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NewOrleans_mayoral2006.sPubDate = "5/15/2006 3:55:35 PM GMT";
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NewOrleans_mayoral2006.appHeader = "Special Coverage|New Orleans 2006 mayoral race";
NewOrleans_mayoral2006.appDeck = "Profiles of incumbant Mayor Ray Nagin and Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu, who will face each other in a runnoff election on May 20.";
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NewOrleans_mayoral2006[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><li>Democrat<br><li>Announced candidacy Feb. 22<br><li>45 years old; born August 16, 1960<br><li>Elected Louisiana&#146;s Lieutenant Governor with 53% of the vote in 2003<br><li>Served in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1987-2003<br><li>Practicing attorney for 15 years <br><li>Chair of Juvenile Justice Commission<br><li>Married to attorney, Cheryl P. Quirk; they have five children <br><li>BA in Political Science and Theatre, Catholic University; JD Loyola, 1985<br><li>Ran for mayor in 1994 and finished third in the primary<br><li>Moon Landrieu, Mitch Landrieu&#146;s father, was New Orleans&#146; last white mayor from 1970&#150;1978, and was President Carter&#146;s Secretary of Housing and Urban Development<br><li>Landrieu has eight brothers and sisters, including sister U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)<br><li>In a March 15 speech Landrieu said the state needs to seek out alternatives to help boost its economy, instead of strictly relying on tourism. He mentions shipbuilding and bioengineering as examples. (Times-Picayune, 03-16-06)<p><a href=http://www.mitchlandrieu.com/  target=_blank><b>More info</b></a>";

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NewOrleans_mayoral2006[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><li>Democrat <br><li>49 years old; born June 11, 1956<br><li>Elected mayor in 2002; had never held public office before<br><li>Vice President and General Manager of Cox, 1985-2002 <br><li>Former president minor league New Orleans Brass Hockey Team; sold his shares when elected mayor<br><li>Worked for Associates Corp. in Dallas, TX, 1981-1985<br><li>Worked for General Motors in Detroit, MI, 1978-1981<br><li>BS Tuskegee University 1978; MBA Tulane 1994 <br><li>Married to Seletha Smith Nagin; they have three children<br><li>Endorses a proposal to allow residents to rebuild homes in the neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Katrina, but warned that homeowners who do so in flood-prone areas are acting at their own risk. (Chicago Tribune, 03-21-05)<br><li>Facing the money crunch after Katrina, proposed opening a casino district downtown to help generate revenue for the city. He later gave up on the idea. (Times-Picayune, 10-8-05 and 10-19-05)<br><li>One of his first acts as Mayor was to launch investigation into the running of New Orleans utilities, which led to arrest of over 80 workers.";

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