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		<title>Naming the TOPS saboteurs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2016 02:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alan Seabaugh (Shreveport)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[and Jay Morris (Monroe) John Bel Edwards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beryl Amedee (Houma)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corruption]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jim Morris (Oil City)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Schroder (Covington)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lance Harris (Alexandria)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Neil Abramson (New Orleans)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Speaker Taylor Barras (New Iberia)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valarie Hodges (Denham Springs)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ By Dayne Sherman When John Bel Edwards was inaugurated governor on January 11, he needed several wins to put Louisiana back on the right path. The most important reforms were the expansion of Medicaid, stabilizing the state budget, and preventing &#8230; <a href="http://talkaboutthesouth.com/uncategorized/naming-the-saboteurs-of-tops/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Cotillion of Knuckleheads</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2016 01:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Jindal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cameron Henry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Neil Abramson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Official House photo of Rep. Neil Abramson) By Dayne Sherman The Louisiana Legislature is a cotillion of knuckleheads, a debutante ball for obstructionists, the culmination of politics at its lowest level. &#160; Already on the declining side of a three-week &#8230; <a href="http://talkaboutthesouth.com/uncategorized/a-cotillion-of-knuckleheads/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Mississippi Isn’t Louisiana</title>
		<link>http://talkaboutthesouth.com/uncategorized/why-mississippi-aint-louisiana/</link>
		<comments>http://talkaboutthesouth.com/uncategorized/why-mississippi-aint-louisiana/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2015 16:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apathy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Jindal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Higher Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jay Dardenne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lethargy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LSU]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[modern malaise]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rep. John Schroder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dayne Sherman Louisiana Higher Ed and Walker Percy   One career politician has traveled the Bayou State delivering a lame lecture to civic groups titled “Why Louisiana Ain’t Mississippi.” The purpose of the talk is to speak well of &#8230; <a href="http://talkaboutthesouth.com/uncategorized/why-mississippi-aint-louisiana/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>State of (Dis)Repair:  Louisiana AND Higher Education</title>
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		<comments>http://talkaboutthesouth.com/uncategorized/state-of-disrepair-louisiana-and-higher-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2015 02:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bob Mann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Jindal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dayne Sherman]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Higher Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jindal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Louisiana]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southeastern Louisiana University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern University in Baton Rouge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Exemptions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Dayne Sherman This may be the best event covering the Louisiana budget crisis and higher education held in 2015. Please come and tell a friend. Free and open to the public. &#160; Thursday, April 23, 2015 St. Albert the &#8230; <a href="http://talkaboutthesouth.com/uncategorized/state-of-disrepair-louisiana-and-higher-education/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>An Open Letter to Louisiana College Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2015 00:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Budget Cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gene Sharp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Higher Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jindal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Louisiana]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dayne Sherman Only the Students Will Lead Us  Dear Louisiana College Student: &#160; I’m going to take a good guess that you know Louisiana is facing a $1.6-$2 billion budget hole starting July 1. I’m also thinking you know &#8230; <a href="http://talkaboutthesouth.com/uncategorized/an-open-letter-to-louisiana-college-students/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Bobby Jindal Just Doesn&#8217;t Get It</title>
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		<comments>http://talkaboutthesouth.com/uncategorized/gov-bobby-jindal-just-doesnt-get-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2015 23:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Jindal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[LA GRAD ACT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By James D. Kirylo A Response to Governor Jindal’s Op-ed in USA Today &#160; Our economy is better than ever so Governor Jindal says about the state of Louisiana in a USA Today op-ed piece (3/8/15).  Other than a few &#8230; <a href="http://talkaboutthesouth.com/uncategorized/gov-bobby-jindal-just-doesnt-get-it/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Saving Southeastern Louisiana University</title>
		<link>http://talkaboutthesouth.com/uncategorized/saving-southeastern-louisiana-university/</link>
		<comments>http://talkaboutthesouth.com/uncategorized/saving-southeastern-louisiana-university/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2015 14:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Family Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Jindal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate welfare]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hammond Louisiana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Higher Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lion Up Footbal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Response]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Dayne Sherman &#160; Did you know a plan is being floated to close 15 Louisiana community colleges and universities? Gov. Bobby Jindal has been touring Europe, and while he’s globetrotting, Louisiana higher education is slated to take the brunt &#8230; <a href="http://talkaboutthesouth.com/uncategorized/saving-southeastern-louisiana-university/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in America</title>
		<link>http://talkaboutthesouth.com/uncategorized/investing-in-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Jindal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chuck Kleckly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Duke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dayne Sherman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Higher Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steve Scalise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The America’s College Promise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Dayne Sherman Louisiana is Ground Zero for political scandals. Whether it’s felonious former Gov. Edwin Edwards and his rolling freak show running for the US House at age 87 or Sen. Bill Cassidy’s unanswered allegations of payroll fraud at &#8230; <a href="http://talkaboutthesouth.com/uncategorized/investing-in-america/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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