Jindal Pulls Himself Out of VP Race
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday he will not run for vice president on the GOP ticket, making him among a growing number of those pulling themselves out of the race. Jindal's comments come as speculation is swirling that John McCain might announce his running mate choice imminently, as a way to draw attention away from Barack Obama's high-profile overseas trip.

Convicted rapists and other sex offenders now
face chemical castration in Louisiana, under legislation signed on the day
the US Supreme Court struck down the state's child-rape death penalty. California was the first state to subject its sex offenders to the procedure
popularized by the Nazis who wanted to prevent "undesirables" from procreating.
Upon signing the law, Louisiana's governor Bobby Jindal said: "I am glad we have taken such strong measures .