If you think climate change is a lie, your logic will lead you into the arms of Putin and Chávez
Anyone who knows the history of backlash populism, from Nixon and Agnew onwards, will find the new fury at the environmental taxes comfortingly familiar. From the Palin rallies in the American Midwest via the baking suburbs [...]

BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black has resigned. Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office spokesman Jacques Berry said Keith Bardwell’s resignation was eff… more …

The infamous motorized La-Z-Boy lounge chair used by a man who was convicted of driving it drunk in northern Minnesota is going up for auction. more …

Leaders are all smiles at La Rochelle but backstabbing goes on behind scenes
French Socialists’ hopes of relaunching their party towards eventual victory at presidential polls in 2012 received a boost after their annual conference appeared to have avoided widely predicted dissent and disarray in the coastal town of La Rochelle.
A semblance of solidarity before [...]

As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama pledged to right the wrongs he said bogged down efforts to rebuild the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. Seven months into the job, he’s earning high praise from some unlikely places. Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La., says…

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Troublesome wild turkeys in the small northwest Washington tourist town of La Conner have been spared the chopping block. The Skagit Valley Herald reports the City Council has decided that adoption is the best way to thin the flock of about 20 birds down to a…

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Pre-Market Movers: La-Z Boy, Gentium more …

La-Z-Boy Swings To $2 Million Profit more …

METAIRIE, La. — Jonathan Vilma needed one season in New Orleans to resurrect his career. Coming back from major knee surgery, the former Jets star played every defensive snap at middle linebacker in 2008, leading the team with 151 tackles to go… more …