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Hannan will be remembered as the Archbishop with a political voice
WGNO NewsArchbishop Philip Hannan's work in New Orleans sometimes moved outside the church and into the political world. "I don't think we've had an archbishop since Archbishop Hannan who's been as vocal politically," says WGNO political analyst Jeff Crouere....Tags: Roman Catholicism, Abortion, Christianity, Elections, Mary L Landrieu
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News with a View: Can't Play the Race Card
Cynthia Willard Lewis and John Labruzzo have a lot in common. I know what you're thinking, what can a liberal black Democrat and a conservative white Republican have in common? They both win political races by playing the race card.
But in their next...Tags: Voting, Elections, Local Elections, Politics, Republican Party
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Alario for Louisiana Senate President is a step in the wrong direction
Earlier this week, Bobby Jindal, fresh off of his landslide win in the governor's race, announced that he is endorsing John Alario for Senate president. Jindal, the reform governor and Alario, a democrat for 4 decades (up until late last year), are now...Tags: Bobby Jindal, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Charles Elson Roemer, III, Government
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Lt. Gov.: Ban An Attempt To Change Energy Policy
ABC26 NewsPresident Barack Obama's continued moratorium on deepwater petroleum drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is an attempt to move the United States toward alternative energy at a high economic cost to southern Louisiana, the state's lieutenant governor says....Tags: Regional Authority, Real Estate, Mary L Landrieu, Environmental Pollution, Washington, DC
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Early Voting Ending For Congressional Primaries
ABC26 NewsAs the early voting period nears its Saturday end, less than 1 percent of Louisiana's voters have cast ballots for the congressional party primary elections, a turnout below expectations. By Friday evening, about 22,500 people had voted so far in the...Tags: Voting, Disasters and Accidents, Primaries, Politics, Democratic Party
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Congressional bill to send $400M to Louisiana
ABC26 NewsLouisiana stands to receive more than $400 million in new health care and education aid from a pending $26 billion stimulus bill in Congress, but lawmakers and lobbyists sizing up the cash may be disappointed if they're angling for new spending plans....Tags: Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Private Health Care, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Healthcare Policies
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The Obama Summer Of Discontent
ABC26 NewsAs a candidate for President, Barack Obama promised hope, change and a new direction for America. Unfortunately, the initial hope has turned into despair, while the change has been negative. Cleary, the country is going in a new direction, but it is...Tags: Public Finance, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Politics, Democratic Party
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Desperate Democrats Play Sex Card
The polls look bad and time is running out, so Louisiana Democrats have now resorted to playing the sex card in the U.S. Senate race. With only one month until the election, Republican incumbent, U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) is comfortably ahead of...Tags: Larry Flynt, Bill Clinton, Democratic Party, Newt Gingrich, Television
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Jindal Focused On Political Future
ABC26 NewsThe state's budget troubles haven't made a dent in Gov. Bobby Jindal's campaign and travel schedule as he crisscrosses the country to stump for Republican candidates and heads out across Louisiana to tout his own accomplishments. The rosy picture he...Tags: New Hampshire, Regional Authority, Washington (U.S. state), Missouri, Jefferson Davis
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LSU Student's Plea to Gov. Jindal
ABC26 NewsComplaining that Gov. Bobby Jindal spends more time out of state than in Louisiana, LSU's student body president sent a personal plea to Jindal in a New Hampshire newspaper, asking the governor to come home and work on the state's budget problems. "Gov....Tags: New Hampshire, Regional Authority, Missouri, California, Georgia
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Some Didn't Like Vitter, But Voted For Him
ABC26 NewsSome of the Louisiana voters who gave Republican David Vitter a second U.S. Senate term were less than enthusiastic about their pick. Vitter took about three-fifths of the vote over Democrat Rep. Charlie Melancon, but preliminary exit poll results showed...Tags: David Vitter, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, U.S. Postal Service, Louisiana
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2 new La. federal judges confirmed
ABC26 NewsLouisiana has two new federal district judges. The U.S. Senate late Monday confirmed Brian Jackson to a U.S. District Court post in the Baton Rouge-based Middle District. Elizabeth Erny Foote was confirmed as a district judge in the Western District,...Tags: Baton Rouge, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Louisiana, Mary L Landrieu
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