor and is empowered to replace the governor if he is unable to perform his duties.
	www.educonnect.com /KeyOk/okgovt.htm (850 words)

	Oklahoma Heritage Association (Site not responding. Last check: )
		She was an organizer and served on the board of directors for Metro Bank of Oklahoma City, and served on the board of governors, board of trustees, and was the first female chairman of the Oklahoma State University Foundation.
		Governors George Nigh and Henry Bellmon appointed him to the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission, Governor David Walters to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, and he served eight years on the Oklahoma Department of Transportation Commission as an appointee of Governor Frank Keating.
		Governor Keating won national acclaim in 1995 for his compassion and professional handling of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City.
	www.oklahomaheritage.com /news_022004.html (1825 words)

	Human spirit triumphed in Oklahoma City (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ten years ago this week, I was the newly inaugurated governor of Oklahoma and was sitting in my office at the state Capitol when the windows bowed in and the floor vibrated with the sound of a rumbling blast.
		I remember the prayer service when a president and a great religious leader came to Oklahoma to help and where the biggest applause of all was for a rescue worker and her search dog.
		Oklahoma City has risen from the ashes of that morning and so have those touched by the bombing.
	www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/viewpoints/articles/0417keating0417.html (1026 words)

	feb03 - OK
		The state of Oklahoma is scheduled to execute Bobby Joe Fields Feb. 13 for the 1993 murder of Louise Schem.
		However, when 3 of the 5 members of the board recommend clemency to the governor, as is the case with Fields, he has the power to commute the sentence.
		The state of Oklahoma is scheduled to execute Larry Jackson, a fl man, Feb. 18 for the murder of Wendy Cade in Oklahoma City.
	www.ncadp.org /html/feb03_-_ok.html (1397 words)

	Oklahoma governor reconsiders death penalty
		While Oklahoma leads the nation in executions carried out so far this year -- 13 -- serious questions about the way capital punishment is administered are being raised at the highest political levels.
		On June 23 Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating told a National Press Club audience that the state’s current legal standard for the death penalty was “too low.” The governor, who has allowed 40 executions during his six years in office, said, “Moral certainty should be the standard for capital punishment.”
		The FBI has accused Gilchrist of shoddy work in five death penalty cases that ended with convictions, and has also said that she testified “beyond the acceptable limits of forensic science.” Gilchrist, who defends her work in the 1,448 cases that have been assigned to her, is on paid administrative leave.
	www.natcath.com /NCR_Online/archives/072701/072701j.htm (525 words)

	Welcome to Oklahoma's Official Web Site
		Governor Brad Henry today announced that Walt Disney World Resort has invited the State of Oklahoma to be the first state-dedicated marketplace experience at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival this fall.
		Governor Brad Henry today announced the following appointments to a number of state boards and commissions: Susan Savage, Oklahoma City, to the Southern Regional Education Board for a term expiring June 30, 2011.
		Oklahoma has more man-made lakes than any other state, with over one million surface acres of water and 2,000 more miles of shoreline than the Atlantic and Gulf coasts combined.
	www.ok.gov /newsroom.php (665 words)

	Oklahoma Government State Capital Oklahoma City Governor Brad Henry Oklahoma State Motto
		From 1803 to 1819, Oklahoma was part of several territorial districts as the United States reorganized its land holdings due to boundary disputes and treaties.
		The Governor of Oklahoma is the chief executive officer of the state, is elected for a four-year term, and may serve an unlimited number of terms but not more than eight years in a row.
		The Governor is also responsible for the preparation of the state budget and ensures that all laws are obeyed in the state.
	www.netstate.com /states/government/ok_government.htm (2562 words)

	Oklahoma Department of Commerce - Workforce - Governor's Council (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Under Governor Henry's purview, Oklahoma is leading the nation in aligning state workforce and economic development resources.
		16, 2007 -- The Coalition for the Advancement of Science and Mathematics Education in Oklahoma (CASMEO) is partnering with the Governor's Council for Workforce and Economic Development and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce for this year's annual CASMEO Mathematics and Science Education Summit in Oklahoma City.
		The theme for the summit is "Building Oklahoma's Talent Pipeline." The keynote speaker this year is former West Virginia Governor Bob Wise, who is currently the President of the Alliance for Excellent Education.
	www.okcommerce.gov /index.php?option=content&task=view&id=141&Itemid=185 (1638 words)

	jan 03 - okla
		The state of Oklahoma is scheduled to execute Bobby Joe Fields Jan. 14 for the 1993 murder of Louise Schem.
		If the courts refuse his final appeals, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board should recommend a commutation of this sentence in its report to the governor.
		The state of Oklahoma is scheduled to execute Daniel Juan Revilla, a white man, for the 1987 murder of Mark Gomez, a 13-month-old baby, in Atlus.
	www.ncadp.org /html/jan_03_-_okla.html (1401 words)

	CQPolitics.com: Oklahoma Archives
		Mary Fallin and Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett are headed to an Aug. 22 runoff as the top two vote-getters in Tuesday’s Republican primary for Oklahoma’s 5th District seat, which Republican Rep. Ernest Istook left open to run for governor.
		Oklahoma Rep. Ernest Istook has been the front-runner throughout this year’s race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, and appears to have shored up that status in the final weeks of the campaign for the primary that takes place Tuesday.
		Seven-term Oklahoma Rep. Ernest Istook is a conservative Republican, as are most of the constituents in the Oklahoma City-based 5th District who gave Istook 66 percent of the vote and President Bush 64 percent in 2004.
	www.cqpolitics.com /oklahoma (1267 words)

	Facts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The governor of Oklahoma is Brad Henry (took office in January 2003); the lieutenant governor is Mary Fallin.
		Oklahoma is the third largest gas-producing state in the nation.
		Oklahoma is bordered by six states: Texas to the south and west, Arkansas and Missouri to the east, Kansas to the north and Colorado and New Mexico at the tip of the northwestern Oklahoma panhandle.
	www.otrd.state.ok.us /StudentGuide/facts.html (338 words)

	Governor of Oklahoma announces small business insurance help Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City) - Find Articles
		To be eligible, an Oklahoma business must have 25 or fewer employees, and the employer must contribute 25 percent of the premium costs.
		Eligible employees must reside in Oklahoma, verify that their household income is no greater than 185 percent of the federal poverty level, and contribute 15 percent of their family's premium.
		Oklahoma was granted a waiver from the federal government to extend to working Oklahomans Medicaid coverage previously extended only to the elderly, the disabled and children, said Mike Fogarty, CEO of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4182/is_20051025/ai_n15716082 (633 words)

	Other Dangerous Drugs - Oklahoma Drug Threat Assessment (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The case was the second involving MDMA in the Northern District of Oklahoma in 2001 and was the first case in Oklahoma with an international connection.
		In Oklahoma it is abused primarily by young adults at raves and nightclubs.
		This case was the first in Tulsa County and the first in the state of Oklahoma to admit scientific evidence regarding the use of Rohypnol in a sexual assault.
	www.usdoj.gov /ndic/pubs2/2286/odd.htm (2948 words)

	Democratic governor thrives in Oklahoma - Boston.com
		OKLAHOMA CITY --Democratic Gov. Brad Henry, a favorite for re-election to a second term, has found a way to maintain high popularity in one of the most conservative states: He stakes out Republican-like positions, builds consensus and keeps a low profile.
		Henry, who faces a primary election Tuesday, is among a number of Democratic governors who are touting their credentials as fiscal conservatives as they seek re-election.
		In Henry's case, he cut taxes $150 million in 2005 and teamed with a Republican House speaker to produce a record $627 million reduction this year, cutting the income tax rate from 6.25 percent to 5.25 percent and eliminating the estate tax.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2006/07/22/okla_gov_a_democrat_walks_party_lines?mode=PF (713 words)

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