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Bully Pulpit

The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Joplin, Mo., slammed by twister; at least 89 dead

Death toll expected to rise after massive tornado tears through southwest Missouri; "It cut the city in half," official says

JOPLIN, Mo. (CBS/AP) -
A massive tornado that tore a 6-mile path across southwestern Missouri killed at least 89 people as it slammed into the city of Joplin, ripping into a hospital, crushing cars like soda cans and leaving a forest of splintered tree trunks behind where entire neighborhoods once stood.

Authorities warned that the death toll could climb as search and rescuers continued their work Monday. A thunderstorm lashed the city in the morning, hampering search and rescue efforts.




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