Gov. Blanco hugs her mother, Lucille Babineaux, after the governor announced she is not seeking a second term.
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Gov. Kathleen Blanco looks at her family after an announcement that she will not seek re-election, at the Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, March 20, 2007.
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Gov. Kathleen Blanco announcing she will not seek re-election during a March 2007 press conference.
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Gov. Kathleen Blanco, shown at a New Orleans news conference in this January file photo, said Thursday she wants to spend $600 million on education next year.