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<p>BATON ROUGE -- Voters do not appear to be very excited about any candidate as Louisiana's gubernatorial campaigns head into the final two weeks, a pollster says.</p> <p>One possible reason: When Verne Kennedy of Pensacola, Fla., asked 600 voters in a poll Sept. 3-6 about their feelings about Louisiana, 45 percent said the state is on the wrong track and things are getting worse. And fewer -- 38 percent -- believe Louisiana is moving in the right direction and things are getting better.</p>

Democrats Attack Blossman Blossman Sticks to his Guns "Cleo's Bus… Waste of Money" "I am not a racist, but Cleo Fields is," responded Jay Blossman, the conservative candidate for Governor. Blossman expanded by saying, "Cleo is the one demanding special treatment andfunding through the Urban Slush funds, only because of the color of his skin. Because of Cleo, reverse discrimination is alive and well in our Louisiana government." "I believe that race should have no part in our government today," continued Blossman."That is why I have proposed a Racial Privacy Initiative. It would end affirmative action, eliminate minority quotas and...

Aid workers under attack from militia in 'killing fields' By Adrian Blomfield in Bunia (Filed: 04/06/2003) Militia controlling the Congolese town of Bunia have attacked humanitarian workers and raped members of their families in the last few days and continue to execute members of other tribes during the night. At least five local aid workers have been badly beaten in their homes and a United Nations controlled refugee camp in recent days. UPC leader Lubanga The UN peacekeeping mission in Bunia said the militia were targeting humanitarian workers, the only people with large amounts of money in the pillaged town....

Moon Griffon (pronouned GRIF FONN) just disclosed on his statewide radio hookup that Louisiana Governor Murphy J. "Mike" Foster and Secretary of State Fox McKeithen contributed, both elected Republicans, contributed to the 40th birthday celebration for State Senator Cleo Fields, a black Democrat who has run for Congress and governor. The celebration was held in November 2002, at the height of the Landrieu-Terrell U.S. Senate general election, in which Foster had been slow and seemingly hesitant to endorse Republican nominee Terrell. Foster gave $1,250 to the birthday bash of his former gubernatorial rival. McKeithen gave twice as much: $2,500. Griffon...

Baghdad, Iraq: Al-Thawrah (Internet Version-WWW) in Arabic 23 Mar 03 [Article by Malik Mansur: "Iraq's Oil Belongs to the Iraqi People" ] It seems that lying, twisting the facts, and fabricating stories and events that have no factual basis has become the only language that the murderous war criminals in Washington and London can speak. Among the ridiculous and distasteful lies that those criminals disseminate in an astonishing manner is their accusation that the Iraqi authorities are setting the oil wells on fire. It is a false accusation and a failed attempt by the war criminals to show that they...

Turkey prepares to stake claim in Iraq's oil fields By Amberin Zaman in Ankara (Filed: 07/01/2003) Turkey, one of Washington's most important allies against Saddam Hussein, claimed yesterday that it may have a historical stake in Iraq's northern oil fields. Yasar Yakis, the foreign minister, said he was examining treaties from the early 20th century to see whether Turkey had a claim to the oil fields of the Mosul and Kirkuk provinces, which the Turks ruled during Ottoman times. In comments published yesterday in the Hurriyet newspaper, Mr Yakis said: "If we do have such rights, we have to explain...

<p>U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., thanked central Louisiana voters Saturday for their support in her recent re-election bid.</p> <p>The two-term senator, who visited Alexandria and Natchitoches Saturday as part of a weeklong statewide support tour, will be sworn into office Monday.</p>

By PATRICK COURREGES pcourreges@theadvocate.com Capitol news bureau State Sen. Cleo Fields wants to let the young people in his youth outreach program know they are not second-class. So he has provided, through a state grant, a first-class ride to let them and anyone who sees them travel know they rate better than that. Fields arranged for his Louisiana Leadership Institute, funded in part by Urban Affairs & Development program in the Governor's Office, to buy the 50-plus-seat motor coach last year for about $400,000. The money is a mix of about $142,000 in redirected Urban Affairs money originally earmarked for...

<p>The mood inside Sen. Mary Landrieu's re-election campaign headquarters was glum by midafternoon Saturday. Checks of key precincts showed turnout among African-American voters wasn't nearly what the Democratic incumbent needed.</p> <p>The monthlong national Republican blitz for challenger Suzanne Haik Terrell appeared to be working.</p>

<p>BATON ROUGE -- Sen. Mary Landrieu, whose victory hopes hinge on being able to energize black voters, got a boost Saturday night from famed civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.</p> <p>Jackson said Landrieu is the best U.S. Senate candidate to help improve the lot of poor people in Louisiana, one of the poorest states in the nation.</p>

Fields says he'll back Landrieu Tarver, Cravins still withhold support for fellow Democrat John Hill / Louisiana Gannett News Posted on November 20, 2002 BATON ROUGE - State Sen. Cleo Fields of Baton Rouge, one of Louisiana's most prominent black political leaders, Tuesday said he not only endorses U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu but also actively will work for her re-election. Fields, who earlier expressed skepticism about Landrieu's commitment to traditional liberal concerns, will target black voters through radio, mailings, appearances and a get-out-the-vote organization on election day to help Landrieu defeat Republican opponent Suzanne Haik Terrell in the Dec. 7...

Black vote key to Senate runoff John Hill / Louisiana Gannett News Posted on November 10, 2002 BATON ROUGE - Louisiana Democrats have a long-standing formula for winning a statewide race: Get 95 percent of the black vote and 30 percent of the white vote. But the only way that formula works is if Democrats can get high-profile black leaders to lead their local supporters and organizations and get black voters to the polls on behalf of their candidate. That did not happen in Tuesday's U.S. Senate primary election and will be a key issue for U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu...