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DISASTER: At Least 37 People Dead After Massive Oklahoma Tornado, Death Toll Expected to Rise

 THEBLAZE.COM 2 Hours Ago DISASTER: At Least 37 People Dead After Massive Oklahoma Tornado, Death Toll Expected to Rise by  Jason Howerton MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 37 people were killed, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise. The storm laid waste to scores of buildings in Moore, south of the city. Block after block of the community lay in ruins. Homes were crushed into piles of broken wood. Cars and trucks were left crumpled on the roadside. The National Weather Service issued an initial finding that the tornado was an EF-4 on the enhanced Fujita scale, the second most-powerful type of twister. Authorities expected the death toll to rise as emergency crews moved deeper into the hardest-hit areas. More than 120 people...

CBS News tries to rescue Obama

 EXAMINER.COM 1 Hour Ago CBS News tries to rescue Obama by  Anthony Martin The attempt by  CBS News  to rescue Barack Obama in the midst of the  IRS scandal  was most obvious Monday evening. In the midst of a 30 minute news broadcast that focused almost entirely on the tragic tornado disaster near Oklahoma City, Scott Pelley and company managed to squeeze in  an interview with an IRS veteran  who recently retired from the agency after a long career. The employee had worked in the Cincinnati division of the  IRS , the place where the administration claims the scandal took place among "low level agents." Had the interview been truly relevant, not only would it have been news but major lead news. But it turns out that the employee did not even work in the office where the illegal activity against conservative and religious groups took place. It was also mentioned in passing that there are 200 employees in the Cincinnati division. But CBS News at...

DOJ Leaked Docs to Smear Fast & Furious Whistleblower

 PATRIOTUPDATE.COM 4 Hours Ago DOJ Leaked Docs to Smear Fast & Furious Whistleblower The Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General published a new report Monday that confirms former U.S. Attorney for Arizona Dennis Burke leaked a document intended to smear Operation Fast and Furious scandal whistleblower John Dodson. The DOJ IG said it found "Burke's conduct in disclosing the Dodson memorandum to be inappropriate for a Department employee and wholly unbefitting a U.S. Attorney." "Burke's conduct in disclosing the Dodson memorandum to be inappropriate for a Department employee and wholly unbefitting a U.S. Attorney." "We are referring to OPR our finding that Burke violated Department policy in disclosing the Dodson memorandum to a member of the media for a determination of whether Burke's conduct violated the Rules of Professional Conduct for the state bars in which Burke is a member," the IG wrote. DOJ Leaked Docs to Smear Fast & Fu...