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Indian Country Today - Harlan McKosato

The campaign to bring the remains of legendary Native athlete Jim Thorpe home is gathering support after lawyers representing Thorpe’s two remaining sons, Bill and Richard Thorpe, along with the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, filed a writ of certiorari to petition the Court to hear their case after losing in U.S Appeals Court last October.

KGOU - Brian Hardzinski

Former U.S. Rep. Brad Carson has been formally nominated for the position of Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness at the U.S. Department of Defense.

Carson has been serving in that role as the acting under secretary since April. He previously worked as Under Secretary of the Army, which is the branch's second-highest civilian position, and before that as the Army's general counsel.

The Oklahoman - Editorial Board

President Barack Obama said last week, on the day a deadline passed to reach an agreement with Iran on nuclear weapons, that, “I will walk away from the negotiations if in fact it’s a bad deal.” If only he truly meant that.

Instead, Obama has given the impression that he wants to reach a deal — any deal — with Iran, despite the country’s bad acts and its mullahs’ long history of saying one thing and doing another.

This Independence Day, like all others, we are reminded that America’s story is still unlike any other. Each chapter written thus far in our history has revealed a common spirit of patriotism, ingenuity, perseverance and hope. That distinct American spirit is alive and well because of the countless men and women who dreamed of liberty, fought hard to secure it and resolved to preserve it.

Roll Call - Marc N. Casper, Chris Hansen and Mark S. Wrighton

If you had a treasure map, why wouldn’t you follow it?

In essence, this is the opportunity we have before us with the map of the human genome. The Human Genome Project cracked our life code and provides a massive treasure trove of information that we have only just begun to explore.