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| Crook "Cold Cash" "Dollar Bill" Jefferson LOSES to "Community Organizer" Cao! |
| 2008-12-07 |
| Anh Joseph Cao, a little-known 41-year-old community organizer and GOP attorney, knocked off nine-term Democratic Rep. William Jefferson in a stunning upset in Louisiana's Second District to become the first Vietnamese American elected to Congress. In recent years Jefferson has been fighting scandals and a federal indictment for money laundering, bribery and misusing his congressional office, which he denies. Last year the FBI reported finding $90,000 in marked bills in Jefferson's freezer. |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #2 Hey, I don’t want to badmouth all of you ‘hippie’ states, but we not only have the only Indian hardcore conservative governor, but we now have a hardcore conservative Congressman from Vietnam. What have YOU done lately? Sincerely, Louisana |
| Posted by: Louisiana 2008-12-07 15:12 |
| #1 Does anyone else see the trend I see in Louisana politics? They seem to be going for nonwhite, nonblack Republican candidates who are |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2008-12-07 09:26 |