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Alito takes on critics of Citizens United ruling

By MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press
   WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is defending the court's 2010 decision in the case that helped fuel hundreds of millions of dollars to independent groups in the just-concluded campaign season.
   Alito told some 1,500 people at a Federalist Society dinner that the First Amendment protects political speech, whether from an individual or a corporation. His comments to the overwhelmingly conservative and Republican crowd were part of his broader analysis of Obama administration arguments that he says curtail individual freedoms.
   Alito says opponents of the 5-4 Citizens United decision have conducted an effective, but misleading, public relations campaign. Before the decision, he says, media companies were the only corporations that enjoyed free speech. The Citizens United case extends that right to all corporations and individuals with deep pockets.
Alito takes on critics of Citizens United ruling

Posted: Sunday, November 18 2012, 03:50 PM CST

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Tornado watch issued for western, central Oklahoma
May 18, 2013 22:57 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A tornado watch is in effect for western and central Oklahoma.

The weather system brought severe thunderstorms to the Altus and Clinton areas, as well as Harper County late Saturday afternoon. There were no reports of rotation as evening approached but the tornado watch lasts until 11 p.m. Saturday.

The dangerous weather is forecast to continue into Sunday night as the system progresses to the east.

The tornado watch area Saturday stretched from eastern edge of the Panhandle to include the Oklahoma City area.

Forecasters warn that the system could also bring large hail.

The National Weather Service in Norman reports tennis ball-size hail along U.S. 62 near the border of Harmon and Jackson counties in the state's far southwest.

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