Charles Melancon

Democrat  •  3 Terms  •  Sworn In 2005
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01/01/11
Nine Dumbos And Three Hee-Haws Open Their Mouths & Dispel All ...

The spot concludes: "Thanks to Charlie Melancon, it's no wonder illegals keep coming, and coming...." All but one of the purportedly victimized Americans in the ad appears to be white. Republicans weren't the only ones to spawn an outcry

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12/31/10
Voter news Louisiana Sen. David Vitter, Health Care, And The Acorn ...

Vitter also had Charlie Melancon almost helping him in the existing Senator's efforts for re-election. There were revelations concerning a trip that Melancon took 'down under' and a side trip to Martha Vinyard. Vitter also hit very ... Out of

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12/31/10
LOUISIANA LOSES A VERY PASSIONATE SUPPORTER

US Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La., leaves office on Sunday. (See: " Melancon leaves quiet House legacy"). Melancon has served the past 6 years in the US House of Representatives, and Jeff Landry, R-New Iberia, becomes the district's ...

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12/31/10
BP science jobs | Sports Betting

WASHINGTON — Over his last six years in Congress, Democratic U.S. Rep. Charles “Charlie” Melancon has been forced to become the master of disaster. Since being elected in 2004, the Napoleonville native has watched four hurricanes plow ...

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12/31/10
Laundry, Flores among Top 10 new Reps on energy. #rsrh

The incoming Louisiana lawmaker will take the seat of retiring Rep. Charlie Melancon (D). Louisiana's 3rd District encompasses the southeastern part of the state hit hardest by the summer's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. ...

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12/30/10
Lafourche's top 10 stories of 2010 | DailyComet.com

Landry is taking over the seat vacated by Napoleonville Democrat Charlie Melancon, who ran for U.S. Senate against GOP incumbent David Vitter. Vitter easily held onto his seat in spite of a 2007 prostitution scandal. ...

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12/29/10
Health care major issue in Senate race : Mike Hasten - Kenny knows ...

David Vitter "is trying to be at the forefront of the opposition," he said, while his challenger, conservative Democrat U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon, tries to show that he's not part of the liberal wing of his party. ...

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12/28/10
Louisiana Political Quotes: Top 10 in 2010 «

–State Rep. Ernest Wooton. “It just looks like [Obama] is not involved in this. Man, you got to get down here and take control of this, put somebody in charge of this thing and get this moving. We're about to die down here.” –James Carville ..

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12/28/10
CENTRAL La. POLITICS: TOP LOUISIANA POLITICAL QUOTES

–State Rep. Ernest Wooton. 14. “It just looks like [Obama] is not involved in this. Man, you got to get down here and take control of this, put somebody in charge of this thing and get this moving. We're about to die down here.” ... 15. “ Only

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12/28/10
And The Winners Are… « The Jefferson Report

David Vitter, a Metairie Republican, bested Congressman Rep. Charlie Melancon and 10 others with 57 percent of the vote, he took his place among Louisiana's most powerful. That he did it in the wake of an unsavory and unshakable ...

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12/28/10
The Hayride » 10 to watch: GOP freshmen on energy

The incoming Louisiana lawmaker will take the seat of retiring Rep. Charlie Melancon (D). Louisiana's 3rd District encompasses the southeastern part of the state hit hardest by the summer's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. ...

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12/27/10
10 to watch: GOP freshmen on energy | Just Piper

The incoming Louisiana lawmaker will take the seat of retiring Rep. Charlie Melancon (D). Louisiana's 3rd District encompasses the southeastern part of the state hit hardest by the summer's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. ...

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12/26/10
Top Five video moments from the BP oil spill | Boycott BP Oil Now

Here are, in our opinion, five of the more memorable video moments of the spill: 1. Rep. Charlie Melancon breaks down: [... ] Related Tags: Bp, Bp Oil Spill, Buzz, Charlie Melancon, Duration, Oil Disaster, Video Moments ...

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12/26/10
Top Five video moments from the BP oil spill | Gulf Oil Spill

Here are, in our opinion, five of the more memorable video moments of the spill: 1. Rep. Charlie Melancon breaks down: [... ] Read the full story about Top Five video moments from the BP oil spill. Filed under: General News ...

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12/26/10
“Democrat Melancon's stint in Congress marked by 'response to ...

WASHINGTON -- For Rep. Charlie Melancon, it's been one disaster after another. -. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, followed by Gustav and Ike in 2008. This year, the BP Plc oil spill destroyed a way of life for ...

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12/26/10
Top five video moments from the BP oil spill | Gulf Oil Spill

Rep. Charlie Melancon breaks down: Melancon — whose district covers many of the coastal Louisiana parishes hit hardest by the spill — broke down during a House Energy subcommittee meeting on May 27 while talking about the damage the ...

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12/24/10
“Melancon wraps up career in Congress - Monroe News Star” plus 2

WASHINGTON — For Rep. Charlie Melancon, it's been one disaster after another. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, followed by Gustav and Ike in 2008. This year, the BP oil spill destroyed a way of life for many of ...

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12/23/10
Toxic environment for oil leak workers

Edward Markey, D-MA, and Charlie Melancon, D-LA, have also expressed concern about workers' health in the Gulf cleanup effort. Last week the Congressmen, both on the House Select Committee on Global Warming, wrote a letter to the ...

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12/23/10
2010 Election… Results and Facts | Frustrated Incorporated

Arkansas 2nd (Rep. Vic Snyder) Indiana 8th (Rep. Brad Ellsworth) Kansas 3rd (Rep. Dennis Moore) Louisiana 3rd (Rep. Charlie Melancon) Michigan 1st (Rep. Bart Stupak) New Hampshire 2nd (Rep. Paul Hodes) New York 29th (vacant) ...

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12/22/10
Governor Jindal and Affiliated Mortgage Company Announce Major ...

WASHINGTON, DC - September 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and U.S. Representative Charlie Melancon, D-La-03, today announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has ...

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12/21/10
Sand Dollars | Environment | AltWeeklies.com

Senator Charlie Melancon?new. Will Louisiana Rep. Charlie Melancon campaign to keep his seat in the House or go after David Vitter's Senate position? Gambit | Jeremy Alford | 06-10-2009 | News. Tags: Charlie Melancon, Louisiana ...

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12/21/10
The House is in Session? 80 Representatives Skip Out Early | Red ...

(One member, Rep. Steve Kagen (D-Wis.), attempted to vote on the food safety bill but his vote was not recorded due to an error, according to a spokesperson; Kagen later recorded his intent with the Clerk of the House.) Seventy-five were missing for the v

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12/21/10
One-sixth of House skips final lame-duck votes

(One member, Rep. Steve Kagen (D-Wis.), attempted to vote on the food safety bill but his vote was not recorded due to an error, according to a spokesperson; Kagen later recorded his intent with the Clerk of the House.) ... I.), Charlie Melancon (D-La.),

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12/21/10
NH INSIDER- Your Source for NH Politics - Press Releases - K OF C ...

FL Rep Ginny Brown-Waite (R) 80%, Connie Mack (R) 90%. IL Reps Jerry Costello 80%, Dan Lipinski 80%. IN Reps Joe Donnelly 90%, Brad Ellsworth 80%. LA Reps Anh “Joseph” Cao (R) 83%, Charlie Melancon 80%. OH Rep Charlie Wilson 70%. ...

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12/20/10
Pooyie 2010 - The Independent Weekly

Bobby Jindal riding the Saints' coattails for campaign cash on Super Bowl weekend and Rep. Rickey Hardy trying to prevent our grandparents from seeking public office made the list, neither the guy in Rayne who laced hot dogs with ... and a greenhorn c

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12/20/10
So, Like Why Couldn't You Do This During The Healthcare Vote? One ...

(One member, Rep. Steve Kagen (D-Wis.), attempted to vote on the food safety bill but his vote was not recorded due to an error, according to a spokesperson; Kagen later recorded his intent with the Clerk of the House.) ... I.), Charlie Melancon (D-La.),

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12/20/10
Immigration talk may backfire for Republicans in future by Green ...

Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, who will lead the House immigration debate in the next Congress as the new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, set the tone for the next session when he called the Dream Act “a nightmare” for Americans. ... The ad cha

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12/20/10
Immigration talk may backfire for Republicans in future

Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, who will lead the House immigration debate in the next Congress as the new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, set the tone for the next session when he called the Dream Act "a nightmare" for Americans. ... The

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12/19/10
State politicians' energy roles are shifting | DailyComet.com

BATON ROUGE — As U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon prepares to leave office, the Terrebonne-Lafourche area is poised to lose its direct connection with the influential Energy and Commerce Committee.

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12/19/10
State politicians' energy roles are shifting | HoumaToday.com

BATON ROUGE — As U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon prepares to leave office, the Terrebonne-Lafourche area is poised to lose its direct connection with the influential Energy and Commerce Committee. Then again, it appears the connection won't ...

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