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Jindal: Something is wrong with the GOP

From CBS News: Governor puts his 1,2,3s to the state of the party.

Kennedy campaign ducks calls on double digit deficit in poll

From the Times-Picayune: Two calls for response to double digit Landrieu lead in the US Senate race go unanswered by the Kennedy campaign.

Grace: GOP had a quick study in Jindal

From the Times-Picayune: As Sarah Palin begins to tank, Stephanie Grace argues that John McCain may have been better off going with a Governor whose never needed to cram for a social studies test and, perhaps best of all, isn’t a dead ringer for Tina Fey.

Kennedy Cited for Ethics Violation

LA-07: Cravins Endorsed by Blue Dogs

Yesterday, LA-07 Democratic candidate, Don Cravins Jr., was endorsed by the House Democratic Blue Dog Coalition:

It is clear that Don Cravins shares our commitment to restoring fiscal discipline and commonsense to the federal government, and we are proud to offer him our endorsement today.

h/t Daily Kingfish

Return on Stelly cut not adding up for most

From the Advocate: Joint filers will need federally adjusted gross incomes of at least $160,000 to qualify for the maximum tax reduction of $1,000 as joint filers with less than $50,000 will see no return at all. The average filer can expect about $6 back.

Caldwell facing recall petition

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Jindal’s hiring freeze ends

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Grace: First test trips up the whiz kid

From the Times-Picayune:

Bobby at the Bat

From the Advocate: As much as anything, Bobby Jindal’s tenure as governor as been marked (and plagued) by the seemingly inescapable baseball metaphor. But after a (self proclaimed ) home-run in February the ‘ole wunderkind has more or less watched as he’s been dusted off the plate time and again by a knuckleballing legislature. Now after bobbling a salary cap busting raise that would make Steinbrenner blush, the question is whether Bobby can ever dust himself off and realize his big dream of making it to the show.