Indian-American sworn in as Louisiana governor
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BATON ROUGE, Louisiana  - Republican Bobby Jindal was sworn in on Monday as governor of Louisiana to become the first Indian-American elected head of a U.S. state.
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A small town police chief who won his campaign for sheriff despite being charged mid-race with raping two young girls nearly 20 years ago was sworn into office Monday.
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The tribe that shared in the first Thanksgiving celebration received federal recognition Thursday as a sovereign American Indian nation, 32 years after it began its quest.
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The US commonwealth of Puerto Rico elected a new governor, Anibal Acevedo Vila, the local elections commission said, as the Caribbean island of four million endorsed its political status quo over a potential quest for US statehood.
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LOME, Togo -- Faure Gnassingbe was formally sworn in as president of Togo yesterday after his father's sudden death, despite strong condemnation from former colonial power France and African leaders who branded the succession unconstitutional.
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Country singer Sammy Kershaw officially entered the race for lieutenant governor of Louisiana on Wednesday, challenging incumbent Mitch Landrieu.
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John Howard has been formally sworn in as Prime Minister with his new fourth term ministry by Queen Elizabeth II's Australian representative Governor-General Michael Jeffery.
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In Evangeline Parish, La., squirrel season's opening celebrates and preserves a distinct Cajun custom.
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The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians appeared Thursday to have elected a new chief for the first time in three decades.
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SEATTLE, Jan. 12 -- Christine Gregoire's furniture was lugged into the governor's mansion early Wednesday morning, and she recited the oath of office shortly after noon.
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The Senate has confirmed Carl J. Artman as head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, filling a post that has been vacant for two years.
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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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As the incoming governor prayed for strength to lead Louisiana through its recovery from Hurricane Katrina, the city's infirm gathered at a Mass to pray for their own healing and honor the 19th century priest many call the saint of New Orleans.
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Ever since U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal was elected governor of Louisiana on Oct. 20, Indian Americans across the country have been debating whether to celebrate or turn up their noses.
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U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal, the son of Indian immigrants, won the Louisiana governor's race Saturday, carrying more than half the vote against 11 opponents to become the state's first non-white governor since Reconstruction.
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The opening of the National Museum of the American Indian yesterday was both a celebration and a reminder of past and continuing injustices against Native American people.
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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.