Jindal might avoid runoff for La. gov
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Four years after he lost a heated battle for governor, Rep. Bobby Jindal is well ahead of the pack in a repeat run that carries a different kind of drama: Can he get enough votes to win outright and avoid a runoff?
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A federal judge Thursday froze the assets of Rep. William Jefferson, the Louisiana Democrat who was indicted this week on charges of soliciting bribes.
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As an independent candidate for President, he wouldn't be a favorite. But he could hurt the Democrats' chances
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Gov.-elect Christine Gregoire has a Republican rival who still wants to overturn the election, but she has other things on her mind.
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The unusual House runoff election in TexasÃ¢ÂÂ 23rd District Ã¢ÂÂ between seven-term Republican Rep. Henry Bonilla and Democrat Ciro D. Rodriguez, a former House member from a neighboring district Ã¢ÂÂ now has a date: The contest will be held on Dec. 12.
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Guatemala's presidential election on Sunday was headed for a runoff between a right-wing former general and a center-left candidate after neither garnered enough votes to win outright, an exit poll showed.
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State republicans are asking Dino Rossi supporters to make sure their ballots were not rejected. That after Rossi lost his lead in the governor&#39;s race to Democrat Chris Gregoire.
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Facing a Dec. 9 runoff for his seat in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Ã¢ÂÂ and highly publicized bribery allegations that threaten to end his House career at eight terms Ã¢ÂÂ Democratic Rep. William J. Jefferson is showing a good bit of resilience. His contest with Democratic state Rep. Karen Carter does not appear to have a strong favorite with just more than a week to go before the Saturday voting.
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Louisiana voters were deciding Saturday whether to consolidate the New Orleans-area's levee boards, the government agencies whose politically appointed members took criticism after Hurricane Katrina for failing to maintain the area's levees and floodwalls.
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A recount is all but certain in the race for governor, but the process will not start until December and it may be a while before islanders know who their next governor will be.
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Two Republicans will likely go head-to-head in a runoff after Wednesday's election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood.
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The state must reject provisional ballots if they are cast in the wrong precinct, a federal judge said Thursday in the latest in a series of opinions on how such votes should be counted.
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The embattled Louisiana representative won his reelection, but will he regain his influence in a new Democratic majority?
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Recount Begins in Wash. Governor&#39;s Race; Republican Dino Rossi Led by 261 Votes in First Count. Govs.-elect Matt Blunt of Missouri, left, and Dino Rossi of Washington, confer during a break at the Republican
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U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal won the Louisiana governor's race Saturday, becoming the nation's youngest governor and the first non-white to hold the state's post since Reconstruction.
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New YorkÂs governor-elect has a chance to rein in spending. But will he risk alienating his allies?
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A Louisiana legislator said Wednesday he is being investigated by the FBI and claimed it may be because he wouldn't give agents information about possible wrongdoing by Rep. William Jefferson and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin.