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Louisiana
New York Times:
Travis Grant finished his college career with 4,045 points and broke the record of Pete Maravich at Louisiana State, outscoring him by 378 points.
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
At least for the moment, Democrats are united behind Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). All 60 members of the party's caucus have publicly pledged to back him in key vote on the Senate floor Saturday night -- this on (Read More)
New York Times:
Senate Democrats moved to the brink of a crucial preliminary victory on health care legislation as Senator Mary L. Landrieu said she would vote to bring the bill to the floor.
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
WASHINGTON — A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige.Democratic leaders are optimistic of (Read More)
Huffington Post:
Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, one of three lawmakers being wooed by Democratic leaders to back health-care legislation, won the inclusion of an extra $100 million in federal aid for low-income people in her state.Landrieu, (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commision over a mysterious $25,300 "donation" to the U.S. Treasury by Senator Mary Landrieu's cam (Read More)
Huffington Post:
The Ku Klux Klan will rally at Ole Miss on Saturday before the school's football game against Louisiana State University. According to the Daily Reveille, an LSU student newspaper, the Mississippi White Knights of the Ku Klux (Read More)
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
With the Senate poised to cast historic votes on health care legislation, a host of activist groups, labor unions, and even the White House itself launched their closing arguments to ensure passage. On Friday, five different (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
ATLANTA — The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia.High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
NEW ORLEANS -- A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a decision that could make the federal governmen (Read More)
Talking Points Memo:
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will give campaign contributions from accused Florida fraudster to victim's compensation fund.In case you missed it, here's Justin Elliott's initial report revealing those contributions earlier tod (Read More)
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Talking Points Memo:
We've been documenting the reach alleged Florida Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein had into Florida political circles. But it wasn't just Florida. He held a couple of fundraisers for Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) last year, inc (Read More)
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Huffington Post:
Senator Ben Nelson, Democrat of Nebraska, says he is not sure he is ready to help a Democratic health care proposal clear even the most preliminary hurdle: gaining the 60 votes his party's leaders need to open debate on the m (Read More)
New York Times:
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Willie Warren scored 24 points, Tony Crocker added 13 and No. 17 Oklahoma notched the 1,500th win in the program's history by beating Louisiana-Monroe 72-61 on Tuesday night.
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New York Times:
A federal judge from Louisiana who had run up gambling debts solicited money and gifts from lawyers with cases before his court, Congressional investigators said.
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
Colorado isn't in the top 10 states in "fiscal peril," according to a new report from Pew Center on the States.It's number 11.Along with Georgia and Kentucky, the Pew Center found that Colorado is worse off than 37 other stat (Read More)
New York Times:
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -- Randell Daigle scored 19 points to lead six Louisiana-Lafayette players in double figures as the Ragin' Cajuns pounded Louisiana College 90-68 on Monday night.
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College
New York Times:
HAMMOND, La. (AP) -- Damon Forest scored 28 points to lead five Southeastern Louisiana players in double figures in a 90-77 victory over Florida Atlantic on Monday night.
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Florida
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina is a frequent topic of discussion on MSNBC's Morning Joe. Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough have specifically attempted to keep media attention on the city's reconstruction, and how e (Read More)
5 days ago
Huffington Post:
"The arsenic was probably there all along." That's what our team of scientists kept hearing from EPA and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) staff in the months and years following Hurricane Katrina. As a pub (Read More)
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