Tulsa World Editorial Writers
Oklahomans likely will — and should — re-elect U.S. Reps. Dan Boren, Tom Cole and Frank Lucas to their respective House seats. All have shown steady and thoughtful leadership and a willingness to be responsive to their constituents.

DawnDee Bostwik

KXII
ARDMORE, Okla. -- With talk around the country about the state of the economy, a local congressman stopped in Ardmore to hear what his constituents have to say.

KXII TV
MARSHALL COUNTY, Okla. -- Presidential politics were on the minds of many in Marshall County on Monday. Republican congressman Tom Cole made a stop at a Madill barbecue restaurant over the lunch hour to chat with constituents.

KTEN
United States Congressman Tom Cole visited Pontotoc County Thursday. The congressman presented a local town with two grants and also touched on our nation's energy outlook. KTEN's Hailee Holliday reports. Congressman Cole says he believes an energy plan must be developed that ensures Americans affordable heat and businesses and farms affordable prices in natural gas.

Ada Evening News
Ada — Congressman Tom Cole addressed a packed crowd during Thursday’s chamber of commerce legislative luncheon at Polo’s. The Republican U.S. House Representative spoke about America’s energy crisis, after-hours hijinks on the Hill after Congress went to recess, and his expectations of a more productive Congress next year after elections.

Ada Evening News
Ada — U.S. Congressman Tom Cole was in Ada Thursday and spoke about America’s energy needs during an interview with staff at Ada Evening News.

The Moore American
Oklahoma and the Central Plains area of the United States are poised to become “the Saudi Arabia of wind power,” an alternative energy expert said Friday.

Ada Evening News
Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole has a way with words. He is articulate to the point of erudition, and in my experience, able to comment intelligently on virtually any subject regarding the workings of government, the war in Iraq, history, the economy and a myriad of other subjects.

But what he said last week in Congress was about as meats and potatoes common sense as it gets.

From The Duncan Banner
Following three terms in Congress, U.S. Rep. Tom Cole announced Friday he would seek re-election.

Citing the need to bring common-sense values back to Washington, D.C., Cole said he recognizes that fundamental changes need to be made.

From The Oklahoman
"Cole also said funding defense 'fully and quickly' and legislating with common sense and bipartisanship will be important, regardless of who wins the presidency."

The Moore American
"Congress has not done enough to increase production of domestic energy and passage of this bill would help cool off the current round of energy speculation. We haven’t done anything that shows we're going to produce anything in new energy."