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Report: La. First Lady's Charity Attracts Corporate Money

Major corporations involved in high-stakes issues before the Louisiana state government have made commitments of nearly $1 million to a charitable foundation set up by the wife of Gov. Bobby Jindal, The New York Times reports. Pledges to the Supriya Jindal Foundation for Louisiana's Children include $250,000 from Marathon...

Obama's State of the Union Speech: Memorable Moments From Past Addresses

President Barack Obama's State of the Union address will surely touch on the year's accomplishments, bipartisanship efforts and domestic policy, but history tells us that tonight's most memorable moments will also be the most unpredictable. For all the careful planning, there's no telling who will come up with a creative...

Nikki Haley's Inaugural Speech: Tea Party Praise, Budget Blame

Today, Republican Nikki Haley was sworn in as governor of South Carolina, becoming woman to hold that position in the state, and the second Indian-American governor to be elected governor in the country (Louisiana's Bobby Jindal was the first). Haley is a favorite of the Tea Party movement, and she returned the affection...

Six Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Oil Spill

WASHINGTON -- Of the tens of thousands of people who worked to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, many had competing loyalties and agendas. Unified, they were not. Complicating matters, local, state and federal officials felt enormous pressure to avoid being seen as in cahoots with BP. Because the federal government's...

After Gulf Blast, Drilling Ban Debate Intensifies

(Sept. 2) -- The explosion and fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico has intensified the debate over the Obama administration's temporary ban on deepwater drilling in the gulf, even though the accident apparently did not involve drilling and the ban doesn't apply to the installation because it's in shallow...

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Will Durst: 2012 Veepstakes

Since Governor Romney has sewed up the nomination tighter than one of Chris Christie's old suits, the only remaining Republican election drama is which name the Bairn of Bain Capital intends to place on the bottom of his bumper sticker.

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Mark Yzaguirre: Romney Should Pick Jindal, Not Rubio

My friend (and former editor) David Frum recently wrote an article which stated that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney should pick Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal as his running mate rather than Florida Senator Marco Rubio, notwithstanding a lot of political commentary supporting Rubio.

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05/27/12 Hasten: From Playboy honors to jet-setting governor Source: The Town Talk - Alexandria LA That's been the game legislators have been playing at the Capitol all session as the governor has been jetting across the country delivering speeches and attending fundraisers for other states' Republican parties and governors.
05/25/12 La. Gov. Jindal campaigns Source: Daily News - West Bend WI Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says Wisconsin's recall election is being watched around the nation, but it ultimately comes down to whether Wisconsinites choose to retain their strong conservative leader.
05/24/12 Bill to boost pension cost advances, tied to raise Source: The How-To Travel Guru - CBS News BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposal to hike the amount rank-and-file state workers pay for retirement has advanced to the full House for debate, despite criticism that tying it to pay raises could cost the state more than it benefits.
05/24/12 Bill naming University Medical Center after civil... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA The new University Medical Center in New Orleans may have a name before its construction is finished.
05/24/12 Veepstakes: Jindal's awkward pause Source: First Read - MSNBC The Boston Herald interviewed New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte: "In a sneak peek at a potential fall showdown, New Hampshire U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte said tangling with Vice President Joe Biden on a debate stage 'would be quite enjoyable' and poked fun at Biden's foot-in-mouth malady. 'The vice president does have a way with words, she said. Of being veep, she said: "It's certainly an honor to be mentioned for consideration as vice president, but serving New Hampshire in the Senate is the greatest honor I could ask for."