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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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06/02/12 La. lawmakers send 'Caylee's Law' bills to Jindal Source: KSLA News 12 BATON ROUGE, La. Florida mom Casey Anthony's trial and subsequent acquittal are leading to changes in Louisiana law.
06/02/12 Jindal pension changes for current workers stalled Source: WWL AM 870 FM 105.3 Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposals to raise retirement costs on rank-and-file state employees and make them wait longer to retire appear dead for the legislative session.
06/02/12 Jindal pension changes for current workers stalled Source: WWL - AM870 - New Orleans LA Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposals to raise retirement costs on rank-and-file state employees and make them wait longer to retire appear dead for the legislative session.
06/02/12 Governor Jindal appoints Suzy Sonnier to serve as... Source: NBC - WVLA 33 - Baton Rouge LA Governor Bobby Jindal appointed Suzy Sonnier to serve as Secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services, upon the resignation of Secretary Ruth Johnson.
06/02/12 Romney's running mate: Hiding in plain sight? Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA A specialist on the vice presidency recently made the point that the person who ultimately lands on the ticket's second spot "is almost never apparent" in late May of the election year.