Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
Times-Roman;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;\red252\green252\blue252;\red9\green56\blue196;}
\pard\pardeftab720\sl320
\f0\fs26 \cf0 \cb2 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 (Image source: {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/jindal_to_order_state_hiring_f.html"}}{\fldrslt \fs24 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
\ul The Times-Picayune}}) \f1\fs24 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \f0\b\fs26 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
BY CHRISTINA HARTMAN \f1\b0\fs24 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \f0\fs26 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
It seems the closer we get to Election Day, the more names get tossed around as Mitt Romney\'92s
potential vice presidential pick. \f1\fs24 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \f0\fs26 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
Who\'92s the spotlight on now? \f1\fs24 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
\uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.wwltv.com/news/politics/Governor-Bobby-Jindal-For-VP-NO-Political-Experts-Weigh-In-146751395.html"}}{\fldrslt
\f0\b\fs26 \cf3 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 WWL}}
\f0\b\fs26 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 : \'93Gov. Bobby Jindal campaigned for Romney
in the recent weeks, and his name has been tossed around as a possible running mate.\'94
\f1\b0\fs24 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.fox8live.com/story/18995571/jindal-doesnt-end-speculation-over-vp-questions"}}{\fldrslt \f0\b\fs26 \cf3 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
WVUE}} \f0\b\fs26 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
: \'93... Gov. Bobby Jindal, who is rumored to be a potential vice presidential pick ...\'94
\f1\b0\fs24 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\f0\fs26 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 The GOP\'92s standard bearer will be in Louisiana
on Monday, and the state\'92s governor is expected to make an appearance alongside him.
But while political memories tend to be short, blog coverage of the possibility of a Jindal
VP pretty consistently {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284286-3"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 points to this}}.
\fs24 \kerning1\expnd0\expndtw0 \ \pard\pardeftab720\sl320
\cf0 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \uc0\u8232
\fs26 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 Jindal delivered the GOP response to President
Obama\'92s first State of the Union address back in 2009. It was a speech largely panned
for what critics called its \'93awkwardness.\'94 \f1\fs24 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
\uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bobby-jindals-stock-on-the-rise/2012/07/15/gJQACM0PnW_story.html"}}{\fldrslt
\f0\fs26 \cf3 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 But The Washington Post\'92s Nia-Malika Henderson
says}} \f0\fs26 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
, Jindal\'92s stock has only risen with social conservatives who ...
\f1\fs24 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\f0\b\fs26 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \'93... are looking closely at Romney\'92s
choice for signs that he wants to assuage their concerns about issues ... such as their
opposition to abortion and gay rights. Jindal would fit that bill.\'94
\f1\b0\fs24 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\f0\fs26 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 The governor, born to Indian immigrants, converted
from Hinduism to Catholicism as a teenager. He previously served as a member of the U.S.
House. \f1\fs24 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \f0\fs26 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
Still, some {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303612804577529033908930986.html"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
like The Wall Street Journal\'92s Sara Murray}}, call Jindal a long shot, but note having him
on the ticket would have benefits for Romney. \f1\fs24 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \f0\b\fs26 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
\'93Colleagues describe Mr. Jindal \'85 as wonky yet approachable. ... His office trumpets
how he championed the largest income-tax cut in the state\'92s history. ... Mr. Romney\'92s
education plans \'85 borrow heavily from Mr. Jindal\'92s initiatives.\'94
\f1\b0\fs24 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\f0\fs26 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 But it\'92s also worth noting this election
cycle, the governor was an early supporter of Texas Governor Rick Perry, who dropped
out of the race in January. In a recent appearance on NBC\'92s \'93Meet the Press,\'94 Jindal
refused to answer questions about his vice-presidential prospects.
\fs24 \kerning1\expnd0\expndtw0 \ }