Rep. Fallin Elected Oklahoma's First Female Governor

Oklahoma Election Results: Mary Fallin Defeats Jari Askins In 2010 Governor's Race
Oklahoma City — U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin has made history in Oklahoma, where voters elected the Republican to become the state's first female Governor. Fallin leveraged her two decades of political roots in Oklahoma to pull in the historic win over Democratic Lt. Gov. Jari Askins. Her election also completes a power sweep for Republicans in Oklahoma that began with taking the House in 2004, and the Senate in 2008. Fallin replaces Democratic Gov. Brad Henry, who is term-limited. The all-woma...

Mary Fallin Defeats Jari Askins In Oklahoma Governor's Race
Oklahoma City — U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin has made history in Oklahoma, where voters elected the Republican to become the state's first female Governor. Fallin leveraged her two decades of political roots in Oklahoma to pull in the historic win over Democratic Lt. Gov. Jari Askins. Her election also completes a power sweep for Republicans in Oklahoma that began with taking the House in 2004, and the Senate in 2008. Fallin replaces Democratic Gov. Brad Henry, who is term-limited. The all-woma...

Three more women are elected governor - Mary Fallin, Nikki Haley and Susana Martinez make history
While Congress went backwards a step in diversity in regards to African American senators (there are now zero), the nation elected three more women as Governors: Mary Fallin of Oklahoma, Nikki Haley of South Carolina, and Susana Martinez of New Mexico. Each woman is a Republican and each of their victories changed history in their state. The three new female Governors brings the total of current female U.S. Governors to seven: Jan Brewer , Ariz; Bev Perdue , N.C.; M. Jodi Rell , Conn.; C...

Fallin elected first female Okla. gov.
Published: Nov. 3, 2010 at 12:35 AM Oklahoma City, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Two-term Republican Oklahoma Congresswoman Mary Fallin was declared a winner over Democrat Jari Askins in one of two all female gubernatorial races. In a historic win as the state's first female Governor, Fallin captured about 60 percent of the vote to 40 percent for the Lieutenant Governor, CBC News reported. Fallin won despite criticism concerning comments she made in October allegedly inferring Askins wasn't fit to govern beca...

Voters help GOP engage in stunning sweep of Oklahoma
By Andrew Griffin Oklahoma City - Oklahoma voters appeared to be in a particularly conservative mood Tuesday as they elected an Republicans to statewide positions, including Mary Fallin to the Governor’s Mansion. Watching early returns Tuesday night, Oklahoma Watchdog offered election analysis at the News 9 studios in Oklahoma City, along with political analyst Scott Mitchell and Campaign for Liberty’s Kirk Shelley. It was clear, soon after the polls closed, that the Republicans were mak

Republicans capture 11 governorships
AP Republicans captured Democratic governorships in at least 11 States on Tuesday, including some prime Presidential Battlegrounds, and hoped for even more statehouse gains. The same tide sweeping Republicans into office in Congress was leaving its Mark on Governors' mansions as well, especially in the industrial heartland. Changing hands in the Republican wave were governorships now held by Democrats in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Maine, Tennessee, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Me...

Oklahoma: In the Sooner State, it's time to 'woman up'
In one of two all-female gubernatorial contests this year (New Mexico's is the other), two-term GOP Rep. Mary Fallin is the favorite against Democratic Lt. Gov. Jari Askins in the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Brad Henry (D). This puts the Sooner State on track to have its first female Governor. Interestingly, in a cycle that's seen female Candidates tell their male rivals to "man up," the phrase "woman up" might more aptly describe the dynamic of the Fallin-Askins rac...

Sharia law banned: Oklahoma to become first US state to veto Islamic code
Oklahoma is set to become the first State in America to outlaw Sharia law. Voters were expected to rule it illegal for judges to rely on the Islamic code when ruling on cases following a State-wide ballot. Proponents of the ban said it was a ‘preemptive strike’ to stop Oklahoma suffering the same fate as European countries such as Britain, where Sharia is routinely used in Muslim communities. Even though Oklahoma has a very small proportion of Muslims - just 15,000 out of a populatio...

So How Did the 'Mama Grizzlies' Do?
Earlier this election season, CNN declared 2010 the "year of GOP women Candidates." Sarah Palin's famed "Mama grizzlies" were grabbing headlines in House, Senate and Gubernatorial races from coast to coast. On Tuesday, some of them faltered and others flourished. Was the rising tide of GOP women exaggerated? Here's what political observers are saying: “Mama Grizzlies” cheered victories from the likes of New Hampshire Republican Senate Candidate Kelly Ayotte, South Carolina gubernator...

Bad Night for Sarah Palin?
Josh Marshall: "It makes sense to be pretty careful in judging how things will affect Sarah Palin. But there's a decent argument that this is not a great night for her. Think about if Sharron Angle and Christine O'Donnell hadn't won their primaries. There's a decent chance Dems would have lost the Senate tonight. That's a pretty Big Deal. She also made a late Endorsement of John Raese in West Virginia. He got crushed. And perhaps most importantly, she went to war in a Big way with her state's s...

Oklahoma Election 2010
Oklahoma features several interesting races this cycle, none more so than the tight contest between Mary Fallin and Jari Askins to be the first female Governor in Oklahoma history. As PostPolitics explains: Interestingly, in a cycle that's seen female Candidates tell their male rivals to "man up," the phrase "woman up" might more aptly describe the dynamic of the Fallin-Askins race: Fallin recently drew criticism for citing her role as a mother as a key difference between...

Oklahoma gov candidate knocked for being a childfree woman
Oklahoma Governor Candidates Mary Fallin (left) and Jari AskinsThe Oklahoma Governor's race has two highly experienced female politicians squaring off against each other -- Republican Mary Fallin and Democrat Jari Askins. But at a recent debate, when asked what set her apart as a Candidate, Fallin didn't start off by talking about her experience in Congress or as Lieutenant Governor. Instead, she said, "First of all, being a mother, having Children, raising a family" -- an apparent dig at Askin...

Oklahoma Election 2010
Oklahoma features several interesting races this cycle, none more so than the tight contest between Mary Fallin and Jari Askins to be the first female Governor in Oklahoma history. As PostPolitics explains: Interestingly, in a cycle that's seen female Candidates tell their male rivals to "man up," the phrase "woman up" might more aptly describe the dynamic of the Fallin-Askins race: Fallin recently drew criticism for citing her role as a mother as a key difference between...

Oklahoma votes to make English official language
Oklahoma voters have approved a measure requiring that all official state actions be conducted in English. Oklahoma City (AP) — Oklahoma voters have approved a measure requiring that all official state actions be conducted in English. Nov 2Mary Fallin defeated Jari Askins in the gubernatorial race. Ed... The author of the official English bill, Rep. Randy Terrill, R-Moore, has said that English and the "melting pot" process it makes possible, "has made the United States the...

A Look At How Women Fared
Three more females win governorships: (from left) Nikki Haley (R-SC), Susana Martinez (R-NM), and Mary Fallin (R-OK). Female Candidates across the country saw mixed results in the Midterm. There were ten females running for Governor this year. This number ties the records set in 2002 and 2006 for women Gubernatorial Candidates. Females net three governorships across the country – bringing the total to nine – with the victories of Susana Martinez (R-NM), Mary Fallin (R-OK), and Nikki ...

Shocker! CAIR Filing Lawsuit to Stop Oklahoma Sharia Ban
That’s odd, I thought CAIR didn’t want to see Sharia Law in America?… Oklahoma City, Okla., Nov. 3, 2010 — On Thursday, November 4, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) will hold a news Conference with religious and Civil Rights leaders in the State Capitol Building to announce the filing of a Lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of an anti-Islam Ballot Measure (State Question 755) passed in yesterday’s election. The mea...

Oklahoma voters ban shariah law
The central US State of Oklahoma is to become the first State in the US to ban Islamic Sharia Law. That's the result of a voter initiative in the State that passed by a heavy majority in the Midterm Election on Tuesday night. State Question 755 amends the Oklahoma constitution to forbid courts in Oklahoma from considering Sharia law or International Law in reaching their decisions. With more than 60% of precincts counted, more than 70% of voters had approved the measure, according to the Secre...

CAIR to Announce Suit Challenging Oklahoma Anti-Islam Amendment - CNBC
'We're Greece' in a Few Years: Sen. Gregg Pros: Fed Put a Floor Under These 3 Stocks? Oklahoma City, Okla., Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- On Thursday, November 4, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) will hold a news Conference with religious and Civil Rights leaders in the State Capitol Building to announce the filing of a Lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of an anti-Islam Ballot Measure (State Question 755) passed in yesterday's election...

Palin's 'Mama Grizzly' governors win
All three of Sarah Palin’s “Mama Grizzlies” won their gubernatorial races: Susana Martinez (R-NM), Mary Fallin (R-OK), and Nikki Haley (R-SC). These females also make history of their own — each becoming the first female Governor of their state. And, the victories by Martinez and Haley mark the first female Governors of color in the nation. Martinez is Hispanic and Haley is the daughter of Indian immigrants. A record number of women (10) are their party’s nominee fo...

Palin's 'Mama Grizzly' governors win
All three of Sarah Palin’s “Mama Grizzlies” won their gubernatorial races: Susana Martinez (R-NM), Mary Fallin (R-OK), and Nikki Haley (R-SC). These females also make history of their own — each becoming the first female Governor of their state. And, the victories by Martinez and Haley mark the first female Governors of color in the nation. Martinez is Hispanic and Haley is the daughter of Indian immigrants. A record number of women (10) are their party’s nominee fo...

Motherhood an issue in Okla. governor's race
EDMOND, Okla. — In her quest to become Oklahoma's first female Governor, Democrat Jari Askins has amassed an assortment of professional qualifications: she's been a judge, a legislator, the head of a state agency, and a corporate attorney. But what she hasn't been is a wife. The 57-year-old career woman, who now serves as the state's Lieutenant Governor, has never been married or had Children. And as this historic race between two women Candidates for the state's top office nears its...

Oklahoma sues online travel firms
Published: Nov. 3, 2010 at 12:35 PM Oklahoma City, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Oklahoma got in line behind Florida and San Antonio, Texas, in an effort to collect taxes from out-of-state travel companies, court papers show. The state filed a Lawsuit against a variety of online travel firms, including Priceline.com, Expedia, Orbitz and Travelocity, to recoup millions of dollars in taxes the state says it is owed for Hotel Room bookings, The Oklahoman reported Wednesday. The Lawsuit says the online companies ...

Will Albany rise to solve crisis?
New York Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo faces a huge Budget Deficit, expiring State worker contracts and other problems when he takes office in January. (Michael Nagle) The State Capitol and Empire State Plaza in Albany. A new Cuomo administration is due, plus the Senate could return to Republican control. (John Carl D'Annibale) Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo gestures says voters will know if he is a success or failure by June. (Mary Altaffer) ...

Voters ban judges from using international law
OKLAHOMA City (AP) — Oklahoma voters have approved a measure that would forbid Judges from considering International Law or Islamic Law when deciding cases. Republican Rex Duncan, the sponsor of the measure, called it a "pre-emptive strike" designed to close the door on Activist Judges "legislating from the bench or using International Law or Sharia law." Members of the Muslim community called the question an attack on Islam and some of them said they are prepared to file a Lawsuit challen...

Infidel Bloggers Alliance
CAIR Comes Out In Favor Of Sharia Law For America: Files Lawsuit to Stop Oklahoma Sharia Ban There's really nothing more to say about it. They have told us exactly where they stand. Click on the title to get the whole story at Weasel Zippers: Oklahoma City, Okla., Nov. 3, 2010 — On Thursday, November 4, the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) will hold a news Conference with religious and Civil Rights leaders in the State Capitol Building to announce the f...