House calls
(From The Washington Post) Before 9 a.m., a group of lobbyists began showing up at the White House security gates with the chief executives of their companies, all of whom serve on President Obama's jobs council, to be checked in for a...
DATE: May 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: News
News roundup: Roemer says Americans Elect still alive and kicking … Walk-On's adds catering to its menu … Former BP worker claims evidence proves innocence
Resilience defined: Though no candidate qualified by Monday's midnight deadline to compete in Americans Elect's online balloting to find an independent candidate for president, former Gov. Buddy Roemer says media outlets calling the...
DATE: May 15, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
A 'vampire' or the American dream'?
(From The Washington Post) The Obama campaign launched an attack against Mitt Romney's business experience at Bain Capital on Monday, marking the beginning of what is almost certain to be a defining debate in the presidential campaign.
DATE: May 15, 2012 | CATEGORY: News
News roundup: Schedler, state's registrars begin push to sign up voters … DBA looking for volunteers to welcome riverboat passengers … New super PAC hopes to woo younger voters
On the roll: Secretary of State Tom Schedler and the state's registrars of voters are encouraging all Louisiana residents who are at least 17 years old to register to vote, if they haven't already done so. Louisiana's annual Voter...
DATE: May 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Death and taxes
Two things in life are certain: Death and taxes, as the adage goes.
DATE: May 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
News roundup: House begins debate today on $25B budget for 2012-13 … 3 N.O. teachers net national Teach For America award … Ledet again wows on 'American Idol'; homecoming events for finals filming tentatively scheduled
Let the games begin: The Louisiana House expects to spend much of today debating the next fiscal year's $25 billion budget. The spending plans would pay for agency operating expenses and programs in the new fiscal year that begins...
DATE: May 10, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Entergy warns utility customers of billing scam
Entergy Corp. today began warning utility customers not to fall for a scam where people claim President Barack Obama is providing credits or payments toward bills. The company says more than 2,000 customers—mainly in Louisiana but also in...
DATE: May 10, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Obama allied with energy industry in backing natural gas
Bloomberg reports an unlikely group of co-conspirators with the administration of President Barack Obama was recently huddled around a West Wing table. One participant had been fighting Obama’s proposal to raise taxes by $24 billion on...
DATE: May 09, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
News roundup: Obama voices his personal support for gay marriage … Parks Service pins Army on question of N.O. levee sites … Applications open for upcoming SeNSE Pitch Night
Political gamble: Ending months of equivocation, President Barack Obama today declared his support for gay marriage, an announcement fraught with history that also injects a potentially polarizing issue into the 2012 race for the White House.
DATE: May 09, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
U.S. hiring slows in April
U.S. employers cut back on hiring in April and more people gave up the hunt for work, dimming hopes the economy was turning a corner just as President Barack Obama prepared to launch his re-election campaign, according to a report by Reuters.
DATE: May 04, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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