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• Louisiana Redistricting: An Ugly Post-Katrina Partisan Mess (The Complete Analysis)

  
  The Rose Report — Authority: 415
  Simply put, 2011 redistricting in Louisiana is likely to be ugly.  A combination of factors make the 2011 redistricting a high stakes situation for both parties and will likely make the process a partisan fight.  This article will detail Louisiana redistricting with a general overview of the state followed by a ...
  1 week ago

• Former Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) Thanks You for Paying for His Appeal

  
  RedState — Authority: 782
  Former Democratic Congressman William Jefferson, convicted on bribery and racketeering charges and sentenced to a Congressional-record 13-year sentence, recently received a couple of significant holiday-season gifts from Judge T.J. Ellis III. Recently, Judge Ellis decided that Jefferson is not a flight risk and may ...
  2 weeks ago

• Louisiana Redistricting: The Fight over New Orleans

  
  The Rose Report — Authority: 415
  Redistricting in Louisiana in 2011 is likely going to be an ugly partisan fight between Democrats and Republicans in the state legislature as well as the Republican Governor Bob Jindal.  Because of Hurricane Katrina the demographics of the state have changed, and the population has gone down since 2000, likely ...
  2 weeks ago

• Former congressman to remain free pending appeal of corruption conviction

  
  CNN Political Ticker — Authority: 826
  Alexandria, Virginia (CNN) – A federal judge ruled Wednesday that former Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana can remain free pending appeal of his conviction on corruption charges. The appeal must be filed by November 23. Jefferson, a Democrat who was defeated after nine terms representing the New Orleans area, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Convicted Ex-Congressman to Remain Free on Bond

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 505
  Former Rep. William Jefferson will remain free on bond while he appeals his 13-year prison sentence on bribery charges.
  2 weeks ago

• How the Mighty Have Fallen

  
  Gene's Blog — Authority: 474
  Dynasties, much like indigestion or honesty in the Obama administration, tend to come and go. Egypt recorded no fewer than 31 dynasties, China a paltry 13, and even Somalia, Tonga, Myanmar, and dozens of other nations and regions have weighed in with their minimalist dynastic periods.  The United States, by ...
  3 weeks ago

• Rep. Jefferson Gets 13 Years

  
  Judicial Watch - — Authority: 553
  Referring to a congressman who stashed a $90,000 cash bribe in his freezer as a “cancer on the body politic,” a Virginia federal judge slapped the once-powerful Democrat with a 13-year prison sentence for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes during his lengthy political career.  Disgraced ...
  3 weeks ago

• It’s not Congress. It’s legalized corruption. Time to end it.

  
  Scholars and Rogues — Authority: 614
  Former Rep. William J. Jefferson, a Louisiana Democrat, is off to prison . In August, a jury told him that bribery, racketeering and money laundering were not acceptable behaviors for anyone, let alone a member of Congress. As a felon, Jefferson has had equally despicable company : Rep. Andrew J. Hinshaw, R-Calif. ...
  3 weeks ago

• CROOKED CONGRESSMAN! GETS 13 YEARS! IN PRISON!

  
  Datzhott — Authority: 441
  wow-sers! … guess the s y stem works for all! Unless his conviction is overturned on appeal, Jefferson will almost certainly face serious jail time HOTT LOOK @ POL ITICS! Corru ption serves jus tice! Former US representative WILLIAM JEFFERSON (D-LA) was found gulity of 11 counts of ...
  3 weeks ago

• CROOKED CONGRESSMAN! GETS 13 YEARS! IN PRISON!

  
  AnythingBlack.Net — Authority: 148
  wow-sers! … guess the s y stem works for all! Unless his conviction is overturned on appeal, Jefferson will almost certainly face serious jail time HOTT LOOK @ POL ITICS! Corru ption serves jus tice! Former US representative WILLIAM JEFFERSON (D-LA) was found gulity of 11 counts of ...
  3 weeks ago

• Ex-congressman William J. Jefferson Gets 13 Years

  
  Chocolate City: Arguably the Best African American Blog — Authority: 113
  Ex-congressman Jefferson and family Photo source: Michael DeMocker / The Times-PicayuneTo say it’s a sad day for us at Chocolate City is an understatement. We have always held the ex-congressman in very high esteem and [...]Related posts: Vietnam born, Joseph Cao Wins Rep. William Jefferson ...
  3 weeks ago

• Jefferson Goes to Jail

  
  OPNTALK — Authority: 133
  Its about time. Hey folks, FINALLY, justice is served for one of the biggest corrupt Politicians in Government. William Jefferson, DEMOCRAT, Louisiana, uh, make that FORMER DEMOCRAT, Louisiana, is going to jail. He will not pass go. He will not collect $90,000 dollars. According to the BBC News - US ...
  3 weeks ago

• Rep. Cao Ignores Republican Groupthink

  
  Chocolate City: Arguably the Best African American Blog — Authority: 113
  AP–Republican Anh Joseph Cao waves as he holds his daughter Betsy Cao, 4, with his wife Kate Hieu Hoang. Rep. Anh "Joseph" Quang Cao of Louisiana appears to be an independent thinker and does not subscribe to the Republican Party Groupthink mindset.He was the only common sense House Republican to join the Democrats ...
  3 weeks ago

• No Party ID on ABC for Imprisoned Jefferson; CBS Skips Sentencing

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Former Congressman William Jefferson, the New Orleans Democrat with bribery cash hidden in his freezer, was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison, the longest-ever for a Member of Congress on a corruption charge -- yet the CBS Evening News didnt utter a word about it, just as that newscast ignored his August ...
  3 weeks ago

• No Party ID on ABC for Imprisoned Jefferson; CBS Skips Sentencing

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 833
  Former Congressman William Jefferson, the New Orleans Democrat with bribery cash hidden in his freezer, was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison, the longest-ever for a Member of Congress on a corruption charge -- yet the CBS Evening News didnt utter a word about it, just as that newscast ignored his August ...
  3 weeks ago

• 7247: Rough Landings.

  
  MultiCultClassics — Authority: 527
  No bailout cases in a MultiCultClassics Monologue… • Ex-Congressman William Jefferson will spend 13 years in jail for accepting bribes for political favors. Jefferson is the dude who stashed $90,000 in his freezer. Looks like he’ll be put on ice—and he’ll sit around longer than the Maytag repairman. • ...
  3 weeks ago

• Jefferson sentenced to 13 years in prison

  
  Blogging Blue — Authority: 482
  Former Democratic Congressman William Jefferson of Louisiana, infamous for having $90,000 in bribe money hidden in his freezer, was sentenced to 13 years in prison yesterday after being convicted on a myriad of federal corruption charges. This is a well-deserved sentence, given the extent of Jefferson’s ...
  3 weeks ago

• Member of the "Gang of 66" sentenced to 13 years in prison

  
  Cuba Journal — Authority: 428
  William Jefferson, the former Democratic U.S. Representative from New Orleans, Louisiana, and a prominent member of the notoriously corrupt "Gang of 66" , was sentenced yesterday to 13 years in prison. Jefferson, who famously hid $90,000 cash in his freezer, was sentenced Friday for taking bribes, the longest ...
  3 weeks ago

• Democrat William Jefferson Sentenced To 13 Years In Jail

  
  Founding Bloggers — Authority: 628
  The big story yesterday was the Obama administration’s decision to bring the 9/11 terrorists to live in NYC. There are so many things wrong with this decision, but perhaps the most revealing one is this; It’s obvious the President and his administration have concluded that the political statement to be made is ...
  3 weeks ago

• Jeffersons former constiuents react to his sentencing (Billy Jeff D-La breaks corruption record)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Jeffersons former constiuents react to his sentencingAssociated Press - November 13, 2009 9:04 PM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana residents had mixed reactions about former Congressman William Jeffersons 13-year sentence handed down Friday in federal court in Virginia. Jefferson was sentenced for taking bribes and ...
  3 weeks ago

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