NATL WEATHER SERVICE UPGRADES THE TORNADO THAT HIT MOORE, OK ON MON TO AN **

WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE TORNADO'S PATH WAS 17 MILES LONG, 1.3 MILES WIDE **

SPOX SAYS THE AGENCY UPGRADED THE RATING FROM AN EF-4 BASED ON DAMAGE **

IT'S THE FIRST EF-5 TWISTER TO HIT THE U.S. IN TWO YRS **

LAWMAKERS SAY THE GOVT HAS PLENTY OF FUNDING FOR RECOVERY EFFORTS IN OK **

GOVT HAS MORE THAN $11 BIL IN DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS AND RECOVERY COSTS ARE **

WHITE HOUSE SPOX JAY CARNEY AND TOP LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL AGREED TUES **

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH TX **

ADVISORY COULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE EASTERN TX AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES **

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED IN SOME AREAS **

ON MON, A TWISTER WAS REPORTED IN BLANKET TX, ABOUT 100 MILES SW OF FORT- **

DAMAGE FROM MONDAY'S DEADLY TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED THAT OF THE **

THE JOPLIN TWISTER CAUSED SOME $3 BIL IN DAMAGE, INCLUDING $2 BIL IN **

JOPLIN'S EF-5 TORNADO KILLED 158 PEOPLE AND INJURED MORE THAN 1,100 NEARLY **

IN OTHER NEWS... U.S. OFFICIALS ID FIVE MEN THEY BELIEVE MAY BE BEHIND THE **

OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO JUSTIFY SEIZING THEM BY MILITARY **

HOWEVER, THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH PROOF TO TRY THEM IN A U.S. CIVILIAN COURT **

THE ATTACK LAST SEPT KILLED FOUR AMERICANS, INCLUDING AMB CHRIS STEVENS **

IRS OFFICIAL LOIS LERNER WILL PLEAD THE FIFTH AT A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON **

IN A LETTER ADDRESSED TO HOUSE OVERSIGHT CMTE CHMN DARRELL ISSA (R-CA), **

ISSA ALLEGES LERNER HAD PROVIDED FALSE AND MISLEADING INFO TO CONGRESS ON **


 

White House Press Pool – and which is it? Burma or Myanmar?

 

Subject: Pool Report #6 -- Obama after Thein Sein bilat

The bilat between Obama and Thein Sein appeared to last about one hour at the parliament building in Yangon.
 
Obama used the word "Myanmar," the preferred terminology of the former military government and currently nominally civilian government, in a spray following the bilat, rather than use "Burma," the former name of the country, and the one preferred by Aung San Suu Kyi as well as the name the U.S. uses.
 
"I've shared with him the fact that I recognize this is just the first steps on what will be a long journey," Obama told reporters, with Thein Sein at his side. "But we think a process of democratic and economic reform here in Myanmar that has been begun by the president is one that can lead to incredible development opportunities."
 
 "I shared with President Thein Sein our belief that the process of reform that he has taken is one that will move this (inaudible) country forward."
 
Obama noted the government's steps toward democratic elections and the release of prisonsers of conscience and dialogue, all of which he said would help move toward fulfilling "the incredible potential of this beautiful country." Obama said he's looking forward to the visit and hopes to return "sometime in the future."








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