Richard Baker

Republican  •  11 Terms  •  Sworn In 1987
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06/24/08
Fannie, Freddie not helping jumbo market

... said former Rep. Richard Baker, a critic of the companies who left office earlier this year to run the Managed Funds Association in Washington. ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
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06/24/08
State by State

Don Cazayoux (D) won a special election to replace former Rep. Richard Baker (R). “I share the values of faith and family that we have in Louisiana,” ...

Source: The Hill, DC
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06/23/08
Fannie, Freddie Fail to Relieve Jumbo Loan Pressure (Update1)

... former US Representative Richard Baker, a critic of the companies who left office earlier this year to run the Managed Funds Association in Washington. ...

Source: Bloomberg
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06/23/08
Flood response must be monitored

Two years ago, US Rep. Richard Baker developed a legislative package designed to amend the agency's governing statute. Media reports said Baker, ...

Source: The Daily Advertiser, LA
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06/16/08
Cassidy to try for Congress

... a former state representative, won the US House seat in May for the end of the office’s two-year term, vacated early by Republican Richard Baker. ...

Source: 2TheAdvocate, LA
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06/13/08
Apprentice Claire: My wild passion with Zara hunk

KICKED hooker Richard Baker into touch because he wanted her to be a wifey who cooked his dinner and washed his kit. Her first rugby conquest was Mike, ...

Source: News of the World, UK
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06/08/08
Voter outreach key piece of state GOP strategy

In a special election last month, Republicans lost a House seat when Don Cazayoux beat former state Rep. Woody Jenkins to replace Richard Baker. ...

Source: 2TheAdvocate, LA
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06/08/08
Louisiana's newest Congressman faces the voters

While the 6th District was vacant, its constituents did not have a representative to turn to when they had concerns over issues such as social security, ...

Source: Louisiana Weekly, LA
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06/06/08
La. GOP sounds call to arms

... lost the Baton Rouge-area district to Democrat Don Cazayoux, of New Roads, in a special election to fill the remainder of US Rep. Richard Baker’s term. ...

Source: 2TheAdvocate, LA
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06/06/08
Energetic Pessina's focus puts spring in step at Boots

In 2003 his number two at Asda, Richard Baker, quit to become chief executive of Boots Group, which later merged with Alliance UniChem to create Alliance ...

Source: Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
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05/30/08
Political Briefs for June 1

Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, said he was approached earlier this year when the seat was vacated by former US Rep. Richard Baker, who resigned before finishing ...

Source: 2TheAdvocate, LA
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05/29/08
Cricket: Davy's fourth 50 in a row seals win

Richard Baker (28) and Jason Smithers (43) added 65, as Ling, in particular, posed questions with his accurate swing bowling. The game opened up with the ...

Source: Diss Express, UK
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05/29/08
Notice of General Meeting

Richard Baker Company Secretary Botswana Metals Limited REGISTERED OFFICE Suite 5.10, 737 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn, Australia Telephone +61 3 9813 5888 ...

Source: Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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05/26/08
Hopefuls eye second run

Cazayoux is serving the end of the two-year term left by former US Rep. Richard Baker, R-Baton Rouge, who resigned. The upcoming election cycle — with party ...

Source: 2TheAdvocate, LA
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05/24/08
Kennedy among those who got things done

Historians regard him as a master legislator, but his work so angered later Nebraska senators, said Richard Baker, the Senate historian, that they blocked ...

Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL
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05/23/08
When They Were Around, the Ayes Had It

Historians regard him as a master legislator, but his work so angered later Nebraska senators, said Richard Baker, the Senate historian, that they blocked ...

Source: New York Times, United States
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05/22/08
Congressional canary

In early May, Democrat Don Cazayoux defeated Republican Woody Jenkins in Louisiana to take the seat of Richard Baker, a Republican who served in Congress ...

Source: World Magazine, NC
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05/19/08
Congressional Republicans could be in trouble if trend continues

When Democrats won Republican Congressman Richard Baker's Congressional seat in Louisiana, it was a sign that the Democratic surge and the Republican ...

Source: Fayette Daily News, GA
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05/18/08
Stars line up for Freddie, Fannie deal

Former Rep. Richard Baker (D-La.) pushed a bill to sever each firm’s $2.25 billion line of credit with the US Treasury — an arrangement that fuels the ...

Source: The Hill, DC
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05/17/08
Miss. Democrat wins House seat in special election

This month, Democrats claimed a seat in Louisiana that Republican Rep. Richard Baker vacated and that the GOP had held since 1974. ...

Source: Prescott Herald, AZ
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05/17/08
Memo to Republicans: Take a cue and get a clue!

Republicans lost House Speaker Denny Hastert's Illinois seat, Rep. Richard Baker's Louisiana seat, and last week Roger Wicker's seat in a very conservative ...

Source: Enter Stage Right, Canada
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05/16/08
THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL

We now see a trifecta of lost Republican House seats — former Speaker Dennis Hastert's in Illinois, Richard Baker's in Louisiana and the 1st District's in ...

Source: Washington Times, DC
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05/16/08
Exclusive: Saturday, May 17

Republicans lost former House Speaker Denny Hastert's Illinois seat and Rep. Richard Baker's Louisiana seat. Both of those losses can be attributed to bad ...

Source: Family Security Matters, NJ
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05/15/08
Republican Congression Elections At Big Risk

Earlier this month, the election to fill Rep. Richard Baker’s seat—one that had been in the GOP fold for over 30 years—went to Democratic state ...

Source: Bayou Buzz, LA
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05/15/08
Patriot Post Vol. 08 No. 20 | 16 May 2008

Republicans lost House Speaker Denny Hastert’s Illinois seat, Rep. Richard Baker’s Louisiana seat, and this week Roger Wicker’s seat in a very conservative ...

Source: Patriot Post
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05/14/08
The GOP Must Stand for Something

Republicans lost former House Speaker Denny Hastert's Illinois seat and Rep. Richard Baker's Louisiana seat. Both of those losses can be attributed to bad ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
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05/14/08
Cole Still King at Republican Congressional Committee

... that included the district of former Speaker J. Dennis Hastert and the Baton Rouge-based district long held by former Lousiana Rep. Richard Baker. ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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05/13/08
Today on the presidential campaign trail

This month, Democrats claimed a seat in Louisiana that Republican Rep. Richard Baker vacated and that the GOP had held since 1974. ...

Source: The Associated Press
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05/13/08
Miss. Democrat wins House seat in special election

This month, Democrats claimed a seat in Louisiana that Republican Rep. Richard Baker vacated and that the GOP had held since 1974. ...

Source: The Associated Press
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05/13/08
A Mississippi Microcosm?

Lott and Rep. Richard Baker of Louisiana both took lucrative Washington lobbying and trade-association jobs, and former House Speaker Dennis Hastert ...

Source: National Journal, DC
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