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June 25, 2008 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. ...

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Source: San Francisco Chronicle,  USA


June 25, 2008 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,” ...

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Source: The Hill, DC


June 24, 2008 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. ...

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Source: Bloomberg


June 24, 2008 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, ...

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Source: The Daily Advertiser, LA


June 17, 2008 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. ...

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Source: 2TheAdvocate, LA


June 14, 2008 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, ...

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Source: News of the World, UK


June 09, 2008 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. ...

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Source: 2TheAdvocate, LA


June 09, 2008 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, ...

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Source: Louisiana Weekly, LA


June 07, 2008 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. ...

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Source: 2TheAdvocate, LA


June 07, 2008 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 ...

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Source: Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom


May 31, 2008 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 ...

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Source: 2TheAdvocate, LA


May 30, 2008 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 ...

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Source: Sydney Morning Herald, Australia


May 30, 2008 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 ...

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Source: Diss Express, UK


May 27, 2008 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 ...

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Source: 2TheAdvocate, LA


May 25, 2008 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 ...

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Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL


May 24, 2008 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 ...

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Source: New York Times, United States


May 23, 2008 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 ...

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Source: World Magazine, NC


May 20, 2008 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 ...

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Source: Fayette Daily News, GA


May 19, 2008 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 ...

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Source: The Hill, DC


May 18, 2008 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. ...

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Source: Prescott Herald, AZ


May 18, 2008 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 ...

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Source: Enter Stage Right, Canada


May 17, 2008 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 ...

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Source: Washington Times, DC


May 17, 2008 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 ...

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Source: Family Security Matters, NJ


May 16, 2008 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 ...

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Source: Bayou Buzz, LA


May 16, 2008 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 ...

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Source: Patriot Post


May 15, 2008 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 ...

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Source: Wall Street Journal


May 15, 2008 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. ...

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Source: CQPolitics.com, DC


May 14, 2008 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. ...

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Source: The Associated Press


May 14, 2008 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. ...

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Source: The Associated Press


May 14, 2008 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 ...

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Source: National Journal, DC


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