Topic: New Orleans

Gingrich promises to restore competitiveness

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Republican White House hopeful Newt Gingrich promised on Thursday to slash taxes, eliminate regulations and restore American competitiveness he said was stifled by President Barack Obama's "European socialism."Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of Representatives, said he ...

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Yesterday, U.S. Congressman Joseph Cao (R-New Orleans) scored a major coup by receiving an endorsement from State Representative Juan LaFonta (D-New Orleans), who finished second in the second congressional district Democratic Party primary.

Mitt Romney wins Republican straw poll

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney narrowly won a popularity contest on Saturday for potential Republican presidential candidates at a gathering of 3,500 party loyalists.Romney, who lost the Republican nomination to Senator John McCain in 2008, beat out Republican ...

Republicans predict November gains, blast Obama

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Republicans boldly predicted gains in November congressional elections on Thursday and rallied loyalists with sharp criticism of President Barack Obama over issues from healthcare to foreign policy.Liz Cheney, a rising Republican star who is the daughter of former ...
Sen. Vitter of La. says he'll stop blocking Obama nominees to be federal prosecutors, judges U.S. Sen. David Vitter said Monday he'll stop delaying President Barack Obama's nominees to be federal prosecutors and judges in Louisiana.Vitter, a Republican, had blocked Senate confirmation ...
Alleged attempt to tamper with Louisiana senator's phone exposes patronage squabbleA criminal case against four conservative activists accused of trying to tamper with the New Orleans office phones of Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., has highlighted a patronage squabble between the White House ...
Obama on defense on hurricane help in New Orleans; still 'nickeled and dimed,' critic saysInsisting he's " "As a candidate, Obama criticized former President George W. Bush's response to Katrina, when the government showed up late and unprepared and the Federal Emergency ...

Obama sees hope, skepticism in New Orleans

Barack Obama, in hurricane-torn New Orleans for the first time as president, vowed not to forget the wounded jazz city, but faced some skeptics wearied by broken government promises.Obama on Thursday toured a rebuilt school in the impoverished ninth ward, which bore ...

Obama vows he won't repeat Katrina mistakes

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Barack Obama sought to reassure frustrated New Orleans residents of his commitment to their recovery on Thursday on his first presidential trip to a city still struggling to rebuild four years after Hurricane Katrina.Flying in for a close-up ...
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