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In the hunt to bring in new jobs while playing catch-up with the rest of the South, Louisiana is looking at some economic sectors — both old and new — not normally associated with the state's traditional image.
Gov. Bobby Jindal asked the state's congressional delegation for months to help Louisiana shrink a massive and looming Medicaid deficit. U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu picked a measure that the Republican Jindal fervently opposes to attach the partial Medicaid fix, linking it to the Democrats' health overhaul bill.
Despite the complexities of the nation's worst economic downturn in decades, some Louisiana-based companies are showing surprising growth.
When Mayor Ray Nagin jetted off to Cuba recently, the buzz around town and on the Web had little to do with trade opportunities or disaster preparedness, the jaunt's stated mission.
Vernon Gholston stormed through on a blitz and shoved center Nick Mangold back on his heels during a recent New York Jets training camp practice.
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been rejected by the people of his state, bounced out of office by legislators and indicted by federal prosecutors. But in the world of entertainment, he's a hit.
Gov. Pat Quinn does not tolerate cheating, even if it only means shaving a few steps off a promised 170-mile hike.
Michael Moore says parts of it look like "the landscape of another planet."
She grins and chats. On Valentine's Day, she sported a T-shirt that read "All You Need Is Love." And one of the first things she said in court was about a rabbit shaped sex toy.
The Republican National Convention should be St. Paul's big moment. Too bad most everyone seems to think it's being held in Minneapolis.
Like a Cinderella deciding to pass up the ball, Denver said no thanks to an invitation in 1976 to host the Olympic Games. Now the Mile High City is off to the dance of the Democrats, a party pooper no more.
To Don Lounsbury, it's just another chapter in the same old story — his church is being maligned, misrepresented and misunderstood — only this time it's happening as part of the campaign for the White House.
Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee, unaccustomed to the national spotlight, is squirming under the glare.
For many industries, declining consumption, higher taxes and outright product bans would drag down share prices. Not for tobacco.
In a June 12 story, The Associated Press reported that the National Association of Realtors expects housing prices to rise 0.8 percent in 2006. The story should have specified that the figure refers to prices for new homes. NAR also expects prices for existing homes to rise 5.3 percent for the year.
Meghan McCain on Why Sarah Palin is Such a Tease She’s more than happy to stay in the spotlight, as she teases and distracts the media from the other politicians who have announced their candidacy and are actively campaigning.
Mom & Retired CPS Worker Knew Her Son Was A PedophileTAMPA -- A Bay area mother says she tried to put a stop to the alleged abusive ways of her son who was a camp counselor in Cape Cod.
Jealous Billy Ray Cyrus Tried "Stealing" Miley's SpotlightBilly Ray Cyrus played the part of a concerned father in a recent GQ interview, but the 49-year-old country crooner may have had ulterior motives for airing his family's dirty laundry.
(Belgium) VIDEO - Amsterdam child abuse puts child minders in the spotlight13/12/10 - The disturbing case of child minder suspected of abuse in day centres in Amsterdam has focused attention here (in Belgium) too.
Music Spotlight on Gary RevelGary Revel is an artist that is not afraid to speak his mind especially when it comes to the words in his music which can sometimes cause Government Officials to react drastically (read on for more on that on).
I previously discussed one of my pet peevs about children getting things they're too young for. I'll take the opportunity to state another.
Teen defends home from burglars with Airsoft pistol, shotgun, spotlight Josh Cichy, 13, arrived back at his Milford home Friday night just in time to scare off two would-be burglars
Recent murders put spotlight on domestic violence Early Monday morning Clearwater police officials said Charles Moore smashed his car into an innocent driver. Just minutes earlier he was accused of battering a loved one. He then took off in his car and threatened to kill himself.
Welcome to Britain: World leaders gather as economic skies darkenGordon Brown will appeal to the world's richest nations tomorrow not to close the door to stimulating their economies further to ensure the world pulls out of recession.
Caroline Kennedy says no to Senate but may become London envoyCaroline Kennedy's surprise decision to drop her attempt to take Hillary Clinton's vacated US Senate seat revived speculation yesterday that she could follow in her grandfather's footsteps and become ambassador to Britain.
Otto the octopus wreaks havocA octopus has caused havoc in his aquarium by performing juggling tricks using his fellow occupants, smashing rocks against the glass and turning off the power by shortcircuiting a lamp.
With all of the current events lately, I am prompted to shine my spotlight on history. In this case it is history in the making. Just a few oddities that I'm wondering if my fellow spectators have observed;
Not nearly as sexual as their name implies The Bird and The Bee are an Indie duo from Los Angeles. The Bird is Inara George; dubbed the bird because she is the lead vocalist, while the Bee is musician Greg Kurstin.
Road to Mac OS X Leopard: Dashboard, Spotlight and the DesktopIt's not just major applications that are getting updates in Mac OS X Leopard.
'Use children as medicine guinea pigs' CHILDREN should be used as guinea pigs in clinical research, a top paediatrician said yesterday. Professor John Warner claimed: "If you think something might help children but you are not certain, it is unethical not to do the research.
Metacafe BREAKING NEWS! (video)Metacafe makes a big announcement and changes to the website! Watch the video for all the details. Metacafe pays users for uploading their original videos. If you have a video you shot, why not upload it and make some money!
Google Desktop For LinuxGoogle Desktop was first released for Windows and now we have the Linux version. There might be some preference depending on the user.
You browse through the vine, and often you find the most delightful article that either makes your day or changes some concept you have on something.........
Using Metadata Effectively in OS X at The Apple BlogThis article covers how to organize your filing system using spotlight and metadata, effectively ditching hierarchical filing.
A Merry "Made In China" ChristmasChristmas Eve, Captain Morgan, Egg nog and I were getting very acquainted. With Family and friends we began to exchange once gift to each other.
Despotism & How to identify itDespotism by definition is, dominance through threat of punishment and violence. A system of government where the ruler is an absolute dictator. America is the first of her kind.
Scorcese's The Departed : The very first ReviewProbably the first review of Scorcese's The Departed
Apple Remote Desktop 3Apple has released a new version of their Remote Desktop software. This version adds cross-machine spotlight, a dashboard wiget, a curtain mode for blocking admin views, and more.
iPhoto keywords don't work in Spotlight searchesOn Mac OS X, if you have iPhoto 6 and re-index your drive for Spotlight you won't be able to search any of your photos. This is a serious problem since the only way to search your photos is through iPhoto, completely rendering Spotlight useless for photos searches.
Use OS X's Spotlight to Search del.icio.usHere's an interesting plugin for OS X that takes the amazing search function Spotlight to a whole new level. Updating every half-hour, delimport allows you to index your bookmarks through Spotlight.
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