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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Dutch Go To Polls With EU Woes In Mind

Campaign posters of political parties are displayed in the center of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch will hold parliamentary elections on Sept. 12. (AP)

How much damage is the Euro crisis inflicting on the European Union? We’ll get an indication of that on Wednesday when Dutch voters choose their next government, following a campaign that has been dominated by the issue of Europe and Holland’s place in it. The BBC’s Matthew Price reports from Rotterdam.

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Two men go through the damage surrounding the Moore Medical Center and damaged vehicals after a tornado moves through Moore, Okla. on Monday, May 20, 2013. (Alonzo Adams/AP)

Kelly Frey, the editor of Oklahoma’s big daily newspaper The Oklahoman, is from El Reno, Okla. and describes what it’s like to grow up in “tornado alley.”

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Adam Scudder, Trisha Milittle, Tamra Jones and Bridget Kline, from left, take shelter at Pelican's Restaurant in northern Oklahoma City as a tornado passes nearby Friday night, May 9, 2003. (Andrew Laker/AP)

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Monday, May 20, 2013
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