M001161 1947-10-03 2569 404 Cannon House Office Building http://www.melancon.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=205 3 202-226-3944 Charles 'd':4 '-3':6 'la':5 'rep':1 'charl':2,7,9 'melancon':3,8,10 M 400635 Melancon Charlie_Melancon J. Rep. Charles Melancon [D, LA-3] 1032 N00026840 7528 Democrat 202-225-4031 LA Charlie Charles Melancon 4.75 http://www.melancon.house.gov/ 400635 Person democrat Tue Feb 09 10:52:47 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ...President Barack Obama's lack of popularity as a weapon in campaigns against Democrats. That's certainly not news to U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon. In Sen. David Vitter's re-election campaign, it would seem that it's Obama, not Melancon, who's challenging 'la':10 're':43 'gop':4 'rep':34 'sen':38 'u.s':33 'beat':3 'hope':6 'lack':17 'news':31 'roug':2 'seem':48 'talk':61 'town':60 'baton':1 'david':39 'elect':44 'obama':7,15,52 'would':47 'barack':14 'charli':35 'offici':5 'presid':13 'vitter':40 'weapon':22 'certain':29 'popular':19 'campaign':8,24,45 'challeng':57 'democrat':12,26 'melancon':36,54 're-elect':42 'alexandria':59 7536202 true true daylife The Alexandria Town Talk http://www.thetowntalk.com/ OK http://thetowntalk.com/article/20100209/NEWS01/302090012/-1/rss 400635 Person democrat Mon Feb 08 10:46:19 -0600 2010 Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010 A news release from the state GOP office cites a Politico report saying that Republicans are going to use President Barack Obama's lack of popularity as a weapon in campaigns against Democrats. That's certainly not news to U.S. Rep. Charlie 'go':27 'gop':1,17 'rep':51 'say':23 'u.s':50 'use':3,29 'cite':19 'lack':5,34 'news':12,48 'daili':54 'earli':8 'obama':4,32 'offic':18 'often':10 'state':16 'barack':31 'charli':52 'presid':30 'releas':13 'report':22 'weapon':39 'certain':46 'popular':7,36 'advertis':55 'campaign':41 'democrat':43 'politico':21 'republican':25 7528287 true true daylife The Daily Advertiser http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage OK http://theadvertiser.com/article/20100208/NEWS01/2080305/1002/rss 400635 Person rep\. Mon Feb 08 10:46:18 -0600 2010 Fri Feb 05 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Vitter's re-election opponent, US Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-Napoleonville, urged the state government to consider a lawsuit against the NFL for restraint of ... 'd':12 're':4 'us':7 'nfl':24 'rep':8 'urg':14 'daili':29 'elect':5 'oppon':6 'state':16 'world':30 'charli':9 'consid':19 'govern':17 'vitter':1 'lawsuit':21 'melancon':10 'opelousa':28 're-elect':3 'restraint':26 'napoleonvill':13 'd-napoleonvill':11 7528286 true true google news Opelousas Daily World OK http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/a-cajun-celebration/article1459454/ 400635 Person rep\. Mon Feb 08 21:53:25 -0600 2010 Fri Feb 05 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Vitter's re-election opponent, US Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-Napoleonville, urged the state government to consider a lawsuit against the NFL for restraint of ... 'd':12 're':4 'us':7 'nfl':24 'rep':8 'urg':14 'daili':29 'elect':5 'oppon':6 'state':16 'world':30 'charli':9 'consid':19 'govern':17 'vitter':1 'lawsuit':21 'melancon':10 'opelousa':28 're-elect':3 'restraint':26 'napoleonvill':13 'd-napoleonvill':11 7530884 true true google news Opelousas Daily World OK http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/05/nfl-new-orleans-saints 400635 Person democrat Sat Feb 06 21:58:20 -0600 2010 Thu Feb 04 00:00:00 -0600 2010 David Vitter and Democratic Rep. Charlie Melancon finally found something they could agree on and protested the NFL's assertions. The league backed down. ... 'nfl':18 'rep':5 'agre':13 'back':23 'could':12 'david':1 'final':8 'found':9 'leagu':22 'salon':25 'assert':20 'charli':6 'someth':10 'vitter':2 'protest':16 'democrat':4 'melancon':7 7516169 true true google news Salon OK http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2010/02/04/new_orleans/ 400635 Person democrat Mon Feb 08 10:46:18 -0600 2010 Wed Feb 03 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Democratic Rep. Charlie Melancon will be watching at home in Napoleonville with his wife, Peachy, their grandson, and other family and friends. ... 'rep':2 'home':9 'wife':14 'watch':7 'charli':3 'famili':20 'friend':22 'peachi':15 'democrat':1 'grandson':17 'melancon':4 'nola.com':23 'napoleonvill':11 7528285 true true google news NOLA.com OK http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/02/new_orleans_saints_super_bowl_9.html 400635 Person sen\. Sat Feb 06 21:58:20 -0600 2010 Wed Feb 03 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Mary Landrieu and Rep. Charlie Melancon. "While Sen. Landrieu believes the 'don't ask, don't tell' law has served its purpose for nearly two decades, ... 'ask':14 'law':18 'rep':4 'sen':8 'two':25 'mari':1 'near':24 'serv':20 'tell':17 'decad':26 'believ':10 'charli':5 'purpos':22 'landrieu':2,9 'melancon':6 'nola.com':27 7516166 true true google news NOLA.com OK http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/02/dont_ask_dont_tell_repeal_supp.html 400635 Person democrat Sat Feb 06 21:58:20 -0600 2010 Wed Feb 03 00:00:00 -0600 2010 David Vitter and Democratic US Rep. Charlie Melancon, who is campaigning against Vitter, both publicly chastised the NFL for its position. Republican Gov. ... 'us':5 'gov':23 'nfl':18 'rep':6 'david':1 'posit':21 'charli':7 'public':15 'vitter':2,13 'chastis':16 'campaign':11 'democrat':4 'melancon':8 'republican':22 '2theadvocate':24 7516167 true true google news 2TheAdvocate OK http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/feb/07/indianapolis-colts-new-orleans-saints-preview 400635 Person democrat Wed Feb 03 22:09:45 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 02 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ...Sen. David Vitter, a Republican, threatened to have his own "Who Dat" shirts printed and dared the NFL to sue him. U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon, the Democrat running against Vitter this year, posted an online petition for angry Saints fans to sign to urge 'ag':2 'dat':7,20 'end':4 'fan':48 'nfl':26 'rep':31 'run':36 'sen':9 'sue':28 'u.s':30 'urg':52 'dare':24 'post':41 'sign':50 'spat':8 'year':40 'angri':46 'david':10 'legal':53 'onlin':43 'petit':44 'print':22 'saint':47 'shirt':21 'broker':3 'charli':32 'vitter':11,38 'newslin':54 'democrat':35 'melancon':33 'threaten':14 'louisiana':1 'republican':13 7482780 true true daylife Legal NewsLine http://www.legalnewsline.com/ OK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LegalNewsLine/~3/3iw1fwiJIlw/225330-louisiana-ag-brokers-end-to-who-dat-spat 400635 Person democrat Sat Feb 06 21:58:20 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 02 00:00:00 -0600 2010 The two are the 2nd District, where Cao is trying to hold a seat in a mostly Democratic district, and the 3rd, where Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-Napoleonville, ... 'd':28 '2nd':5 '3rd':22 'cao':8 'rep':24 'tri':10 'two':2 'hold':12 'most':17 'seat':14 'charli':25 'democrat':18 'district':6,19 'melancon':26 'nola.com':30 'napoleonvill':29 'd-napoleonvill':27 7516168 true true google news NOLA.com OK http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/02/rep_anh_joseph_cao_leads_fundr.html 400635 Person democrat Tue Feb 09 10:52:41 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Multiple mid-January polls shoed Vitter leading Democrat Representative Charlie Melancon with over 50% of the vote. This seat was only considered competitive because we weren't sure which Republican would be Senator from Louisiana come ... '50':25 'mid':13 'sho':16 '2010':2 'blog':9 'come':47 'lead':18 'poll':15 'seat':30 'sure':39 'vote':28 'earli':5 'senat':1,44 'weren':37 'would':42 'charli':21 'consid':33 'repres':20 'vitter':17 'analysi':3 'gandalf':7 'januari':14 'multipl':11 'redstat':10,48 'competit':34 'democrat':19 'februari':6 'melancon':22 'louisiana':46 'republican':41 'mid-januari':12 'early-februari':4 7536201 false true google blog RedState http://www.redstate.com/tags/ OK http://www.redstate.com/gandalf/2010/02/09/senate-2010-analysis-early-february/ 400635 Person congress Sat Feb 06 21:58:18 -0600 2010 Sat Feb 06 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Potential candidates for the Democrats are Attorney's John Arthur Eaves and Bill Luckett, Attorney General Jim Hood, former Attorney General Mike Moore, State Representative Steve Holland, and Congressmen Travis Childers, Bennie Thompson, ... State Na 'na':46 'eav':22 'jim':28 '2011':6 'bill':24 'blog':11,49 'hood':29 'john':20 'look':3 'mike':33 'moor':34 'race':8 'benni':43 'earli':2 'se779':9,47 'state':35,45 'steve':37 'travi':41 'arthur':21 'candid':13 'former':30 'repres':36 'childer':42 'general':27,32 'holland':38 'luckett':25 'potenti':12 'attorney':18,26,31 'democrat':16 'thompson':44 'congressmen':40 'gubernatori':7 7516160 false true google blog SE779's blog http://www.redstate.com/se779/ OK http://www.redstate.com/se779/2010/02/06/an-early-look-at-the-2011-gubernatorial-races/ 400635 Person rep\. Fri Feb 05 22:01:29 -0600 2010 Fri Feb 05 00:00:00 -0600 2010 “I was happy to hear that the NFL has clarified that fans are free to use 'Who Dat' as they see fit and has acknowledged that it does not have exclusive copyright ownership over the phrase,” Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La., ... 'd':49 'la':50 'dat':4,26 'fan':20 'fit':30 'nfl':16 'own':8 'rep':45 'rss':53 'say':5 'see':29 'use':24 'd-la':48 'free':22 'hear':13 'daili':1,51 'happi':11 'charli':46 'exclus':7,39 'phrase':44 'clarifi':18 'reveill':2,52 'melancon':47 'copyright':40 'ownership':41 'acknowledg':33 7507264 false true google blog Daily Reveille RSS http://www.lsureveille.com/?q=Save%20Us%20From%20Berlusconi OK http://www.lsureveille.com/who-dat-saying-not-exclusively-owned-1.2138864 400635 Person senate Fri Feb 05 10:55:47 -0600 2010 Fri Feb 05 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-Napoleonville, who is running against Vitter in this fall's Senate election, posted on his Twitter page a link to his "No One Owns Who Dat" petition urging the league to give up the fight. And Rep. ... 'd':16 'al':11 'la':9 'aka':5,58 'baj':10 'dat':42 'one':39 'own':40 'pvn':7 'rep':12,53 'run':20 'urg':44 'fall':25 'give':48 'link':35 'page':33 'post':29 'elect':28 'fight':51 'leagu':46 'petit':43 'senat':27 'alobar':1,54 'charli':13 'frater':6 'magick':3,56 'record':4,57 'vitter':22 'la-baj-':8 'twitter':32 'greywalk':2,55 'melancon':14 'napoleonvill':17 'd-napoleonvill':15 7499106 false true google blog Alobar Greywalker: Magickal Record (aka... http://alobar.livejournal.com/ OK http://alobar.livejournal.com/3615311.html 400635 Person congress Fri Feb 05 10:55:47 -0600 2010 Fri Feb 05 00:00:00 -0600 2010 The controversy even prompted bipartisan action from U.S. Senator David Vitter and Congressman Charlie Melancon, as well as Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell, who all reached out to Goodell in defense of the publics right to ... 'dat':5 'nfl':1 'u.s':15 'even':10 'well':24 'buddi':29 'david':17 'reach':33 'right':42 'senat':16 'action':13 'charli':21 'defens':38 'goodel':36 'prompt':11 'public':41 'slogan':6 'vitter':18 'caldwel':30 'general':28 'attorney':27 'encroach':2 'melancon':22 'louisiana':26 'bipartisan':12 'congressman':20 'controversi':9 'thehullabaloo.com':7,44 7499107 false true google blog thehullabaloo.com http://thehullabaloo.com/ OK http://thehullabaloo.com/2010/02/05/nfl-encroaches-on-who-dat-slogan/ 400635 Person democrat Fri Feb 05 22:01:33 -0600 2010 Fri Feb 05 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ...to lock down their seats. Two are running statewide in competitive Senate races: Reps. Paul Hodes of New Hampshire and Charlie Melancon of Louisiana. There's also a notable suburban flavor to the map of Democratic no votes, with members ranging from R 'r':48 'map':1,39 'new':23 'rep':19 'run':13 'two':11 'also':32 'ceil':4 'debt':3 'hode':21 'lock':7 'paul':20 'race':18 'rang':46 'seat':10 'vote':5,43 'senat':17 'charli':26 'flavor':36 'member':45 'notabl':34 'competit':16 'democrat':41 'hampshir':24 'melancon':27 'politico':50 'statewid':14 'suburban':35 'louisiana':29 7507265 false true daylife The Politico http://www.politico.com/ OK http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/32606.html 400635 Person democrat Mon Feb 08 10:46:16 -0600 2010 Thu Feb 04 00:00:00 -0600 2010 David Vitter is leading Democratic Rep. Charlie Melancon by 53 percent to 35 percent in his bid for a second term, suggesting that the 2007 scandal over his phone number showing up in. ... '35':20 '53':17 'bid':24 'rep':13 '2007':32 'jump':3 'lead':11 'sale':2 'show':38 'term':28 'daili':7,42 'david':8 'phone':36 'polit':6,41 'charli':14 'number':37 'retail':1 'second':27 'vitter':9 'januari':5 'percent':18,21 'scandal':33 'suggest':29 'democrat':12 'melancon':15 7528284 false true google blog Politics Daily http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/12/22/obamas-health-care-pledge-making-a-deal-trumps-making-it-open/5 OK http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/02/04/retail-sales-jump-in-january/ 400635 Person congress Thu Feb 04 10:53:55 -0600 2010 Thu Feb 04 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Thousands of Saints fans complained, blogs and newssite reported the story all over, even the two competitors in the 2010 Louisiana Senate Race, Republican senator David Vitter and Democratic congressman Charlie Melancon, took the ... 'dat':2 'dey':4 'fan':15 'say':3 'two':27 '2010':31 'beat':6 'blog':17 'busi':9,46 'even':25 'game':10,47 'race':34 'time':11,48 'took':44 'david':37 'gonna':5 'media':8 'saint':14 'senat':33,36 'stori':22 'charli':42 'report':20 'social':7 'vitter':38 'newssit':19 'complain':16 'democrat':40 'melancon':43 'thousand':12 'louisiana':32 'competitor':28 'republican':35 'congressman':41 7489056 false true google blog Business Game Time http://businessgametime.com/ OK http://businessgametime.com/2010/02/04/who-dat-say-dey-gonna-beat-social-media/ 400635 Person representative Thu Feb 04 22:05:28 -0600 2010 Thu Feb 04 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Representative Charlie Melancon, D-La., introduced the House companion bill. "The small businesses in these hard-hit areas have not survived just one disaster, but three: hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, hurricane Gustav and Ike in ... 'd':15 'la':16 'hit':10,29 'ike':48 'one':35 '2005':44 'area':30 'bill':21 'busi':24 'd-la':14 'give':4 'hard':9,28 'hous':19 'rita':42 'small':23 'stori':51 'three':38 'charli':12 'disast':5,36 'gustav':46 'measur':3 'relief':6 'repres':11 'surviv':33 'katrina':40 'hard-hit':8,27 'hurrican':39,45 'introduc':17 'landrieu':1 'melancon':2,13 'companion':20 7493615 false true google blog Your Story http://www.your-story.org/ OK http://www.your-story.org/landrieu-melancon-measures-give-disaster-relief-to-hard-hit-businesses-101959/ 400635 Person senate Sat Feb 06 21:58:18 -0600 2010 Thu Feb 04 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Current Rep. Charlie Melancon, trying to make the move to the Senate, with his professed support of review also drives another of the many nails he already has willfully accepted into his political coffin. It only will further convince ... 'cao':1 'law':9 'rep':11 'tri':14 'also':28 'hurt':3 'line':51 'make':16 'mani':33 'move':18 'nail':34 'want':5 'will':38 'anoth':30 'drive':29 'polit':42 'senat':21 'accept':39 'charli':12 'coffin':43 'review':6,27 'alreadi':36 'convinc':48 'current':10 'profess':24 'support':25 'melancon':2,13 'militari':8 7516162 false true google blog Between The Lines http://jeffsadow.blogspot.com/ OK http://jeffsadow.blogspot.com/2010/02/cao-melancon-hurt-by-wanting-review-of.html