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<title>Corruption is nonpartisan</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=207046804</link>
<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 07:27 GMT</pubDate>
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...  various Democratic causes and currently awaiting sentencing for his criminal escapades. There&#39;s also U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, the Louisiana Democrat of &quot;cold cash in the freezer&quot; fame, who has managed to avoid prosecution  ...
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<title>Problem-solvers will have plenty to do</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=207028845</link>
<pubDate>8 Jan 2009 05:27 GMT</pubDate>
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...  a House delegation very short on seniority, Congressman Melancon, the lone Democrat, stands as a  ...  doctors in the congressional delegation, the Lafayette representative in his third term could develop the  ...  after losing the 2006 congressional election to Bill Jefferson, but the New Orleans Democrat rebounded to  ...
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<title>New members: Welcome to Congress, but don&#39;t get too comfortable just yet</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206991675</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 23:59 GMT</pubDate>
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...  run: State Sen. Cheryl Gray (D), state Rep. Cedric Richmond (D), former New Orleans City  ...  be no cinch for the one-term former representative. Who might run: Sali, state Sen. John  ...  Attorney General Lawrence Wasden (R) No new congressman won by a closer margin in 2008,  ...
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<title>U.S. Rep. Anh &quot;Joseph&quot; Cao makes splash as Congress sworn in</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206884530</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 13:51 GMT</pubDate>
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... U.S. Rep. Anh &quot;Joseph&quot; Cao makes splash as Congress  ...  Cao, whose upset victory over nine-term incumbent William Jefferson, an African-American Democrat representing a majority-black district,  ...  priest.&quot; On his first day as a congressman, Cao got off to a fast start.  ...
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<title>Refugee from Vietnam takes seat in Congress</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206879992</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 13:17 GMT</pubDate>
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...  an 18-year incumbent -- the first black congressman from Louisiana since Reconstruction -- who was  ...  New Orleans until his narrow victory against Rep. William Jefferson. ...
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<title>The rich vs. the pols</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206867316</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 11:52 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Charlie Rangel&#39;s alleged tax writing favors; former Rep. William Jefferson&#39;s business bribes; and the Jack  ...  businessmen who approach , Rod Blagojevich and William Jefferson, they give politicians money because they want  ...  can be inserted into tax law, a la the Charlie Rangel scandal. At state levels,  ...
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<title>D.C. briefs</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206866755</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 11:33 GMT</pubDate>
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...  an 18-year incumbent -- the first black congressman from Louisiana since Reconstruction -- who was  ...  New Orleans until his narrow victory against Rep. William Jefferson. Donor tied to Richardson also gave big  ...
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<title>Power shifts as Senate convenes</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206857594</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 10:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  child aboard a U.S. military transport plane. Cao, a Republican from New Orleans, unseated William Jefferson, the first black congressman from Louisiana since Reconstruction. Jefferson faces a federal bribery indictment. Democrats hold a House majority of  ...
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<title>Immigrant community celebrates Cao&#39;s rise</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206846522</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 09:12 GMT</pubDate>
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...  an 18-year incumbent - the first black congressman from Louisiana since Reconstruction - who was  ...  Then came his narrow victory against then-U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, an icon in the mostly black, mostly  ...
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<title>Rich People Versus Politicians</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206838032</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 07:52 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Charlie Rangel&#39;s alleged tax writing favors; former Rep. William Jefferson&#39;s business bribes; and the Jack  ...  who approach Charlie Rangel, Rod Blagojevich and William Jefferson, they give politicians money because they want  ...  can be inserted into tax law, a la the Charlie Rangel scandal. At state levels,  ...
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<title>Refugee Turns Rep. Out Of New Orleans</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206834188</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 07:30 GMT</pubDate>
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... Refugee Turns Rep. Out Of New Orleans  updated: 1:56  ...  an 18-year incumbent - the first black congressman from Louisiana since Reconstruction - who was  ...  Then came his narrow victory against Rep. William Jefferson, an icon in the mostly black, mostly  ...
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<title>Government power brokers control us</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206831584</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 07:14 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Charlie Rangel&#39;s alleged tax writing favors; former Rep. William Jefferson&#39;s business bribes; and the Jack Abramoff scandal  ...  can be inserted into tax law, a la the Rangel scandal. At state levels, governors  ...
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<title>New Congress sworn in</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206829567</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 06:51 GMT</pubDate>
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...  table of her father, newly sworn U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy. Coveted chocolate for the 7-year-old  ...  five new Republicans, including Cassidy and U.S. Reps. Anh &amp;ldquo;Joseph&amp;rdquo; Cao and John Fleming, also  ...  who defeated longtime Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. William Jefferson of New Orleans, briefly reflected on his  ...
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<title>NBC Profiles Vietnamese Republican Who Beat Corrupt Dem Rep Jefferson in New Orleans</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206813342</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 04:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Profiles Vietnamese Republican Who Beat Corrupt Dem Rep Jefferson in New Orleans On Tuesdays NBC  ...  Mott filed a report featuring incoming Republican Congressman Joseph Cao, the first Vietnamese-American elected to  ...  man who defeated corrupt former Democratic Congressman William Jefferson in heavily Democratic New Orleans. Brian Williams  ...
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<title>Ex-refugee now 1st Vietnamese-American congressman</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206813189</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 04:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  New Orleans won a narrow victory against Rep. William Jefferson, an icon in the mostly black, mostly  ...  got his law degree and taught at Loyola University Law School in New Orleans. Cao  ...
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