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Local Leaders Demand Better Storm Protection After Lee
WGNO NewsPeople across Southeast Louisiana are still trying to dry out from this weekend’s rain. Local leaders from Jefferson Parish and Lafitte are planning a trip to Washington D.C. to voice their frustrations. They want better protection from future...Tags: Tropical Storms, U.S. Army, Barack Obama
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Remembrances Pour In Of Archbishop Hannan
WGNO NewsRemembrances of Archbishop Phillip Hannan flowed on Thursday morning as news of his death at the age of 98 spread through New Orleans. WGNO Facebook friends recalled memories of Hannan celebrating their confirmations and officiating at graduations....Tags: Religious Education, Mary L. Landrieu, Parochial Schools, World War II (1939-1945), Refugee
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LA Congressmen Push For More Drilling Permits
WGNO NewsConcerned with jobs, the economy, and oil Louisiana congressmen hope to speed up the drilling permitting process. Rep. Jeff Landry and Sen. David Vitter say it's been at a crawl ever since the Deepwater Horizon disaster. WGNO’s Vanessa Bolano has...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, Jeff Landry, WGNO, Employment Opportunities
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This is a Good Reason Why We Shouldn't Drug-Test People on Welfare
The Republicans have recently been on a production marathon of awful ideas, from making college students pay interest on federal loans while in school to reducing Medicare to a coupon for private insurance to trying to get anybody but Mitt Romney to run...Tags: File Sharing, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Interior Policy, National Institutes of Health, Regional Authority
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'The Big Uneasy' taps into outrage over flooding of New Orleans
Harry Shearer says his "head exploded" 20 months ago. That's when he heard President Barack Obama, during a town hall meeting in New Orleans, refer to the flooding of the city after Hurricane Katrina as "a natural disaster."
The comedian, actor, radio...Tags: Television Industry, Elections, Disasters and Accidents, Weather, Technology
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Angry Reaction from Hispanics Prompts Nungesser to Apologize, Vow to Pull Attack Ad
WGNO NewsPlaquemines Parish President and candidate for Louisiana Lieutenant Governor, Billy Nungesser tells WGNO News he's pulling his controversial campaign commercial. The TV ad slams opponent and encumbant Jay Dardenne for "helping illegals grab our jobs."...Tags: Migration, Minority Groups, Regional Authority, Elections, Television
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News with a View: Dangerous Politics
I guess trimming $2.1 trillion from the federal deficit over the next decade wasn't enough for senator David Vitter or the Tea Party. The republican from Metairie wasn't impressed with the latest and greatest budget compromise and voted against the...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Democratic Party, Public Finance, Parties and Movements
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Men behaving badly: Same sad story, once again
Let's roll out the list. It includes, in no particular order of sluttishness: Kwame Kilpatrick; Jesse Jackson; James McGreevey; Ted Haggard; Gary Condit; Mark Sanford; John Edwards; Bill Clinton; Newt Gingrich; Rudy Giuliani; Eliot Spitzer; Antonio...Tags: Kwame Kilpatrick, Bill Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, Antonio Villaraigosa, Testosterone
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Sex sins of mighty are old hat in literature
It didn't start with Twitter — and it won't end with Weiner.
For centuries, the theme of sexual sins committed by the powerful has been scintillating source material for the arts. In poems and plays, in novels and films and TV series, artists...Tags: Alan Alda, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ian McKellen, Fraud, John Ensign
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Why does Anthony Weiner have to resign when other sleazy politicians stay?
What New York Rep. Anthony Weiner did was disgusting and weird, and his direct lies and attempts to cover it up were inexcusable. But his resignation Thursday after pressure from fellow Democrats (including, somewhat indirectly, President Barack Obama)...Tags: Bill Clinton, Democratic Party, Elections, John Ensign, Charles B. Rangel
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Voters, Analyst Compare Vittergate to Weinergate
WGNO NewsAfter days of denial that he sent lewd photos of himself over the internet, followed by last week's forced admission that he was the source behind the images, Congressman Anthony Weiner stepped down. "It's good because he doesn't represent the values...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Anthony D. Weiner
Aug 11, 2011
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Jul 15, 2011
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Oct 18, 2011
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Jun 12, 2011
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Jun 15, 2011
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Jun 17, 2011
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Jun 16, 2011
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