“Oklahoma” on The Daily Caller

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Keiton Page tried to explain to his Oklahoma State teammates the sensation of fans rushing the Gallagher-Iba Arena court to celebrate a big upset. (more)

In order to protect her infant son, an Oklahoma woman asked permission from a police dispatcher to shoot intruders if they entered her home before a police car could arrive — and ultimately pulled the trigger. (more)

It was a good weekend for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on the endorsement front, as he won the backing of 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole as well as Iowa’s largest newspaper. (more)

President Barack Obama today said he “can’t wait” for Congress to cut travel spending by federal employees, so he’s ordering a 20 percent cut by himself. (more)

Nebraska athletics director Tom Osborne fondly remembers college football’s 1971 version of the “Game of the Century,” when the Cornhuskers knocked off Oklahoma 35-31 on their way to the national championship. (more)

Oklahoma Democratic Rep. Dan Boren will not run for re-election in 2012, The Oklahoman reported Tuesday. (more)

A puppy euthanized by veterinarians has risen from the dead. (more)

A three-day-long stand-off at the Wisconsin state capitol between union supporters and those backing the Republican governor’s budget cuts just went to another level Thursday as Democratic senators apparently fled the area to prevent a vote on Gov. Scott Walker’s budget-repair bill, which would cut public employee union collective bargaining rights and require them to contribute to pensions and health care. (more)

Recently, Alan, a friend on my Facebook fan page for my book, The War on Smokers and the Rise of the Nanny State, asked me: “…what’s your take on the report from the surgeon general, Thursday, that only one cigarette kills millions of people and causes global warming and makes kittens cry?” Well, my take on that is this: what the new, portly surgeon general, Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, reported, if not as Alan described it, is also absurd, and she thinks people will believe it because she is, after all, a doctor and a government official. Her absurd report is this: even only brief exposure to secondhand smoke causes really bad health problems. (more)

(CNN) — The state of Oklahoma will file a lawsuit within the next few weeks challenging the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, according to the state’s incoming attorney general. (more)

A young man who claims he routinely held a handgun to his older wife’s head during roleplaying sex now faces murder charges after the gun went off and killed her. (more)

The familiar passage from the Scriptures says: “And he gave him the name Jesus.” (Matt. 1:25). This name-giving was done in the confines of the stable in Bethlehem, of course. Naming the name of Jesus in that sheltered place would presumably have been permitted under the new guidance for “freedom of worship.” (more)

1.) Michael Steele decides that he has done enough damage to the RNC — It appears that RNC Chairman Michael Steele spent some time reviewing his contributions to the health and wealth of the Republican Party this past weekend. What else could have catalyzed his decision–forthcoming tonight, a little birdie told FOX News–to not run for a second term as RNC failman? According to FOX, Steele “sent an e-mail to committee members Saturday night with the subject line, ‘conference call,’ in which “he asked members to join him ‘for a private conference call’ Monday evening.” Perhaps Steele will review his greatest hits before bowing out? Or maybe he has plans to anoint a successor! All we know is that the field of Steele challengers (Reince Priebus, Ann Wagner, Maria Cino, Saul Anuzis, and Gentry Collins, oh my!) will all need to find new campaign slogans: “I’m NOT Michael Steele” isn’t going to cut it now! (more)

BARTLESVILLE, Oklahoma — A 41-year-old Bartlesville man being arraigned in Washington County District Court Monday for DUI, leaving the scene of an accident, driving under suspension and assault on a police officer was re-arrested for reportedly being drunk after he fell down before the judge. (more)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama-Auburn has always been one of the most storied rivalries in college football, in a class with Ohio State-Michigan, Texas-Oklahoma and Florida-Georgia as the best in the country. (more)

Four Loko, a “premium malt beverage with natural and artificial flavors,” has taken over America.  Most popular with the underage and college drinking set, it has in turn caused some concerns. Why is the canned, wildly designed drink upsetting people? Well, one 23.5oz can is equal to a bottle of wine (or five beers) and two cups of coffee.  As you might imagine, this results in some loko behavior. States like Michigan, Utah, Kansas and Washington have already banned it, and Debbie Downer, ie. Sen Chuck Schumer, said federal regulators are ready to ban alcoholic energy drinks entirely. (more)

The proposed earmark moratorium that the Republican Senate caucus will vote on tomorrow has pitted Oklahoma’s two conservative senators against one another. ”Republicans can send a signal that they get it,” earmark opponent Tom Coburn tells THE WEEKLY STANDARD. “Or they can send a signal that they continue to not get it and say they’re not going to change. And if they do that, they’re going to pay for it at the ballot box.” (more)

Karina Smirnoff is set to take a spin down the aisle. (more)

Obamacare is unraveling across the nation. Voters have rejected its unconstitutional mandates and promises of higher premiums and increased taxes with restricted access to care and doctors. In Arizona and Oklahoma, voters followed in Missouri’s footsteps and rejected the individual mandate of the healthcare law, essentially stating that they did not want to be forced to purchase health insurance they didn’t want. (more)

Sen. Tom Coburn said Wednesday that if President Obama fails to cut spending by hundreds of billions of dollars, he may block an increase in the debt limit and risk federal insolvency. (more)