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    Twenty Two Killed in Weekend Tornadoes

    We've been hearing a lot about Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and today's massive earthquake in China, two humanitarian of massive proportions. Here in the US this weekend, twenty two people were killed by a massive tornado that struck the Midwest.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    We've been hearing a lot about Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and today's massive earthquake in China, two humanitarian of massive proportions. Here in the US this weekend, twenty two people were killed by a massive tornado that struck the Midwest. Steve Koehler of Springfield's News-Leader is in Purdy, a small town in the southwestern part of Missouri that was hard hit.

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      Steve Koehler

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Politics in Pakistan and International Terror
    1. 1:47Twenty Two Killed in Weekend TornadoesYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47Al-Qaeda Regroups in the Mountains of Pakistan
    3. 43:38The Virtual World of Corporate America
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