Ahigh-profile, televised speech Jindal gave in February wascriticized as lackluster. Mark Sanford – The South Carolina governor boosted hiscredentials as a fiscal conservative this year by opposing afederal stimulus package and refusing part of the moneyallocated for his state. Wednesday’s announcement has all butended his chances, analysts said. Newt Gingrich – The prominent former speaker of the U.S.House of Representives, who is from Georgia, is widely admiredby conservatives for his role in helping to end 40 years ofDemocratic majorities in the House in 1994.
Mike Huckabee – The former governor of Arkansas excited theparty’s evangelical base during his run for the Republicannomination in 2008 He now has his own cable TV show. John Thune – The Republican senator from South Dakota rankshigh with many conservatives. John Ensign – The senator from Nevada resigned from hisSenate leadership post last week after admitting to anextramarital affair. That has damaged his chances for a 2012bid, analysts said.(Writing by Matthew Bigg in Atlanta; Editing by Eric Walsh) Bonds. OTTAWA, June 24 (Reuters) – Canadian Finance Minister JimFlaherty said on Wednesday he was seeing more positive signsthan negative ones in the country’s economy. Bonds “Certainly there are positive indications of stabilizationin the economy.
What we want to look for now are signs of thebeginning of economic growth. We’re starting to see somepositive indications of consumer confidence, some increasedactivity in residential real estate,” Flaherty said in aconference call from Washington. (Reporting by Louise Egan and Randall Palmer; writing byJeffrey Hodgson; editing by Rob Wilson) Bonds. * Says results were highly statistically significant Stocks | Regulatory News * Says submitting NDA for fibr1omyalgia by end of ‘09 * Says partner to consult EMEA for path forward * Shares jump 41 percent June 24 (Reuters) – Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc (JAZZ.O) saidpreliminary data from a second late-stage trial of itsexperimental pain drug Xyrem, showed that the study met itsmain goal, sending its shares up 41 percent.
The company, which already markets the drug as a treatmentfor sleep disorder, said patients treated with Xyrem showed adecrease of 30 percent or more in pain and fatigue. Jazz said it expects to file for marketing approval of thedrug for fibromyalgia with the U.S. health regulator, while itsBelgian partner UCB group (UCB.BR) would consult with theEuropean Medicines Agency to define the path forward. Shares of the company, which have nearly tripled in thelast three months, jumped to a high of $4.59 after the bell.They closed at $3.25 Wednesday on Nasdaq. (Reporting by Vidya L Nathan in Bangalore; Editing byGopakumar Warrier) Stocks Regulatory News. Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli to Testify on Tribal Law and OrderBefore Senate Indian Affairs Committee*******MEDIA ADVISORY*******WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Associate Attorney General TomPerrelli will testify before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on triballaw and order on THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009, at 2:15 P.M.
ET.His remarks come aweek after the Justice Department announced a new initiative to increaseengagement, coordination and action on tribal justice in Indian Country.Formore information on the announcement, go to: http:// WHO:Associate Attorney General Tom PerrelliWHAT:Testimony on tribal law and order in Indian Country WHEN:THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 20092:15 P.M. ETWHERE:Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Room 628 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C.OPEN PRESS Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to the Senate Committeeon Indian Affairs at 202-224-2251 SOURCEU.S Department of JusticeU.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs, +1-202-514-2007, TDD,+1-202-514-1888. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. immigration laws can be overhauled this year despite a crowded legislative agenda, a key senator said on Wednesday as he outlined plans for putting 12 million illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship and boosting border security. Barack ObamaSenator Charles Schumer, who heads the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on immigration, said he wants illegal immigrants to quickly register with the government but acknowledged they were unlikely to do so until they see how they could stay in the country legally.”The time for reform is now, our system is badly broken,” Schumer told the Migration Policy Institute.