Word: louisiana
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...double-digit returns anymore, but it does offer an atavistic promise of security, a nest egg embodied in Sheetrock that you can touch and dirt that can't be outsourced to Mumbai. Property fever is in our blood: this country made its fortune in sweet real estate deals--a Louisiana Purchase here, a few trinkets for Manhattan there--and these HGTV shows tap into something primal...
...Louisiana, black voters make up as much as 30% of the electorate, and they've been instrumental in helping Democrats win statewide races in the conservative Deep South. Working with churches and community organizations, African-American leaders like Jefferson have built clout by mobilizing black voters, who overwhelmingly vote for Democrats. And Democrats will need all the help they can get to hold on to the governor's office later this year, as well as the Senate seat held by Mary Landrieu. Landrieu, who will run for a third term in 2008, is considered one of the party's most...
...person who has to be dealt with, first and foremost, is Ray Nagin," says Louisiana political analyst and demographer Elliott Stonecipher. "He has clearly demonstrated that he sees himself now as having a place on the national stage in African-American politics...
...funds, Nagin is said to have his eye on the 2008 gubernatorial race. Few people think he could actually win, but the real possibility of making it into a runoff against the G.O.P. fron-trunner, U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal, would cement his status as the top dog among black Louisiana politicians and add to his stature with the national party...
...glee of a Republican Party saddled with corruption scandals, a federal grand jury handed up a 16-count indictment of Louisiana Democratic Congressman William Jefferson, 60, known for promoting Third World trade. The investigation shifted into high drama in May 2006, when the FBI conducted an unprecedented raid of Jefferson's congressional office and disclosed that it had earlier found $90,000 in cash in the freezer of his Washington home. The charges, which Jefferson denies, include money laundering, racketeering and soliciting more than $400,000 in bribes from a Kentucky-based technology company that sought business deals in Africa...