White House Steps Up Drug Cartel Fight

White House Steps Up Drug Cartel Fight
The Obama administration plans to send more agents and equipment to the southwestern border to fight Mexican drug cartels and keep violence from spilling over into the United States.
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Bobby Jindal at-bat against Obama (II)

by Mark Silva

Bobby Jindal: Take Two.

The young Republican governor of Louisiana, whose Republican Party response to President Barack Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress was widely pannedeven likened to the work of Mister Rogers will take another turn at the opposition podium.

Jindal will have a chance to voice his party's message tonight opposite the president's prime-time news conference.

Viewed as a possible presidential contender for his party, Jindal is headlining a congressional fundraiser for the GOP that happened to fall on the same night as Obama's presser.

The governor's televised address from the hallway of the governor's mansion in Louisiana in response to the president's congressional address was widely ridiculed.

"My God,'' MSNBC's Chris Matthews exclaimed on air as Jindal strolled into the hallway -- later explaining that he was commenting on the "stagecraft'' of the appearance.

Jindal's tale of human heroism in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina even was questioned.

Tonight, Jindal will speak before a live audience of party faithful in Washington, with his address scheduled well before Obama's news conference at 8 pm EDT likely starting before the president's remarks. Obama will draw live broadcast and cable news coverage -- Jindal likely dependent on cable coverage of his talk..

White House Orders Agents To U.S.-Mexico Border

The plan, announced Tuesday, is designed to deal with drug-related violence by addressing the problem of U.S.-made guns being smuggled south by violent drug cartels.