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NEWS ABOUT: Bobby Jindal

Bobby Jindal stories: 40 news summaries

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(AP) - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal called President Obama's plan to fix the economy "irresponsible" and certain to increase taxes and federal debt. "The way to lead is not to raise taxes and put more money and power in hands of Washington politicians," said Jindal, who gave the Republican... More »

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Republican Party • Lousiana • Bobby Jindal • governor • President Obama

(Newser) - When Bobby Jindal gives his response to the president's speech tonight, Ben Smith of Politico notes that he will sound a little like Bill Clinton: In prepared excerpts, Jindal concludes that Barack Obama is being too pessimistic. “A few weeks ago, the president warned that our nation is facing... More »

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Louisiana • Republican Party • Bobby Jindal • governor • President Obama

Schumer to GOP: Stimulus Is All or Nothing

Governors can't cherry-pick favorite parts, senator argues

Feb 24, 09 1:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Chuck Schumer thinks governors ought to have one choice when it comes to the stimulus: Take it or leave it. The New York senator is fed up with Republicans like Bobby Jindal and Mark Sanford, who want to grab some federal cash while refusing the rest on ideological grounds. “... More »

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Charles Schumer • Bobby Jindal • economic stimulus package • Office of Management and Budget • James Clyburn • Mark Sanford • financial crisis • Republicans

OPINION

GOP Guvs Right to See Stimulus Cash as 'Trap'

Say law is a 'budget trap' that will hook them on more spending

Feb 23, 09 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Five Republican governors are threatening to turn down much of their stimulus windfall, afraid of taking addictive doses of spending on education, welfare, and health care that the states would have to shoulder in 2011 and beyond. And they're right to worry, the Wall Street Journal says. Take enrolling new... More »

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government spending • Rick Perry • Bobby Jindal • Haley Barbour • economic stimulus package • Mark Sanford • state budgets • Republicans

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Governator: Obama Needs 'Team Players'

Calls out fellow GOP
as McConnell calls for fast Burris hearing

Feb 22, 09 12:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger is urging politicians of all political stripes to line up behind President Obama. “I feel very strongly that President Obama right now needs team players,” the California governor told ABC’s This Week, noting that partisan wrangling creates “insecurity.” Schwarzenegger also called his fellow... More »

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Arnold Schwarzenegger • Mitch McConnell • Tim Pawlenty • Charlie Crist • Bobby Jindal • Haley Barbour • Roland Burris

(Newser) - Louisiana will refuse money from the federal stimulus plan aimed at increasing unemployment insurance, Gov. Bobby Jindal said today. The first governor to officially turn down stimulus dollars, Jindal said the expanded coverage could create higher unemployment insurance taxes down the road. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said he will also... More »

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Barack Obama • Louisiana • Mississippi • Bobby Jindal • economic stimulus package

 Jindal on 2012 Run: No Thanks 

La. governor plans re-election run in 2011

Dec 10, 08 5:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Republican rising star Bobby Jindal sought to quash speculation today that he's planning a presidential run in four years. The 37-year-old Louisiana governor said he has no interest in the White House and instead plans to run for re-election in 2011. The Indian-American called being governor "one of the... More »

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presidential campaign • GOP • Louisiana • Republican Party • Bobby Jindal • governor • Election 2012

2012 Campaign Gets Under Way

Huckabee, Jindal among possible GOP candidates hitting trail
in Iowa, elsewhere

Nov 10, 08 11:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Likely candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination are playing it cool, but their feet tell a different story, Jonathan Martin writes for Politico. Mike Huckabee, for example, says 2012 is “way too far away” to think about, but his book tour has lots of stops in Iowa and... More »

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Mitt Romney • Newt Gingrich • GOP • Mike Huckabee • Republican Party • Tim Pawlenty • Charlie Crist • Bobby Jindal • Republican presidential primaries • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

Gustav Remains Dangerous, Jindal Warns

New Orleans residents shouldn't return yet, mayor cautions

Sep 2, 08 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Gustav is a tropical depression once more but it is still a “very serious storm,” Gov. Bobby Jindal said today. “We're not quite at halftime,” he cautioned, noting the massive power outages, tornadoes, and heavy rains plaguing the state. “There is a lot, lot... More »

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New Orleans • Ray Nagin • Lousiana • Bobby Jindal • Hurricane Gustav

Evacuation May Come Saturday, La. Gov. Warns

Gustav's winds could buffet state Sunday, with landfall Tuesday

Aug 28, 08 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some Louisiana residents could be evacuated Saturday ahead of Tropical Storm Gustav, which is expected to make landfall in the state Tuesday, Gov. Bobby Jindal said today. The storm, which could affect New Orleans, might produce damaging winds as early as Sunday, prompting the stepped-up preparations, the Times-Picayune reports. The... More »

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New Orleans • Louisiana • evacuation • tropical storms • Bobby Jindal • Hurricane Gustav

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New Orleans Eyes Gustav, Readies Evacuation Plans

Category 3 Gustav headed for the Gulf

Aug 27, 08 5:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Orleans has a wary eye on Tropical Storm Gustav and may begin evacuations as early as Friday—the third anniversary of Katrina. The storm's path could yet spare the city, but if it hits this weekend, Gov. Bobby Jindal said he wants to be ready, the Shreveport Times reports.... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Jamaica • Caribbean • Gulf of Mexico • Bobby Jindal • Hurricane Gustav

How Jindal Traded Vishnu for Jesus

Hindu-born La. governor's conversion could help McCain

Jul 25, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - When political observers talk about Bobby Jindal’s vice presidential credentials, they often mention that his devout Christian faith might sway the base. It’s a curious advantage for the Hindu-raised son of Punjabi immigrants, but Jindal’s conversion was the sincere product of a deep spiritual quest, the More »

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John McCain • Republican • Christianity • Lousiana • Bobby Jindal • conversion • running mate • vice presidential sweepstakes • Hinduism

 Jindal Won't Take Veep Slot 

But governor's being considered as keynote speaker, sources say

Jul 24, 08 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bobby Jindal issued an uncommonly strong denial that he's interested in the veep slot on the GOP ticket—especially since he's considered a top contender, CNN reports.  But John McCain’s campaign could still feature the Louisiana governor. Republican sources say he’s being considered as keynote speaker at... More »

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John McCain • Louisiana • vice president • Bobby Jindal • vice presidential sweepstakes • vice presidential candidate • keynote speech • Republican National Convention

 Jindal Signs
 Castration Bill
 for Sex Offenders 

Says he's proud of 'strong measures'

Jun 26, 08 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Louisiana governor and GOP VP wannabe Bobby Jindal signed a bill yesterday that will allow sex offenders to be punished with chemical castration. Said Jindal, “I am glad we have taken such strong measures...to put a stop to these monsters’ brutal acts,” said Jindal, taking the opportunity... More »

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John McCain • Louisiana • sex offenders • Bobby Jindal • US Supreme Court • castration

 Rating McCain's
 Potential VPs 

Er, barbecue guests

May 22, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain may claim he’s just having Bobby Jindal, Charlie Crist, and Mitt Romney over for a barbecue this weekend, but it’s pretty clear the GOP’s presumptive nominee is really scouting VP candidates. So Politico ran down the merits of each potential ticket filler:
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Mitt Romney • John McCain • vice president • Charlie Crist • Bobby Jindal • McCain 2008 • running mate • vice presidential sweepstakes

McCain to Meet Possible VPs This Weekend

Crist, Jindal, Romney set to visit GOP candidate in Arizona

May 21, 08 5:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain will meet with three men this weekend thought to be on his short list of vice-presidential candidates, the New York Times reports: Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Mitt Romney. McCain's camp remains mum on possible VPs—though the candidate says he has a list... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Republican • Charlie Crist • Bobby Jindal • vice presidential sweepstakes

 McCain Blasts 
 Katrina Response 

GOP candidate calls Bush team's efforts 'disgraceful'

Apr 24, 08 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain slammed the Bush response to Hurricane Katrina as “terrible and disgraceful” today after a tour of New Orleans’ Ninth Ward. "Never again, never again” will a disaster be handled so poorly, said McCain, making his most distinct break yet from the current administration, the Washington Post ... More »

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John McCain • Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Bobby Jindal • Katrina aftermath • George W. Bush

Nation's First Indian Gov. Vows to Clean Up Louisiana

'Whiz kid,' 36, pledges ethics, economic reform

Jan 15, 08 3:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Louisiana's first non-white chief executive since Reconstruction—and the first elected Indian-American governor in US history—vowed yesterday in his inauguration speech to clean up the corruption-plagued state. The charismatic Piyush "Bobby" Jindal, a Roman-Catholic convert from Hinduism, is a conservative Republican who also becomes, at age 36, the... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Louisiana • corruption • Bobby Jindal • Kathleen Blanco • Baton Rouge

Jindal Wins La. Governor Race

First Indian-American at head of US state

Oct 21, 07 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bobby Jindal won the Louisiana gubernatorial race late yesterday, making the 36-year-old Republican congressman the first Indian-American to head a US state—and the nation's youngest governor. In a state where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans two to one, Jindal won 54% of the vote, eliminating the need for a runoff... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • Indian American • Kathleen Blanco • governor

Republican Poised to Take
Louisiana

Review catches up with Jindal, likely first post-Katrina governor

Aug 29, 07 8:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - A rare flash of hope for Republicans might be the man preparing to take over the nation’s biggest disaster area, the National Review writes. Bobby Jindal is running 35% ahead of any comer to be Louisiana’s first governor elected after Katrina. Jindal might seem a peculiar pick, but,... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Republican • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • Rhodes scholar

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