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Bobby Jindal stories: 40 news summaries

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 La. Justice Quits in 
 Interracial Wedding Flap 

Officials, including Gov. Jindal, pressured Keith Bardwell

Nov 3, 09 6:19 PM CST
(AP) - A Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black resigned today, after weeks of refusing to step down despite calls for his ouster. Keith Bardwell quit with no explanation of his decision; Gov. Bobby Jindal called it "... More »

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Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • interracial marriage • justice of the peace • Keith Bardwell • Beth Humphrey • Terence McKay

Jindal Slams Anti-Mixed Marriage Judge

Governor calls for firing of Louisiana justice who denied couple marriage license

Oct 16, 09 11:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gov. Bobby Jindal and other Louisiana officials say a justice of the peace who refuses to marry interracial couples should lose his job. "This is a clear violation of constitutional rights and federal and state law," Jindal said, calling for Keith Bardwell's case to be referred to a... More »

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Lousiana • Bobby Jindal • interracial marriage • justice of the peace • Keith Bardwell

 McCain Warms to Romney 2012 

Former rival lends his name to big fundraiser

Oct 1, 09 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mitt Romney let bygones be bygones when he campaigned for John McCain last year, forgetting an acrimonious relationship with his erstwhile rival for the GOP presidential nomination. Now, McCain appears to be repaying the favor and ginning up support for the former Massachusetts governor’s 2012 bid, reports the Boston ... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Republican Party • Tim Pawlenty • Bobby Jindal • Republican nomination • political endorsement • Election 2008 • presidential election • Election 2012

OPINION

Jindal Slams 'Dishonest' Health Plan

Dems' current version
as bad as Hillarycare, Louisiana gov writes

Jul 22, 09 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is presenting health care reform as a bipartisan effort, but, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal writes in the Wall Street Journal, he and fellow Democrats have taken “a fundamentally dishonest approach to reform.” Obama is “repeating the mistakes” of Hillarycare, forcing Americans to join a public... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Bobby Jindal • health care reform • congressional Democrats • Hillary Care • bipartisanship • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - President Obama “is currently just flinging stuff against the wall, in trillion-dollar chunks, to see what sticks,” and his plans for health care are no different, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal writes on Politico. Thanks to failed bailouts and a “trillion-dollar stimulus that has not stimulated,” America... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Democrats • Bobby Jindal • health care reform • economic stimulus package • President Obama

ANALYSIS

 Twitchy GOP 
 Absorbs Yet 
 Another Scandal 

From Sanford to Ensign, Republican leaders are falling down

Jun 25, 09 5:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Sanford caused the GOP enough of a headache when he disappeared—but coming back to South Carolina only made it worse. The second Republican sex scandal in a week has left party leaders angry and exhausted, reports the New York Times, and has them wondering whether they can mount... More »

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Newt Gingrich • Republican • sex scandal • Republican Party • Bobby Jindal • John Ensign • Grover Norquist • political scandal • Sarah Palin • Mark Sanford • Election 2012

GOP Govs Back Down, Request Stimulus Funds

Ambitious conservatives cave on most  federal aid dollars

Apr 10, 09 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tough talk about rejecting stimulus funds earned some GOP governors—and presidential hopefuls—plenty of headlines, but reality has set in, Politico reports. Under fire from their legislatures, Bobby Jindal, Mark Sanford, and Sarah Palin have all requested funds in the past week. “At this point it looks like... More »

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Alaska • South Carolina • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • economic stimulus package • Sarah Palin • Office of Management and Budget • Mark Sanford

 Redoubt Eruption Burns Jindal 

In wake of explosion

Mar 25, 09 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mount Redoubt erupted in Alaska, but Bobby Jindal is feeling the heat in Louisiana, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. Democrats are raking the governor over the coals for scoffing at “something called volcano monitoring” as an example of wasteful spending in his televised speech last month. “It’... More »

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Alaska • New Orleans • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • volcano • eruption • Mark Begich • Mount Redoubt

(Newser) - Bobby Jindal had the privilege of speaking on the same night as Barack Obama again, but this time on a smaller stage. The Louisiana governor, pilloried after delivering the Republican response to Obama's last prime-time address, told a congressional fundraising dinner for the GOP that "it's time to declare... More »

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Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • speech • governor • Republicans

ANALYSIS

 GOP Still 
 Hasn't Seen 
 the Bottom 

Republicans wonder when their woes will bottom

Mar 5, 09 10:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Just when the Grand Old Party thought it couldn't get worse, it has: Conservative infighting from a caustic radio host, stumbles from its emerging non-white leaders—Michael Steele and Bobby Jindal both—and polls that suggest just 25% of Americans support them. Meanwhile, Dems enjoy great popularity and steady donations.... More »

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Republican • Rush Limbaugh • GOP • political party • conservative • Bobby Jindal • leadership • President Obama • Michael Steele • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

 This Guy Wasn't the Real Jindal 

Politician's handlers fail to showcase his talents

Mar 1, 09 11:55 AM CST
(Newser) - He may have looked like Bobby Jindal, but the man delivering the Republican response to President Obama's congressional address on Tuesday was no Bobby Jindal. Rather, the "brilliant statesman" was "equal parts Mister Rogers, Bobby Brady, and Kenneth the Page," writes Kathleen Parker in the Washington Post.... More »

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Barack Obama • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • Kathleen Parker • Kenneth the Page • Bill Maher Grid

Romney Top Conservative Pick for 2012 in CPAC Poll

Mitt beats out Jindal and Palin in CPAC Poll

Mar 1, 09 4:58 AM CST
(Newser) - GOP right-wingers back Mitt Romney to be the 2012 presidential candidate, according to a straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Convention. Yesterday's survey offers a glimpse of conservative thinking as the party begins to reshape itself after heavy losses, Politico notes. Romney, backed by 20% of those polled, bested... More »

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Mitt Romney • Newt Gingrich • straw poll • Bobby Jindal • CPAC • Sarah Palin • Election 2012 • Conservative Political Action Convention

 Jindal Fudged 
 Katrina Story 

Says he helped battle 'bureaucrats' but wasn't actually there

Feb 27, 09 8:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Bobby Jindal's reps are scrambling to explain the heroic Katrina tale he slipped into his big speech on Tuesday night. The Louisiana governor said he was in New Orleans "during Katrina" and backed a sheriff's push to send out rescue boats despite "bureaucrats" who fretted over... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Alaskans of all stripes are incensed by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s disparaging comments Tuesday about the necessity of volcano monitoring, the Anchorage Daily News reports. It’s “a matter of life and death in Alaska,” Sen. Mark Begich wrote the Republican. Even Gov. Sarah Palin’s office... More »

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Alaska • Bobby Jindal • volcano • US Geological Survey • federal spending • economic stimulus package • Sarah Palin • Mark Begich • rebuttal • monitoring • Bill Maher Grid


 Kenneth: I'm More 
 Lumberjacky Than Jindal 

30 Rock's Kenneth responds to comparisons

Feb 26, 09 7:01 AM CST
(Newser) - With the Internet buzzing over how much Gov. Bobby Jindal sounded like Kenneth the Page from 30 Rock in his Obama response Tuesday night, Jimmy Fallon gave Kenneth—aka Jack McBrayer—a chance to respond. On the Jimmy Fallon Late Night blog, McBrayer appears before a background strikingly similar to... More »

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television • Louisiana • late night talk show • Bobby Jindal • governor • Jimmy Fallon • Jack McBrayer • Bill Maher Grid

Newt: Jindal
Will Be a Major Player for Years

'He'll be the same age as John McCain—34 years from now'

Feb 25, 09 8:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Guess who's the subject of a 60 Minutes profile this weekend? None other than Bobby Jindal, who's not having the best of days. But the Louisiana governor can take solace from Newt Gingrich, who tells Morley Safer during the show that Jindal "will automatically be a major contender for... More »

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Newt Gingrich • Republican • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • 60 Minutes • speech • governor • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Bobby Jindal has been almost universally panned on both the left and right for his speech last night—with one notable exception. Longtime backer Rush Limbaugh defended Jindal today and warned his detractors to back off, reports ThinkProgress. "I love Bobby Jindal, and that did not change last night,... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • conservative • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • governor • Republicans • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Chris Matthews was surprised by the “peculiar stagecraft” preceding Bobby Jindal’s speech last night, an NBC rep tells the Huffington Post, leading the MSNBC host to mutter, “Oh, God” as the Louisiana governor appeared on screen. Matthews plans to elaborate during today’s Hardball, the rep added.... More »

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MSNBC • Chris Matthews • Bobby Jindal

(Newser) - After Keith Olbermann introduced Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s rebuttal to President Obama’s congressional speech last night, MSNBC broadcast snickers and a hushed voice intoning “Oh, God,” Fox News reports. The voice is thought to have been Olbermann’s or that of co-host Chris Matthews. Both have... More »

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television • politics • MSNBC • Chris Matthews • Keith Olbermann • Bobby Jindal • President Obama • rebuttal • disapproval

ANALYSIS

 Jindal's GOP Response Flops 

Critics slam guv's 'amateurish' delivery of Republican rebuttal

Feb 25, 09 3:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Pundits are split on the substance of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's Republican rebuttal to President Obama's speech, but most agree that his flat delivery revealed a politician not ready for prime time:
  • His speech was as patronizing "as if he were talking to kindergartners," writes Andrew Sullivan
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Barack Obama • GOP • Republican Party • Bobby Jindal • response • speech • Obama administration • Bill Maher Grid

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