M001161 1947-10-03 404 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] N00026840 6302 Democrat 202-225-4031 LA Charlie Charles Melancon 5.0 http://www.melancon.house.gov/ 400635 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 21:59:00 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Gene Taylor of Mississippi's 4th District and Bobby Bright of Alabama, say they will vote against the measure. Rep. Charlie Melancon of Louisiana, co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition, said he's undecided. Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat, said he will su 'co':30 'go':2 'su':49 '4th':10 'dem':4 'dog':35 'rep':24,41 'say':17 'blue':34 'gene':5 'said':37,46 'vote':20 'benni':42 'bobbi':13 'chair':31 'bright':14 'charli':25 'coalit':36 'ledger':53 'measur':23 'taylor':6 'alabama':16 'childer':1 'clarion':52 'undecid':40 'co-chair':29 'democrat':45 'district':11 'melancon':26 'thompson':43 'louisiana':28 'mississippi':8 'clarion-ledg':51 6612563 true true daylife The Clarion-Ledger http://www.clarionledger.com/ OK http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20091107/NEWS/911070349/1001/RSS01 400635 Person congress Sat Nov 07 21:59:00 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...rights is common sense. Making sure that women who are attacked can seek justice in a court of law that's just the right thing to do. U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-Napoleonville, is a candidate for U.S. Senate and serving his third term in Congress.... 'd':44 'day':9 'law':30 'rep':2,40 'u.s':1,39,50 'make':16 'seek':24 'sens':15 'serv':53 'sure':17 'term':56 'time':61 'court':11,28 'right':12,35 'senat':51 'thing':36 'third':55 'women':19 'attack':22 'candid':48 'charli':3,41 'common':14 'deserv':7 'justic':25 'victim':6 'congress':58 'melancon':4,42 'shreveport':60 'napoleonvill':45 'd-napoleonvill':43 6612562 true true daylife The Shreveport Times http://www.shreveporttimes.com/ OK http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20091106/OPINION0106/911060307/1007/OPINION 400635 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 10:52:35 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...star in Washington, is giving up his House seat in a bid to become his state's first black governor. Democrats talked Rep. Charlie Melancon into trying to unseat Republican Sen. David Vitter in Louisiana, and Georgia Democrats convinced former Gov. Roy 'bid':20 'dem':2 'eye':5 'gov':49 'rep':31 'roy':50 'sen':39 'tri':35 'cast':3 'give':13 'hous':16 'news':52 'seat':17 'star':9 'talk':30 'wari':4 'becom':22 'black':27 'david':40 'elect':7 'first':26 'state':24 'charli':32 'former':48 'result':8 'unseat':37 'vitter':41 'buffalo':51 'convinc':47 'georgia':45 'democrat':29,46 'governor':28 'melancon':33 'southern':1 'louisiana':43 'republican':38 'washington':11 6596960 true true daylife Buffalo News http://www.buffalonews.com/ OK http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WORRIED_SOUTHERN_DEMOCRATS?SITE=NYBUE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT 400635 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 21:59:00 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...star in Washington, is giving up his House seat in a bid to become his state's first black governor. Democrats talked Rep. Charlie Melancon into trying to unseat Republican Sen. David Vitter in Louisiana, and Georgia Democrats convinced former Gov. Roy 'bid':21 'dem':3 'eye':6 'gov':50 'rep':32 'roy':51 'sen':40 'tri':36 'cast':4 'give':14 'hous':17 'news':1 'seat':18 'star':10 'talk':31 'wari':5 'becom':23 'black':28 'david':41 'elect':8 'first':27 'state':25 'charli':33 'former':49 'gopusa':52 'result':9 'unseat':38 'vitter':42 'convinc':48 'georgia':46 'democrat':30,47 'governor':29 'melancon':34 'southern':2 'louisiana':44 'republican':39 'washington':12 6612564 true true daylife GOPUSA http://www.gopusa.com/ OK http://www.gopusa.com/news/2009/november/1106_southern_dems1.shtml 400635 Person democrat Thu Nov 05 22:02:17 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...in Washington, is giving up his House seat in a bid to become his state's first black governor. Democrats talked Rep. Charlie Melancon into trying to unseat Republican Sen. David Vitter in Louisiana, and Georgia Democrats convinced former Gov. Roy Barne 'abc':51 'bid':19 'dem':2 'eye':5 'gov':48 'rep':30 'roy':49 'sen':38 'tri':34 'barn':50 'cast':3 'give':12 'hous':15 'news':52 'seat':16 'talk':29 'wari':4 'becom':21 'black':26 'david':39 'elect':7 'first':25 'state':23 'charli':31 'former':47 'result':8 'unseat':36 'vitter':40 'convinc':46 'georgia':44 'democrat':28,45 'governor':27 'melancon':32 'southern':1 'louisiana':42 'republican':37 'washington':10 6592694 true true daylife ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/ OK http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=9009225 400635 Person democrat Wed Nov 04 22:03:46 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...U.S. Department of Defense. Vitter’s re-election to the U.S. Senate is being challenged by Democratic U.S. Rep. Charles “Charlie” Melancon, of Napoleonville, who urged his House colleagues to accept the Franken amendment. In a telephone news confe 're':13 'rep':25 'u.s':6,17,24 'urg':32 'conf':45 'hous':34 'news':44 'rape':3 'amend':40 'charl':26 'elect':14 'senat':18 'accept':37 'charli':27 'defens':9 'depart':7 'vitter':5,10 'franken':39 'challeng':21 'colleagu':35 'confront':4 'democrat':23 'melancon':28 're-elect':12 'survivor':1 'telephon':43 'napoleonvill':30 '2theadvocate.com':46 6580351 true true daylife 2TheAdvocate.com http://www.2theadvocate.com/ OK http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/69037217.html 400635 Person sen\. Mon Nov 02 10:49:06 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and U.S. Rep. Charles “Charlie” Melancon, D-Napoleonville last week protested the Food and Drug Administration’s ban on the sale of fresh, live oysters from Gulf Coast states. The ban is during warm-weather months unless '2':5 'd':10,19 'la':11 'ban':30,43 'nov':4 'rep':14 'sen':6 'u.s':13 'd-la':9 'drug':27 'food':25 'gulf':39 'last':21 'live':36 'mari':7 'sale':33 'warm':47 'week':22 'charl':15 'coast':40 'fresh':35 'month':49 'state':41 'watch':2 'charli':16 'oyster':37 'unless':50 'protest':23 'weather':48 'landrieu':8 'melancon':17 'administr':28 'warm-weath':46 'washington':1 'napoleonvill':20 'd-napoleonvill':18 '2theadvocate.com':51 6557483 true true daylife 2TheAdvocate.com http://www.2theadvocate.com/ OK http://www.2theadvocate.com/columnists/washingtonwatch/68378242.html 400635 Person democrat Sun Nov 01 21:56:13 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...The Senate Democrats' gain was the House Democrats' loss in this southeastern Louisiana district, with Rep. Charlie Melancon vacating his seat to challenge Sen. David Vitter (R). Louisiana races are notoriously late/slow to develop, and both parties see 'r':38 'fix':2 'may':7 'rep':27 'see':49 'sen':35 '2010':11 'five':3 'gain':15 'hous':4,18 'loss':20 'post':52 'race':40 'seat':5,32 'chang':8 'david':36 'parti':9,48 'senat':13 'vacat':30 'charli':28 'monday':1 'notori':42 'vitter':37 'develop':45 'challeng':34 'democrat':14,19 'district':25 'melancon':29 'late/slow':43 'louisiana':24,39 'washington':51 'southeastern':23 6554802 true true daylife The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/ OK http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=815c25f31e64ea06b62c5ea2ce63d5fb 400635 Person democrat Fri Oct 30 10:49:13 -0500 2009 Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...of Representatives held a moment of silence for Treen Thursday afternoon after addresses by Democratic U.S. Rep. Charles “Charlie” Melancon of Napoleonville and Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise of Metairie. Louis Lambert of Prairieville, who lost '81':8 'gov':3 'rep':25,34 'u.s':24,33 'dave':4 'dead':6 'held':11 'lost':44 'loui':39 'charl':26 'steve':35 'treen':5,17 'charli':27 'former':1 'moment':13 'repres':10 'scalis':36 'silenc':15 'address':21 'lambert':40 'metairi':38 'democrat':23 'melancon':28 'thursday':18 'afternoon':19 'louisiana':2 'republican':32 'prairievill':42 'napoleonvill':30 '2theadvocate.com':45 6531592 true true daylife 2TheAdvocate.com http://www.2theadvocate.com/ OK http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/67212982.html 400635 Person congress Tue Oct 27 21:57:40 -0500 2009 Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...Landrieu's support of the amendment in a letter Tuesday, joined by Reps. Rodney Alexander, Charles Boustany, Bill Cassidy, Charlie Melancon and Steve Scalise. Archives Only staff-produced articles and videos are archived in the Online search. WBRZ v 'v':46 'rep':19 'back':4 'bill':24 'join':17 'wbrz':45 'amend':6,12 'charl':22 'onlin':43 'press':2 'staff':34 'steve':29 'video':38 'archiv':31,40 'articl':36 'charli':26 'letter':15 'produc':35 'rodney':20 'scalis':30 'search':44 'vitter':5 'alexand':21 'cassidi':25 'support':9 'tuesday':16 'boustani':23 'landrieu':1,7 'melancon':27 'staff-produc':33 '2theadvocate.com':47 6508508 true true daylife 2TheAdvocate.com http://www.2theadvocate.com/ OK http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/66560717.html 400635 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 21:58:52 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The speaker pro tempore, Representative John D. Dingell, Democrat of Michigan, announced the tally. The Democrats currently control 258 of 435 seats in the House, and with 218 votes needed to approve the bill, they can afford to lose 40 of .... “The Hou 'd':14 '40':47 '218':35 '258':26 '435':28 'hou':50 'one':3 'pro':10 'bill':41 'blog':6 'hous':1,32 'john':13 'jump':2 'lose':46 'need':37 'seat':29 'vote':36 'hurdl':4 'talli':21 'afford':44 'approv':39 'dingel':15 'repres':12 'tempor':11 'announc':19 'control':25 'current':24 'speaker':9 'democrat':16,23 'michigan':18 'prescript':5,51 'nytimes.com':7 6612553 false true google blog Prescriptions http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/ OK http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/house-jumps-one-hurdle/ 400635 Person congress Sat Nov 07 21:58:54 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Charlie Melancon Travis Childers Ike Skelton Colin Peterson Walt Minnick Michael McMahon. Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin Dan Boren Suzanne Kosmas Updated: John Tanner Update2: Harry Teague Update3: Larry Kissell Jim Matheson Eric Massa ... 'dan':27 'ike':15 'jim':40 'bill':6 'care':4 'eric':42 'john':32 'live':9 'ontd':1,44 'post':10 'vote':7 'walt':19 'boren':28 'colin':17 'harri':35 'kosma':30 'larri':38 'massa':43 'polit':2,45 'teagu':36 'travi':13 'updat':31 'charli':11 'health':3 'kissel':39 'reform':5 'suzann':29 'tanner':33 'childer':14 'herseth':25 'mcmahon':22 'michael':21 'minnick':20 'sandlin':26 'skelton':16 'update2':34 'update3':37 'matheson':41 'melancon':12 'peterson':18 'stephani':23 'live-post':8 'herseth-sandlin':24 6612554 false true google blog ONTD: Politics http://ontd_political.livejournal.com/ OK http://community.livejournal.com/ontd_political/4559776.html 400635 Person congress Sat Nov 07 21:58:54 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 6, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Congressman Charlie Melancon (LA-03) voted today to help Louisiana families hit hardest by the recession by extending unemployment benefits, the homebuyers' tax credit, ... '6':14 'la':21 '-03':22 'd.c':12 'hit':29 'mls':4 'pgs':1,42 'rep':5 'tax':40 'u.s':17 '2009':15 'help':26 'real':2 'vote':7,23 'estat':3 'today':24 'charli':19 'credit':41 'extend':9,35 'famili':28 'novemb':13 'recess':33 'benefit':37 'hardest':30 'homebuy':39 'melancon':6,20 'unemploy':10,36 'louisiana':27 'washington':11 'congressman':18 'realestate.com':43 'realestaterama':16 6612557 false true google blog PGS RealEstate.com http://pgsrealestate.com/ OK http://pgsrealestate.com/real-estate-news-by-country/united-states-real-estate-news/louisiana-real-estate-news/rep-melancon-votes-to-extend-unemployment-benefits-homebuyers%E2%80%99-tax-credit 400635 Person congress Sat Nov 07 21:58:54 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Charlie Melancon Gene Taylor Travis Childers Parker Griffith Jim Marshall Walt Minnick Ike Skelton Heath Shuler Loretta Sanchez Frank Kratovil. Loretta Sanchez, who gave lip service to supporting the public option, is a surprise. These 15 didn't want '15':49 'fdl':1 'ike':26 'jim':22 'lip':38 'care':12 'desk':3 'didn':50 'gave':37 'gene':16 'hous':4 'news':2 'rule':9 'vote':5 'walt':24 'want':52 'debat':13 'frank':32 'heath':28 'travi':18 'charli':14 'health':11 'option':44 'parker':20 'public':43 'servic':39 'shuler':29 'taylor':17 'childer':19 'loretta':30,34 'marshal':23 'minnick':25 'sanchez':31,35 'skelton':27 'support':41 'surpris':47 'griffith':21 'kratovil':33 'melancon':15 'firedoglak':53 6612556 false true google blog Firedoglake http://news.firedoglake.com/ OK http://news.firedoglake.com/2009/11/07/house-voting-now-on-the-rule-for-health-care-debate/ 400635 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 21:58:54 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Frank Kratovil (MD) 19. Rep. Daniel Lipinski (IL) 20. Rep. Jim Marshall (GA) 21. Rep. Eric Massa (NY) 22. Rep. Jim Matheson(UT) 23. Rep. Mike McIntyre (NC) 24. Rep. Michael McMahon (NY) 25. Rep. Charlie Melancon (LA) 26. Rep. ... '5':5 '19':10 '20':15 '21':20 '22':25 '23':30 '24':35 '25':40 '26':45 'ga':19 'il':14 'la':44 'md':9 'nc':34 'ny':24,39 'ut':29 'hcr':3 'jim':17,27 'rep':6,11,16,21,26,31,36,41,46 'eric':22 'mike':32 'eleph':2,48 'frank':7 'massa':23 'updat':4 'charli':42 'daniel':12 'marshal':18 'mcintyr':33 'mcmahon':38 'michael':37 'kratovil':8 'lipinski':13 'lipstick':1,47 'matheson':28 'melancon':43 6612559 false true google blog Lipstick Elephants http://www.lipstickelephants.com/ OK http://www.lipstickelephants.com/2009/11/hcr-update-5.html 400635 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 21:58:54 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The GOP now has a 6-1 advantage in Louisiana's House delegation, as 3rd district Rep. Charlie Melancon is the only Democrat. But he is giving up his seat to challenge Sen. David Vitter (R), leaving behind a seat that John McCain won by ... '6':12 'r':42 '-1':13 'la':3 '-03':4 '3rd':21 'gop':8 'rep':23 'sen':39 'won':50 'give':33 'hous':5,18 'john':48 'leav':43 'seat':36,46 'david':40 'deleg':19 'elect':1,52 'behind':44 'charli':24 'mccain':49 'vitter':41 'advantag':2,14,53 'challeng':38 'democrat':29 'district':22 'melancon':25 'louisiana':16 'background':6 6612561 false true google blog Election Advantage http://www.electionadvantage.net/ OK http://www.electionadvantage.net/2009/11/la-03-house-background.html 400635 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 21:58:54 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD) Rep. Larry Kissell (NC) Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (FL) Rep. Frank Kratovil (MD) Rep. Daniel Lipinski (IL) Rep. Jim Marshall (GA) Rep. Mike McIntyre (NC) Rep. Michael McMahon (NY) Rep. Charlie Melancon (LA) ... '21':5 'fl':25 'ga':37 'il':33 'la':49 'md':29 'nc':21,41 'ny':45 'sd':17 'cup':4,53 'jim':35 'rep':13,18,22,26,30,34,38,42,46 'care':11 'join':7 'kkim':12 'mike':39 'daili':3,52 'dewey':1,50 'frank':27 'kosma':24 'larri':19 'charli':47 'daniel':31 'defeat':9 'health':10 'kissel':20 'suzann':23 'herseth':15 'marshal':36 'mcintyr':40 'mcmahon':44 'michael':43 'sandlin':16 'democrat':6 'kratovil':28 'lipinski':32 'melancon':48 'stephani':14 6612560 false true google blog Dewey's Daily Cup http://deweysdailycup.com/dailycup.html OK http://deweysdailycup.com/2009/11/21-democrats-join-to-defeat-health-care.html 400635 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 21:58:54 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 That would explain Baird joining the ranks of Democrat Walt Minnick (ID-01) and Charlie Melancon (LA-03) who are from overwhelmingly Republican districts. Oh wait, Cook Political Report has our district with a dead even PV Rating, ... 'id':22 'la':27 'oh':35 'pv':47 '-01':23 '-03':28 'cook':37 'dead':45 'even':46 'join':15 'rank':17 'rate':48 'rule':10 'vote':7 'wait':36 'walt':20 'baird':6,14 'blood':4,52 'final':9 'polit':1,38,49 'sport':5,53 'would':12 'charli':25 'report':39 'explain':13 'minnick':21 'democrat':19 'district':34,42 'melancon':26 'overwhelm':32 'republican':33 6612558 false true google blog Politics is a blood sport http://aneurinsblog.blogspot.com/ OK http://aneurinsblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/baird-votes-against-final-rule.html 400635 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 21:58:52 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Bobby Bright (D-Ala.) Rep. Travis Childers (D-Miss.) Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) Rep. Parker Griffith (D-Ala.) Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-Md.) Rep. Jim Marshall (D-Ga.) Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-La.) Rep. Walt Minnick (D-Idaho) Rep. ... 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'ga':20 'id':44 'il':16 'la':40 'md':12 'nc':32 'ny':24,36 'ut':28 'va':48 'gop':1 'jim':18,26 'nye':47 'rep':9,13,17,21,25,29,33,37,41,45 'tpm':49 'eric':22 'list':3 'mike':30 'vote':7 'walt':42 'elect':50 'frank':10 'glenn':46 'massa':23 'tpmdc':8 'charli':38 'compil':2 'daniel':14 'central':51 'marshal':19 'mcintyr':31 'mcmahon':35 'michael':34 'minnick':43 'democrat':5 'kratovil':11 'lipinski':15 'matheson':27 'melancon':39 6612552 false true google blog TPM Election Central http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/ OK http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/gop-compiles-list-of-democrat-no-votes.php