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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder PlayoffThe Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder playoff schedule begins on Monday night (May 14). This second round match-up of the 2012 NBA Playoffs could turn into an instant classic, with the Thunder looking to supplant the Lakers as the team to beat in the Western Conference.

McClendon: Chesapeake will raise needed moneyChesapeake Energy Corp. will have the cash it needs to fund its current drilling budget and complete its transition to oil production by 2014, CEO Aubry McClendon said Monday morning.  McClendon clarified a series of announcements late Friday caused the company’s stock price to lose more than $1 billion in value in about 45 minutes.

Did you know? Kodak had a nuclear reactorFor more than 30 years starting in 1974, Eastman Kodak Co. housed a nuclear research reactor containing 3½ pounds of highly enriched uranium next to Building 82 at Kodak Park.The reactor, known as a californium neutron flux multiplier, or CFX, was used to check chemicals and other materials for impurities.

James Lankford Opposes Laws Against Gay Employee DiscriminationFreshman Rep. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said in a recent interview that he was against laws designed to protect employees from workplace discrimination based on their sexual orientation, because of his belief that being gay is a “choice.”

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Attend Lakers Game In Los AngelesTouchy-feely couple Kanye and Kim Kardashian sat courtside at the L.A. Lakers game at the Staples Center on Saturday, where they couldn’t keep their paws off of each other. With good reason, apparently — as a source told Us Weekly recently, “Kim and Kanye are 100 percent having conversations about marriage.”

Ina Drew, JPMorgan Chase CIO, Retires Amid Huge Trading LossJPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Investment Officer Ina Drew retired on Monday, the first casualty after the bank suffered trading losses that could reach $3 billion or more and that have tarnished the reputation of high-profile Chief Executive Jamie Dimon.

McAlester Italian Festival Draws Thousands AnnuallyThe Italian Festival in McAlester has been one of the finest events in Oklahoma since its inception. Held on May 19th and 20th, the festival draws thousands of visitors to the area’s fairgrounds for this two-day event. Enjoy delicious food, entertainment and shopping among the hundreds of crafts and fine arts booths.

Lehman Docs Show Wall Street Arrogance Led To Financial CollapseThe records confirm, yet again, that the “forces-out-of- our-control” argument we hear from Wall Street leaders is bunk. It is the ill-advised behavior of one banker after another, day in and day out, that leads to the sort of devastating financial crisis we are only now emerging from.