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When newly elected Louisiana Democratic Party chair Karen Carter Peterson praised President Barack Obama's "courage and leadership" for backing same-sex marriage last week, the New Orleans lawmaker's announcement carried an unmistakable subtext. Such an enthusiastic endorsement of the president's position -- on a contentious issue like gay rights, no less -- wouldn't turn many heads in states like Massachusetts or New York. Yet the fact that this one arrived on Louisiana Democratic Party letterhead reflected both the changing of the guard and a noticeable shift in tactics, if not philosophy.
Added By: michael 05/18/12 2:29PM
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This week's budgetary brinkmanship in Baton Rouge may slash tens of millions of dollars from the Department of Health and Hospitals. Early Steps, which assists young Louisianians saddled with significant developmental delays, is among the programs at risk of elimination.
Added By: michael 05/18/12 2:25PM
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It's a toss-up which is the most ridiculous. There is the sign at the "Kids Konnection" playground (it's a wonder any of us can spell these days) on Koop Drive that is so long it takes several minutes to read and digest. It includes such rules as "no soccer balls" and "no high heels." Or perhaps it is the one posted at the Mandeville Lakefront which quite simply instructs visitors NOT to digest. "No eating or drinking of any food or beverage allowed," greets visitors.
Added By: michael 05/16/12 10:19AM
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Four years ago, I, along with two of my friends, traveled to Denver for the Democratic National Convention. The three of us were selected as the "official" bloggers for the Louisiana delegation. We were given full access to the Louisiana Democratic Party's events, floor passes at the convention, and were treated more like delegates than members of the media. It was an incredible, eye-opening experience, and I will always be grateful to have had a front row seat.
Added By: michael 05/10/12 3:55PM
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Louisiana Democratic Party Chairwoman Karen Carter Peterson issued the following statement on President Obama's remarks regarding his views on marriage equality:
Added By: michael 05/10/12 3:52PM
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Today, in an interview with ABC News, President Obama said, "I think same-sex couples should be able to get married."
Added By: michael 05/10/12 3:51PM
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The Louisiana Democratic Party (LDP) today announced 40 of the 42 winners in the Democratic National Convention Congressional District delegate elections that were held across the state on Saturday, May 5. A three-way tie for two seats in the 7th Congressional District will force a run-off.
Added By: michael 05/08/12 4:16PM
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After signing an agreement that details our future relationship with Afghanistan, President Obama explains that we must now focus on the type of nation our troops return home to, and calls on Congress to take the money we are no longer spending at war, use half of it to pay down our debt, and use the other half to rebuild America.
Added By: michael 05/07/12 2:36PM
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Here's important news about this Saturday's Delegate election which will decide who represents Louisiana Democrats at the DNC Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. The convention runs from September 3-7, 2012.
Added By: michael 05/03/12 2:49PM
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By the end of the summer of 2012, another 23,000 U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan and return home as part of the Strategic Partnership Agreement that will put Afghans fully in control of the security of their country by the end of 2014.
Added By: michael 05/03/12 2:48PM
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Polling locations by Congressional district for the May 5th Delegate election
Added By: michael 04/25/12 12:02PM
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Small businesses are the engine of the American economy. Over the past 17 years, they have generated 65 percent of all net jobs and today the 27.5 million small businesses in the U.S. employ about half of all private sector workers.
Added By: michael 04/18/12 10:39AM
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Well, boys and girls, as we look in on our latest episode of the wild frontier of Louisiana we find our "no government to govern" obsessed Gov. Bobby Jindal with that gold nugget look on his face. Eureka! He has now successfully largely privatized public education - what we once knew as a bedrock constitutionally guaranteed system, free for all our citizens.
Added By: michael 04/18/12 10:06AM
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See how many millionaires pay a lower effective tax rate than you do.
Added By: michael 04/13/12 12:03PM
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The overwhelming tide of legislation in this first session of the new order of things in Louisiana has focused on exclusively partisan, ideological policy choices. Pragmatism is practically dead. And why? Because Conservative Republicans don't know how to govern in democratically elected government.
Added By: michael 04/10/12 12:26PM
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