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Deal or no deal?

Last week, a heated and lengthy debate over cutting spending in Washington turned into an all-nighter on Friday…

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Many versus one

Slowly but surely we are marching our way to the 2012 presidential elections where Republican hopefuls will face…

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Paper recognizes achievements, efforts

Each Wednesday, L’Observateur recognizes individuals and businesses in the River Parishes who have gone “above and beyond” in…

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The war that isn’t a war . . . kind of

The topics to write about seem to multiply on the world stage daily. However, none is more intriguing…

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Poor, poor Hillary . . .

Mark those words down because you don’t hear me say them too often. How would you like to…

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The human element…

Unimaginable. Period. Anyone remotely cognizant this past weekend witnessed the fragility of our humanity as the constantly evolving…

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Buddy Roemer for president

Last week, in the middle of Mardi Gras, government overthrows and a financial market collapse, a governor from…

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What’s important

Oil is above $100 per barrel for the first time since 2008.Riots are breaking out in nearly every…

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The (political) Super Bowl

While the chaos rages in the Middle East, another type of storm is brewing in Louisiana – namely,…

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Chaos in land of pharaohs could spread

There is chaos in many parts of the world. Some of it is violent. Some is peaceful. The violent…