• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal told South Dakota Republicans on Friday the nation needs a change in leadership so that federal spending can be cut, jobs can be created and young people get a chance to succeed.
• Jindal, mentioned as a possible running mate for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, said President Barack Obama has run up record deficits without improving the economy or putting enough Americans back to work. Young people are being saddled with a skyrocketing federal debt they will have to pay off, but they have bleak job prospects, he said.
• "We owe these children the chance to pursue the American dream. We cannot mortgage their future," Jindal said in a speech to the South Dakota Republican Party's state convention.
• Republicans and Democrats in Congress have been unable to reach agreement on how to cut spending, which has risen in recent years because of increased spending on food stamps, health care programs like Medicaid and Medicare and stimulus programs.
• Jindal urged the South Dakota Republicans to vote for Romney in November, saying Obama has failed to live up to his promises to revive the economy, which was in crisis when he took office in 2009 following the collapse of the subprime mortgage market and turmoil on Wall Street.
• Jindal also praised South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard for cutting spending to balance the state budget, reducing regulations that hinder businesses and seeking to improve education by giving bonuses to top teachers. Republicans want to make those same moves in the federal government, he said.

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