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Lucy Addison Middle School teacher Bonnie Pritchett and Patrick Henry High School teaching aide Leona Miller hold signs Saturday.

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OMAHA, Neb. — The University of Oklahoma wrestling team is once again among the nation’s elite to end the season, as the Sooners earned fifth place at the 2010 NCAA Championships in Omaha, Neb.

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OMAHA, Neb. — Oklahoma State senior heavyweight Jared Rosholt lost a 3-2 decision to top-ranked David Zabriskie of Iowa State in the title bout at the NCAA Championships Saturday at the Qwest Center.

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ABC has snagged CNN’s chief international correspondent, Christiane Amanpour, to take over as anchor of its Sunday Beltway show, “This Week.” She’s replacing George Stephanopoulos, who left the show to take Diane Sawyer’s place at “Good Morning America,” after Sawyer took over as anchor of ABC’s evening newscast, when Charlie Gibson decided to …

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Jack Mcconnell, Laboura s former First Minister, has held secret talks about securing a role in an incoming Conservative government.

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American officials have condemned plans by the Ethiopian prime minister to block U.S.-funded Voice of America broadcasts in Amharic, the main local language.

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The wind is expected to come sweeping down the plain — along with beautiful music, fun costumes and focused acting — as Orem Junior High brings its production of the well-known Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, “Oklahoma!” to the stage. “My talented cast of 50 are hard-working and eager to perform the first American musical,” said OJH drama director Sondra Green. “The cast is enjoying learning …

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More than 250 people attended a rally Saturday supporting a higher meals tax to help support Roanoke schools.

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A woman died in a house fire in southwest Oklahoma City Saturday night, officials said.The woman’s name was not released Saturday.About 8:35 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire at 928 SW 34 and found a woman inside the home, Oklahoma City fire Deputy Chief Cecil Clay said. Firefighters pulled her from the house and quickly extinguished the fire, he said.The woman was dead when she was pulled …

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Gambling in Oklahoma has contributed more than $184 million to state government revenues, but it has come at a cost to tens of thousands of Oklahomans who have become problem gamblers, experts say.Up to 200,000 Oklahomans — from a 70-something lady dressed in her Sunday best to the college student hunched over his computer — are considered problem or pathological gamblers, said Wiley Harwell …

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