Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that Israel’s military threat has little substance, referring to it as a “sword” which has gone “blunt,” Iran’s Fars news agency reported.
“Israel is upset to see that its sword has gone blunt and Iran grows more powerful day by day,” he said after a cabinet meeting in Tehran.
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TULSA, OK—With training camp set to begin next week, Tulsa Oilers head coach Bruce Ramsay filled in the remaining open spots on his roster sheet. In all, 26 players are currently signed to the Oilers roster, which will be cut down to 18 by opening day, which is set for the Oilers on the road in Denver on October 18.
The Oilers signed goaltender Joey Perricone, forwards Jordan Draper and Evan Carriere, along with defenseman Ricky Helmbrecht.
The Tulsa World features a story today on the Tulsa Christmas Parades that makes a mistake of fact. Bill Sherman writes, “No one noticed that first year.”
Tulsans “noticed” in 2009 when the word Christmas was removed from the title of the December parade in downtown Tulsa.
There was a street demonstration with sign carrying protesters in 2009 at the downtown parade.
Gallup has posted an analysis today by Elizabeth Mendes showing historical data that details the repercussions of past conflicts on funding government ranged from none to short-lived, in terms of Americans’ concerns about the U.S. and the political players involved.
The 1995/1996 closure, which occurred when — just like today — Republican leaders in Congress and a Democratic president failed to agree on the budget, did little to impact Americans’ views of President Bill Clinton, Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Congress itself, the U.S. economy, and the country in general in the months after the shutdown began.
Mayor Dewey Bartlett
Mayor Dewey Bartlett challenged mayoral candidate Kathy Taylor this morning to provide sources and facts about the untruthful claims in her latest barrage of negative advertising.
“There is a glaring lack of evidence to support the claims she makes in her latest round of negative ads,” said Bartlett. “Her claims are either flat-out untrue, or huge stretches of the truth. Kathy Taylor needs to hold herself accountable and provide sources in her negative ads if she wants Tulsans to believe anything she is saying.”
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