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‘Draft Breaux’ Gathers Steam

Jindal, Vitter Eye Blanco

As a House committee marked up the final version of the Hurricane Katrina report Wednesday on Capitol Hill, there was growing concern among Louisiana Democrats over the viability of Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s (D) political future and whether the party can find another candidate to coalesce behind before the 2007 gubernatorial election.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.
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30 Hill Aides to Know

30 Hill Aides to Know

The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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