Jun 30, 2008
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By Scott Satchfield / Eyewitness News Reporter Rallies are being planned and recall petitions are circulating, yet the pay raise for lawmakers is scheduled to kick in July 1. Governor Bobby Jindal repeatedly has said he won't veto the measure, but in a national television interview Sunday, it sounded as if Jindal might be beginning to change his tune. In interview with CNN, Jindal sounded off on national politics, giving his take on the 2008 presidential race – a conversation far removed from the controversy brewing in Louisiana. And then CNN host Candy Crowley broached the subject of the pay raises. “You have said in Louisiana that you will not stand in the way of a doubling of legislators' pay,” Crowley said. “You're taking a lot of heat back home. How does this jibe, allowing legislators to double their pay? How does that...
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