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Christian Science Monitor
Since 1998, the Oklahoma city of Moore has experienced four tornadoes. Monday’s storm, which packed winds of as much as 200 miles per hour, perhaps brought the worst devastation, leaving dozens dead, including schoolchildren, and a need for healing from grief and loss.
POLITICO - David Rogers
Sequestration 2 opened at the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday as Republicans won approval of their dramatic plan to reallocate the reduced funding available after the second round of spending reductions slated for October.
Associated Press - Andrew Taylor
Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake of the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma.
BBC News
At least 24 people are confirmed dead, including seven children, and many are missing after a tornado tore through Oklahoma City, US officials say.
Worst hit was Moore, south of the city, where neighbourhoods were flattened and schools destroyed by winds of up to 200mph (320km/h).
ABC News - Abby D. Phillip
Republican Rep. Tom Cole, whose district took a direct hit from a powerful tornado on Monday, said the residents of the tornado ravaged towns in Oklahoma need help, not a political battle over funding in Washington.
Wall Street Journal - Corey Boles and Janet Hook
House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) said Tuesday that House lawmakers would work with the Obama administration to ensure that victims of the tornadoes that ripped through a suburb of Oklahoma City receive the emergency disaster relief they need.
CBS News - Stephanie Haven
After a ferocious, deadly tornado flattened Moore, Okla., Monday, President Obama Tuesday affirmed the nation's support for those affected by the storm, guaranteeing aid for victims in the destroyed 20-mile-long path.
CNN - Kevin Liptak
The tornado that swept through the outskirts of Oklahoma City Monday destroyed parts of U.S. Rep. Tom Cole’s hometown, the Republican lawmaker told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer.
Huffington Post - Timothy Stenovec
When Leslie Hagelberg went outside of her West Tulsa, Okla., home on Sunday evening to check the weather, she noticed what appeared to be insulation and pieces of paper falling from the sky.
MSNBC - Aliyah Frumin
An enormous tornado at least a mile wide with winds as strong as 200 mph ripped through Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday, killing at least 51 people–including 20 children–and flattening entire neighborhoods.