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	<title>Oklahoma Political News Service &#187; V. Burns Hargis</title>
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		<title>Quote of the Day: &#8220;Well Now, This Makes For an Interesting Game of Connect the Dots&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2008/09/17/quote-of-the-day-well-now-this-makes-for-an-interesting-game-of-connect-the-dots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C. W. McBlackville</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Stan Geiger &#8211; An Oklahoma Blog:
 According to SEC filings, V. Burns Hargis bought 10,000 shares of Chesapeake  stock on September 15th.
Chesapeake Energy, a top nat gas producer, has  been particularly active in the political arena of late. It, along with super  OSU benefactor Boone Pickens, has been pushing nat gas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private Equity Funds and Journalism: The KFOR Cocktail with a Bad Aftertaste!</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2008/07/23/private-equity-funds-and-journalism-the-kfor-cocktail-with-a-bad-aftertaste/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C. W. McBlackville</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The wheels are falling off of Oklahoma City&#8217;s once-proud television news organization, KFOR.
Problems began after The New York Times Company sold KFOR in 2007 to Local TV LLC, a limited liability company owned by Oak Hill Capitol which was formed to buy the nine television stations owned by the Times.
Industry observers say that morale at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hargis Appointed to Chesapeake&#8217;s Board of Directors</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2008/07/07/hargis-appointed-to-chesapeakes-board-of-directors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C. W. McBlackville</dc:creator>
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 Not a too surprising development after it was revealed that Hargis was &#8220;in agreement&#8221; with Chesapeake&#8217;s clandestine efforts earlier this year to repeal the wildly popular HB 1804. Below is an excerpt from our series:
&#8220;For those not reeling from the hilarious and inept planning musings, comic relief is just around the corner when you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OSU Employee Phone Policy Violates Open Records Law, Experts Say</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2008/04/17/osu-employee-phone-policy-violates-open-records-law-experts-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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From The Daily O&#8217;Collegian:

By Jenny Redden

OSU President Burns Hargis says he never spoke to Bill Self about taking over the Cowboy basketball program, but the campus would never know if he had contacted the University of Kansas coach.
         
Hargis uses his private BlackBerry to conduct university business, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EXCLUSIVE (Pt 3): Candid Emails Reveal Depths of 1804 Repeal Conspiracy; Regarding Dirty Harry’s Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2008/04/10/exclusive-pt-3-candid-emails-reveal-depths-of-1804-repeal-conspiracy-regarding-dirty-harry%e2%80%99s-notes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;One client is adamant that they want the guest worker -visiting worker -program as an option to raise immediate revenue.&#8221;
&#8220;We need to put our stuff in a bill with a friendly bill author.&#8221;
&#8220;If you need me to write any materials for you to use on this issue, please let me know.&#8221;
-Lobbyist Vickie Rankin
Click here to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EXCLUSIVE (Pt 2): Candid Emails Reveal Depths of 1804 Repeal Conspiracy; Is Sen. Coates Working for the People or Chesapeake Energy?</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2008/04/09/exclusive-pt-2-candid-emails-reveal-depths-of-1804-repeal-conspiracy-is-sen-coates-working-for-the-people-or-chesapeake-energy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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Since billion dollar Chesapeake Energy Company is too cheap to hire Americans and would rather hire unskilled &#8211; and probably illegal &#8211; workers from Mexico, we suggest the above cost effective shredder for their future document destruction needs. And it&#8217;s American made!
With all the time Sen. Coates is putting in to the scheme to repeal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crutchfield and Johnson Successfully Make OK Higher Ed a &quot;Gun Free Zone&quot;: Burns Hargis and Boren Rejoice!</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2008/04/01/crutchfield-and-johnson-successfully-make-ok-higher-ed-a-gun-free-zone-burns-hargis-and-boren-rejoice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okpns.com/2008/04/01/crutchfield-and-johnson-successfully-make-ok-higher-ed-a-gun-free-zone-burns-hargis-and-boren-rejoice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[David Boren]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Law enforcement in Oklahoma recently interrupted (alleged) plans for a gruesome massacre on Rogers State University.  While attorneys for Tywone Dion Parks argue his Constitutional First Amendment &#8220;free speech&#8221; rights to threaten to cut off and freeze a woman&#8217;s head, kill another man and shoot eight people, students accross Oklahoma were lobbying legislators for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oklahoma Students Access to the Visual Arts By Randy McDaniel</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2008/03/25/oklahoma-students-access-to-the-visual-arts-by-randy-mcdaniel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okpns.com/2008/03/25/oklahoma-students-access-to-the-visual-arts-by-randy-mcdaniel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rep. Randy McDaniel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;by OK Rep. Randy McDaniel
Oklahoma City &#8211; March 24, 2008 &#8211; The arts are a vital part of a well-rounded education and vibrant state. Oklahoma has enjoyed more than its fair share of creative and innovative artists. From worldwide singers and entertainers to outstanding visual artists, Oklahomans have dreamed big and been on the forefront [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Correction: Burns Hargis Does NOT Support Bill Allowing Students to Defend Themselves</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2008/03/12/correction-burns-hargis-does-not-support-bill-allowing-students-to-defend-themselves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last updated 3/12/08
Questions have arisen lately about why only criminals and former students who&#8217;ve gone off their meds should be allowed to carry guns on our University campuses.  New Oklahoma State University president, V. Burns Hargis, does NOT think the law-abiding students should be able to defend themselves against an attack.
The Elizabeth Nichols, of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>V. Burns Hargis, OSU&#8217;s New President Today, $350K Salary</title>
		<link>http://www.okpns.com/2008/03/10/v-burns-hargis-osus-new-president-today-350k-salary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okpns.com/2008/03/10/v-burns-hargis-osus-new-president-today-350k-salary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former board member V. Burns Hargis recently was successful in changing Oklahoma law to accomodate the desires of Oklahoma State University, so that he could start to work in March 2008 rather than July 2008.
Previous law, as Burns Hargis said, was in place to keep Boards from hiring themselves.
KSWO in Lawton writes:
Hargis will earn $350,000 [...]]]></description>
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