Jindal begins term as La. governor
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The dancing and celebrating behind him, new Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal moves into office with a slate of hefty promises to clean up the state's corrupt image, rebuild after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and reverse what he called "decades of failure in government."
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Changing Louisiana's reputation for corruption would do more than just make over its image, Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal said Sunday: It could help the state attract businesses and win federal aid for hurricane recovery.
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Bobby Jindal will be the nationâs first Indian-American governor in a state where race is inseparable from politics.
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OLYMPIA - If Democrat Christine Gregoire is sworn in as Washington&#39;s second woman governor, the months following her Jan. 12 inauguration will be daunting.
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Former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles said Monday he will run for a new term, challenging the nation&#039;s oldest governor for a chance to return to office.
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By Erik Robinson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Mar. 8--Gov.
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Rep. David Vitter became the first Louisiana Republican elected to the Senate since Reconstruction, vanquishing four Democrats on Tuesday to capture the seat outright.
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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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MIAMI, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Bobby Jindal (R) became the nation's first Indian American governor Saturday, outpolling 11 rivals in Louisiana and drawing enough votes to avoid a runoff election next month.
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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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Bobby Jindal is a highly unusual politician, becoming the nationâs first Indian-American governor in a Southern state where race is inseparable from politics.
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BAGHDAD -- Gunmen killed the governor of Baghdad province and several bodyguards yesterday in a swiftly executed mid-morning attack. Governor Ali al-Haidari had been a vocal supporter of US reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
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KHANPUR, India -- U.S. politics aren't usually the subject of gossip in the homes of this sleepy rice- and wheat-growing village in northern India. But when Bobby Jindal, an American of Indian descent, was elected governor of Louisiana this month, the residents of his ancestral village erupted in...
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The Giuliani-era police commissioner, who now leads the Los Angeles police, said he supports the governor's plan to grant licenses to illegal immigrants.
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In his second bid for governor, Republican U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal strongly led a field of 12 candidates in the Louisiana gubernatorial race late Saturday night as he attempted to avoid a Nov. 17 runoff.
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By GARY PERILLOUX  Details of Louisiana's latest launch in the aerospace industry are yet to be determined, but the state has cast its net into NASA's future.  On Thursday, Gov.
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The race opens this week for the prize of carrying the opposition Socialist Party (PS) banner in France's approaching elections, with the star of the opinion polls Segolene Royal well-positioned to pursue her bid to be the country's first woman president.