Mary Landrieu

A Big Election Day for Animals

On Tuesday, voters from coast to coast sent a strong message that animals deserve to be protected from cruelty and abuse, and the humane movement won resounding victories in the presidential race, congressional races, and...

More Partisan Players

"In politics, Axelrod's AKP&D is as partisan as they come." (Howard Wolinsky, "The Secret Side Of David Axelrod," Business Week, 3/14/08) During 2005 And 2006 "Obama Was Able To Use Legal Loopholes" To Pay Axelrod's Firm...

Attorney General Asks for Permanent State of War

Welcome to Bush’s America Attorney General Michael Mukasey has asked congress to declare war. Not against a sovereign state, but against an organization made up of loosely-affiliated cells. And his purpose in asking for this...

Most N.O. voters leaned toward Obama

NEW ORLEANS – For president-elect Barack Obama, New Orleans was one of the lone bright spots in Louisiana, a state that voted heavily for Sen. John McCain. More than 79 percent of the Orleans Parish electorate voted for the...

Voters Support Broad Reproductive Health Agenda

From California to New Hampshire and in state after state, American voters on November 4 affirmed President-elect Barack Obama’s support for a broad reproductive health agenda based on individual rights and personal...

7 of the “Dirty Dozen” Are Ousted Too…

In the tidal-wave of emotion and global reaction to Barack Obama’s historic win, it is easy to forget that it is not just the Presidency that was up for grabs in Tuesday’s election. There was great news elsewhere in the...

Senate India caucus remain unaffected

The leadership of the Senate India caucus has emerged largely unscathed from Tuesday’s election. Only one of the two co-chairs, Texas Republican John Cornyn, was up for re-election, and he defeated Democratic challenger Richard...

Democrats broaden control of Senate

Georgia race heads to run-off; Minnesota facing recount Asad Abdi, 19, waits for results of the Senate race between former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Al Franken and incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman at Democratic...

Analysis: Louisiana's economy awaits Obama

NEW ORLEANS - Barack Obama's election as president could have significant impact on Louisiana's economy if many of the planks of his campaign make the transition from talking points to policy. Politically, the state is at a bit...

Inside Baton Rouge: Mary Landrieu's base comes through in tight election race

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu won her third term by more votes than her previous two winning margins combined, although her race against state Treasurer John Kennedy got tighter and bumpier the closer they came to the finish line.