MITCH LANDRIEU TO FACE NEW ORLEANS MAYOR RAY NAGIN IN RUNOFF
Cheryl Landrieu, right, leads the way for her husband, Mitch, and their daughter, Grace, to the election-night party April 22, 2006. Mitch Landrieu took 29 percent of the vote, to come in second after incumbent Mayor Ray Nagin. Landrieu lost to Nagin in the runoff a month later. (UPI Photo/A.J. Sisco)
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