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Obama Wants Liberal Groups To Back Off Landrieu Attacks
In a strategy session with allied congressional leaders, President Barack Obama expressed concern that some liberal groups were targeting moderate to conservative Democrats, like Louisiana Sen.
President Barack Obama, strategizing Friday with congressional leaders about health-care reform, complained that liberal advocacy groups ought to drop their attacks on Democratic lawmakers and devote their energy to promoting passage of comprehensive legislation.
GOP adjusts strategy in aftermath of Franken win
WASHINGTON - After Democrat Al Franken's victory in the disputed U.S. Senate race in Minnesota, the Republican Party plans to pursue a two-pronged strategy, seeking to pull moderate Democrats away from President Barack Obama on key votes and blaming Democrats for the results of any policy failure in Washington.
Centrist Democrats Will Be No Pushover For Obama
Former Sen. Norm Coleman conceded defeat in his eight-month recount battle after the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled former comedian Al Franken the winner of the state's contested Senate seat, giving Democrats a 60-vote majority supermajority that could make Senate Republicans largely irrelevant.
New Orleans community health center among 24 in state to receive federal grant
The federal Department of Health and Hospitals is giving Louisiana $411.7 million in Recovery Act grants to 24 community health centers around Louisiana.
Franken wins court battle over Minn. Senate seat
The Minnesota Supreme Court yesterday declared former comedian Al Franken the winner of the state's US Senate race, ending an eight-month election saga and giving Democrats a 60-seat majority that would theoretically allow them to block Republican filibusters.
Landrieu: news 'extremely disappointing'
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said today news of the GM-Shreveport plant closure is 'extremely disappointing.' "The news that GM will close its Shreveport plants by the summer of 2012 is unexpected ... Considering the huge sums of taxpayer dollars that have been allocated to prop up the Detroit-based auto companies, the hard-working ...
Who would have thunk...the congressmen of the low state of Louisiana would have voted against H.R.2454? Senator Landrieu will have no choice, lest she loses her perch.
Bills differ on SBIR awards to VC-owned firms
The U.S. House and Senate are taking different approaches on whether small companies that are majority-owned by venture capital firms should be eligible for Small Business Innovation Research awards.
The Sickening Influence of Campaign Contributions
If Congress fails to enact health care reform this year - or if it enacts a sham reform designed to bail out corporate medicine while excluding the "public option" - then the public will rightly blame Democrats, who have no excuse for failure except their own cowardice and corruption.
John King on How To "Attack" A Senator
TOPICS Hackery Senator Mary Landrieu is under "attack" in a radio ad from MoveOn.org. I can't figure out where the "attack" is: the very short radio ad told people factual information about how much soft money the healthcare industry gave to Landrieu and also asked listeners to CALL LANDRIEU and express their opinions about healthcare.
President Obama says government-run insurance essential to health care reform
President Barack Obama insists that offering Americans the choice of a government-run alternative to private insurance is indispensable to health care reform.
Dems hesitant on Conrad proposal
Kent Conrad wants to allow groups of consumers to band together to provide insurance, but many Democrats appear wary.
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An organization that says it wants to reduce the influence of big money in Congress is targeting U.S. Sen.
Quick Credit Tight for Small Businesses
The number of small U.S. businesses relying on credit cards to cover operational costs has risen, the National Small Business Association said.
New role for man behind possible porn star run
A New Orleans college student who helped start a movement to draft porn star Stormy Daniels to run against Republican David Vitter now figures in a campaign critical of Louisiana's other U.S. senator, Democrat Mary Landrieu.
Louisiana News: State Official Pulls Out Of Jindal Committee, Corps...
Digital tax breaks advance The new technology industry has a chance to take the New Economy one next big step.
Sen. Landrieu To Get Nelson Treatment Over Health Care Reform
John Amatoa TMs virtual online magazinea OK, Ita TMs a blog! TOPICS Health/Science With Democrats like these... : Sen.
Louisiana Sen. Landrieu Seeks Radical Reform Of Water Policies, Agencies Roles
Is the U.S. or even Louisiana prepared for water-related issues during this 21st century.
Chinese drywall lawsuits to be consolidated in federal court in New Orleans
A panel of federal judges ruled Monday that lawsuits filed around the country against home builders, suppliers and manufacturers of Chinese drywall be moved to New Orleans, where U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon will preside over discovery and pre-trial hearings.