Louisiana Republican Breaks Ranks on Health Bill
New York Times - Mon Nov 9, 11:27 am ETRepresentative Anh Cao, a freshman Republican from New Orleans, voted for the bill, citing the needs of his constituents.
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declares state of emergency to prepare for Hurricane Ida in Gulf
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sun Nov 8, 1:21 pm ETBATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declares state of emergency to prepare for Hurricane Ida in Gulf. Republicans say health care bill shows Democrats didn't get the message from voters - Democrats just don't get the election message from voters and are pushing a liberal, big government agenda at their party's peril, Republican officials said Sunday as they predicted a political price ...
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Health care bus stops in St. Tammany Parish
St. Tammany News - Tue Nov 10, 1:43 am ETOn its trek across the nation the Patients First Hands Off My Health Care bus was in Louisiana earlier this week and made a stop in St. Tammany Monday morning.
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Joseph Cao: the lone Republican who voted for health-care bill
MinnPost - Mon Nov 9, 11:40 am ETWASHINGTON — Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao (R) of Louisiana must not have gotten the message from House Republicans that no one in the GOP caucus - repeat no one - would vote with Democrats on a sweeping overhaul of the US health-care system. In a vote late Saturday night, Representative Cao - a vulnerable freshman in a Democratic district still devastated by hurricane Katrina - broke ranks, casting the ...
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Demo.Win in NY Makes Louisiana Dems Scared of Pubic Option
Bayou Buzz - Sun Nov 8, 9:44 am ETHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi trumpeted the Democratic victory last Tuesday, Nov. 3rd, in New York 's Twenty-Third Congressional District as a sign that Health Care Reform and the current trend of Pres. Obama's agenda enjoyed wide centrist support.
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House passes landmark health-care reform bill
Washington Post - Sun Nov 8, 3:37 am ETIn victory for Hill Democrats, historic legislation is approved by vote of 220 to 215; Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao of Louisiana is the sole Republican supporter.
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Cao jolts the House
The Politico - Sun Nov 8, 4:27 pm ETThe Louisiana congressman hands Democrats their only Republican vote on health care reform.
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Joseph Cao: Health Care's LONE Republican Supporter Is Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao
The Huffington Post - Sun Nov 8, 12:53 am ETWhat's Your Reaction? One Republican lawmaker out of 177 crossed party lines to support the health care reform legislation offered by Democrats. Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, the Louisiana Republican who hails from a decidedly Democratic New Orleans district, voted yea on the final passage of legislation.
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Health care overhaul faces tough sell among Louisiana delegation
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Wed Nov 4, 11:42 pm ETAs the House moves closer to a showdown vote on health care overhaul, Reps. Anh "Joseph" Cao , R-New Orleans, and Charlie Melancon , D-Napoleonville, continue to raise concerns about the Democratic bill, raising the possibility that the measure won't get a single Louisiana vote on that side of Congress.
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Boasso campaign committee fined
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Fri Nov 6, 1:03 pm ETPelican Briefs: News, notes and insights on Louisiana politicsThe campaign committee for former gubernatorial candidate Walter Boasso violated campaign finance laws, a three-judge panel of administrative law judges ruled in a decision released Friday. Brett Duke/The Times-PicayuneWalter BoassoThe panel ordered...
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Louisiana Politics: John Georges and New Orleans, Vitter And The Rape Victim
Bayou Buzz - Thu Nov 5, 2:14 am ETAccording to his press release, “John Georges will end speculation regarding his candidacy for Mayor of New Orleans during a news conference” today.
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Health care bus stops in St. Tammany Parish
St. Tammany News - Tue Nov 10, 1:43 am ETHealth care overhaul faces tough sell among Louisiana delegation
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