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ByMelindaDeslatte TheAssociatedPress BATON ROUGE, LA. Lou- isiana Gov. Bobby Jindal dropped out of the 2016 race for president Tuesday, end- ing a campaign that failed togainmuchsupportamong Republicans sifting through a long list of contenders for the GOP nomination. "I've come to the real- ization that this is not my time," Jindal said on Fox News Channel as he an- nounced the decision to sus- pend his campaign. The 44-year-old gover- nor said he wasn't ready to endorse another candidate, but intended to support the eventual Republican presi- dential nominee. Term-limited and out of office in January, Jindal said he will work with a think tank he started a few years ago, called America Next, to devise what he called "a blueprintformakingthisthe American century." "Going forward, I believe we have to be the party of growth and we can never stop being the party that believes in opportunity. We cannot settle for the left's view of envy and division," Jindal said in a statement. The nation's first elected Indian-American gover- nor, Jindal focused his en- tire campaign effort on Iowa, first courting evan- gelical voters and then try- ing to broaden his appeal as a candidate with conserva- tive policy plans that others weren't offering. But he never won much support in Iowa or else- where against higher-profile Republican candidates such as Donald Trump, Ben Car- son and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. Jindal's low poll numbers kept him off the main de- bate stages where he could have drawn more attention, and his fundraising lagged. He was facing a major cash crunchtokeepthecampaign going, after wrapping up the last fundraising period with $261,000 on hand. He also was saddled with low approval ratings and criticismabouthisgoverning backinLouisiana,whichfol- lowedhimashecampaigned for the White House. Jindal's advisers blamed finances as well as the de- bate criteria that locked him out of the prime-time events forthegovernor's decisionto exit the competition. "He's been thinking about it for a few weeks," said cam- paign strategist Curt An- derson. "It's not easy. He's a fighter and his instinct is to never give up, but also you have to be realistic in pol- itics." Tamara Scott, a national GOP committeewoman from Iowa, said the re- sponse was strong when Jindal spoke to crowds there. She said the Loui- siana governor was dam- aged by a debate process that used national polling, rather than early state poll- ing, to determine who ap- peared on the main stages. "He had solutions, not just talking points," said Scott, who is remaining neutral in the race. "To me this is very sad that we are losing one that really res- onated well with Iowans when they got to hear him." Shane Vander Hart, au- thor of a conservative Iowa blog who recently endorsed Jindal, also expressed dis- appointment, saying Jindal was getting good reaction in Iowa,thoughhestruggledto gain traction in the polls. "If you've done any of his events, retail politick- ing is one of his strengths. People as they got to know him liked him," Vander Hart said. Jindal is the third Re- publican contender to exit the race, all governors. For- mer Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker ended their cam- paigns earlier this year. Timmy Teepell, Jindal's campaign manager and longtime political adviser, said the governor was head- ing home to Louisiana to announce his plan for clos- ing a $490 million budget deficit before traveling the state as he wraps up his ten- ure in office. POLITICS Lo ui sia na G ov . Ji nd al e nd s bid for GOP nomination in 2016 JOHNRAOUX—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Gov. Bobby Jindal said Tuesday he is dropping out of the 2016race for president. "I've come to the realization that this is not my time," he said. The Associated Press PALESTINE,TEXAS Six peo- ple were killed at a Texas campsite, authorities said Monday, and a suspect has been arrested and charged in the weekend homicides. Anderson County Sheriff Greg Taylor said the bodies were found in a rural part of the county, southeast of Dallas. Authorities haven't released the victims' names and ages, but Taylor said "a lot of them are family." William Hudson, 33, is charged with one murder count and was being held Monday on $2.5 million bond. It was not immedi- ately clear whether he had an attorney who could com- ment on the allegations. Authorities have released few details about the crime, including a possible mo- tive or how the people were killed. One woman survived and called 911. Officials then found the bodies of a man and a woman Sunday in a travel trailer at a campsite next to the suspect's residence, according to the Ander- son County Sheriff's Of- fice. Four males initially thought missing were found dead Monday afternoon in a pond on the suspect's property. Authorities are not seek- ing additional suspects. Hudson was apprehended at his mother's house, next door to his property. Taylor said Hudson was picked up several weeks ago for a separate assault. TEXAS Sh er iff : 6 ki ll ed at c am ps it e; man charged with murder The Associated Press ALLENTOWN, PA. A New York man who spent 29 days in jail after Pennsyl- vania state police mistook homemade soap for cocaine has filed a lawsuit. The (Allentown) Morn- ing Call reported that Alex- ander Bernstein says he had to pay thousands of dollars in court costs and missed Thanksgiving with his tod- dler before the charges were dropped. He's seeking dam- ages exceeding $150,000. State troopers and the field test manufacturer are named in the suit filed last week. Bernstein was a passen- ger in a Mercedes-Benz po- lice pulled over for speed- ing near Allentown in No- vember 2013. Troopers smelled mari- juana, searched the car and found packages the driver said was homemade soap, but tested as cocaine. Lab tests later showed it was soap. The driver was charged with marijuana possession and speeding. State police declined to comment. Information from: The Morning Call, http://www. mcall.com 29 DAYS IN JAIL Ma n ar re st ed i n so ap /c oc ai ne mix-up sues in Pennsylvania The Associated Press THURMONT, MD. In an ep- isode reminiscent of "Win- nie the Pooh," Maryland state wildlife workers used an electric hand saw to re- move a milk can that was stuck on the head of a bear. Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman Karis King says the wildlife response team was called early Monday to a rural lo- cation near Thurmont to rescue an adult male black bear with his head stuck in- side a metal milk can. King says the bear was calm, but the workers tran- quilized him for safety rea- sons before carefully re- moving the can. She says the animal regained con- sciousness, lifted his head and walked into the nearby woods. King says the bear weighed 175 to 200 pounds. TRANQUILIZED Wi ld lif e wo rk er s fr ee b ea r' s he ad f ro m mi lk can THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A male black bear rests with its head stuck in a milk can near Thurmont, Maryland, on Monday. | NEWS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2015 6 B