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Lindsey Drops Out Of Mayor's Race

Shreveport mayoral candidate Debra Lindsey has withdrawn from this fall's race. » More

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Morality Of Vitter's GOP Challenger Questioned

An article in the Monroe newspaper questions whether Chet Traylor, the GOP challenger to Sen. David Vitter, can claim the moral high ground in the race. » More

Lincoln has $1.8M in bank for re-election bid

Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln's campaign says she has more than $1.8 million in the bank for her re-election bid as she fights to keep her Arkansas Senate seat. » More

Glenn Beck is guest at Governor Perry's speaking event

Perry urges business tax credit to help dropouts

Gov. Rick Perry is urging Texas employers to help high school dropouts finish school. » More

Where You Can Register To Vote

Qualifying for the fall elections is underway. Here is some important information for voters: » More

La. lawmakers raid emergency fund for budget

To patch holes, fill deficits and pay for pet projects, Louisiana's lawmakers raided a more than $140 million state emergency response fund. They depleted nearly all its cash in the heart of a hurricane season that is anticipated to be a busy one. » More

La. guardsmen to track deployment of oil skimmers

Gov. Bobby Jindal says Louisiana National Guard troops will monitor the dispatching of skimmers to deal with the Gulf oil spill. » More

Jindal: More urgency needed in oil spill response

Gov. Bobby Jindal says he will push for greater urgency in oil spill response efforts when he meets with Vice President Joe Biden. » More

Immigration Ruling Could Send Message To States

States that had been watching Arizona's immigration law in hopes of copying it received a rude awakening when a judge put most of the measure on hold. » More
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Biden: US Doing 'Significant Damage' To Al-Qaida

Vice President Joe Biden says U.S. forces are inflicting "significant damage" on the al-Qaida terrorist network in Pakistan and Afghanistan. » More

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WikiLeaks Fallout: Tighter Access To US Secrets?

Call it the big information chill, looming across the military and intelligence communities. After the massive Afghan war data spill by WikiLeaks, some veteran intelligence officers and experts are calling for a tightening of access to information and more monitoring in the spy community's lower levels. » More

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Obama To Defend Education Policies To Critics

President Barack Obama is defending his education policies Thursday before critics at the National Urban League. » More

Jury Of Rangel's Peers To Meet In Ethics Case

A jury of Rep. Charles Rangel's congressional peers is ready to discuss charges of ethical misdeeds by the New York Democrat. » More

Arklatex Politics Headlines

Fleming Slams Obama Spill Response

Lindsey Drops Out Of Mayor's Race

Texarkana Mayor Won't Seek Re-election

Morality Of Vitter's GOP Challenger Questioned

Local TEA Party: "racial references have no place in debate"

Jindal pushes for faster federal seafood testing

TEA'ed off!

Lincoln has $1.8M in bank for re-election bid

Where You Can Register To Vote

Altered Ariz. Immigration Bill Becomes Law

WikiLeaks Fallout: Tighter Access To US Secrets?

Obama To Defend Education Policies To Critics

Schwarzenegger Orders Government Worker Furloughs

AP Source: Intelligence Nominee Has Smooth Session

No Charges For NY's Paterson In Aide Violence Case

FDR Papers Donated To National Archives

Chelsea Warning: NY Town Abuzz Pre-Clinton Wedding

FBI Director Defends Bureau Over Test Cheating

WikiLeaks: We Don't Know Source Of Leaked Data

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Going back in time

It's high school reunion time. Our 30th! And yep, that's me back in the day. » More

Beer Summit II, anyone?

As we near the anniversary of the first Beer Summit, maybe it's time for another. Maybe President Obama should sit down with his Ag Secretary and the the woman who -- it appears -- was unfairly fired after a video flap. I say they serve Beck's beer. » More

Family foibles?

Staunch "family values" voters who thought they had another GOP option in the U.S. Senate race might want to look away. This could get ugly. » More

TEA'ed off!

Maybe that resolution by the NAACP for the TEA Party to rid itself of racial elements is doing some good. Thanks to a racially-tinged, satirical response, a TEA Party group leader has gotten the boot. » More

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