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Amanda Carpenter: Jefferson LOSES in LA to an American Hero
townhall.com - 12/8/2008
Amanda Carpenter: Jefferson LOSES in LA to an American Hero
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Louisiana's newest GOP congressman, Joseph Cao. The disgraced congressman Rep. William "Cold Cash" Jefferson has lost his 10th term re-election to Republican Ahn "Joseph" Cao, 50 percent to Jefferson's 47 percent.Cao...
josephcaoforcongress.com - 12/3/2008
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— josephcaoforcongress.com — Joseph Cao Anh "Joseph" Quang Cao, 41, was born in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam,... the fifth of eight children. He grew up in Vietnam during the most turbulent years of the Vietnamese Civil War and can vividly remember bombs exploding next to ... (more) About

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/7/2008
"Dollar Bill" Jefferson (D-LA) Loses Re-Election
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Rep. "Dollar Bill" Jefferson (D-LA) has lost his seat in tonight's Louisiana elections to Republican candidate Joseph... Cao, giving the Dems their own case of Ted Stevens Syndrome -- that is, a safe and well-entrenched incumbent, who holds a seat that ... (more) "Dollar Bill" Jefferson (D-LA) Loses Re-Election

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statesman.com - 12/5/2008
In tapes, LBJ accuses Nixon of treason
— statesman.com — Johnson thought meddling derailed planned Vietnam peace talks on eve of 1968 election, according to final recordings... made public. By Mark Lisheron AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Friday, December 05, 2008 Just days before the pivotal 1968 presidential ... (more) In tapes, LBJ accuses Nixon of treason

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News — MORNING READ The American auto industry doesn't have much of a long-term future despite government attempts to bail it out, according to one centrist blogger and Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman. Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy's win in her House race in Ohio is great news for her party, according to liberals online. The victory by Republican Joseph Cao over Rep. Bill Jefferson (D-La.) is historic, according to conservatives online. Lawmakers negotiating an auto bailout are trying to save an industry in long-term decline that has shown no ability to compete in the 21st century, writes Below the Beltway's Doug Mataconis . And while New York Times ...

12/8: "Dollar Bill" Goes Down
Blogometer — December 08, 2008 12/8: "Dollar Bill" Goes Down Bloggers are buzzing about GOP atty Anh 'Joseph' Cao 's upset win over indicted Dem Rep. William Jefferson in LA's 2nd cong. district. Conservative bloggers are rejoicing over the result and are describing Cao as "a dream Republican candidate" with "a VERY compelling story" . They're also portraying Jefferson's loss -- along with Dem losses in the GA Senate runoff and the LA-04 cong. race -- as evidence that Barack Obama 's coattails do not extend to other Dems when Obama himself is not on the ballot. Ed Morrissey declares: "Without Barack Obama on the ballot, the ...

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GOP rookie Cao upsets 9-term Rep. William Jefferson in New Orleans
latimesblogs.latimes.com 12/7/2008 — The Republican Party, devastated by the Nov. 4 loss of the White House and more seats in both houses of Congress, got a shred of good news late Saturday. Anh Joseph Cao , a little-known 41-year-old community organizer and GOP attorney, ...
Breaking: "Cold Cash" Jefferson Ousted!... Republican Cao Wins!
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 12/7/2008 — Amazing!... There's going to be one less Democratic crook in Congress this year. Rep. William "Cold Cash" Jefferson lost his Congressional seat to Republican Anh "Joseph" Cao in Louisiana. Anh "Joseph" Cao, a Vietnamese-American and a ...
Jefferson Defeated by 1st Vietnamese Congressman
outsidethebeltway.com 12/7/2008 — William “The Freezer” Jefferson, who has been under federal indictment for three years, narrowly lost a hurricane-delayed election yesterday to Republican Anh “Joseph” Cao. Nine-term Democratic Rep. William Jefferson, who has ...
Eric Tang: Anh "Joseph" Cao: The Surprises are Just Beginning — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
On Sunday, December 6, Republican Anh "Joseph" Cao of New Orleans ousted nine-term Democrat William Jefferson from his House seat . Although Jefferson's campaign was doomed from the start by a corruption scandal, Cao's victory still took the nation by complete surprise. Here was a complete ...
Cao Kicks “Cold Cash” to the Curb — Daily Pundit
Anh ‘Joseph’ Cao beats Rep. William Jefferson in 2nd Congressional District - Breaking News from New Orleans - Times-Picayune - NOLA.com Indicted U.S. Rep. William Jefferson suffered what may be the final blow of his storied political career in the most improbable way Saturday, ...
William Jefferson Defeated In LA-02 — Who’s Next? — Firedoglake
Joseph Cao will be the first Vietnamese member of the House , after his defeat of " embarrassing Democratic crook" William Jefferson. Ailes : Congratulations to Ahn Cao, the newly elected representative from the Second District of Louisiana and the first Vietnamese-American ...
Alive And Kicking — RedState: Conservative News and Community
With the ouster of William “In His Freezer” Jefferson and the capture of another House seat in Louisiana, the Republican Party shows that it is anything but a spent force. Congratulations go out to Joseph Cao, the first Vietnamese-American to have been elected to Congress, and John ...
Boehner: La. Runoff Win is Symbolic — News
House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio) said that the GOP's runoff win in Louisiana last weekend can show the way forward for the party. In a memo to his fellow GOP House members, Boehner said that Joseph Cao's victory over Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) is a symbol for the positive reform ...
Rep. Jefferson beaten in Louisiana — The Swamp
Republican Anh 'Joseph' Cao holds daughter Betsy, 4, at his victory party after defeating Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., for the 4th Congressional District in New Orleans Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) by Frank James In something of a surprise, Rep. William 'Cold ...
Cold Cash Jefferson Loses House Seat — A Blog For All
Rep. William "Cold Cash" Jefferson, the Louisiana Democrat who was caught with $90,000 in cash stored in his office freezer, lost his reelection bid to a Republican. Color me shocked. In a year when national Republican fortunes took a turn for the worse, Louisiana delivered the GOP two seats in ...
Good morning, *Mister* Jefferson. — RedState: Conservative News and Community
The results are in for LA-02 , and it is 49.55% for Anh “Joseph” Cao and 46.82% for William J Jefferson. First things first: my apologies to Democratic voters in Louisiana’s Second District. I did not believe that enough of you would be willing to put aside your partisan ...
Representative William “Cash in the Freezer” Jefferson Defeated for Re-Election by Little Known Republican — FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
Anh ‘Joseph’ Cao, a Vietnamese-American, speaks to a reporter as he campaigns in eastern New Orleans. Cao, a Republican, became the first Vietnamese-American in Congress in a predominantly black and heavily Democratic district, beating nine term Representative William Jefferson ...
William Jefferson Loses Louisiana Congressional Seat — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
NEW ORLEANS — Voters in Louisiana ousted indicted Democratic Rep. William Jefferson on Saturday, instead electing a Republican attorney who will be the first Vietnamese-American in Congress. Unofficial results showed Anh "Joseph" Cao denying Jefferson a 10th term. Republicans made an ...
William Jefferson Loses Louisiana Congressional Seat — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
NEW ORLEANS — Voters in Louisiana ousted indicted Democratic Rep. William Jefferson on Saturday, instead electing a Republican attorney who will be the first Vietnamese-American in Congress. Unofficial results showed Anh "Joseph" Cao denying Jefferson a 10th term. Republicans made an ...
Lousiana voters oust indicted Rep. William Jefferson. — Think Progress
AP reports that Rep. William Jefferson (D) has been defeated in his bid for a 10th term by Republican attorney Anh “Joseph” Cao, who will become the first Vietnamese-American in Congress. Jefferson has “pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery, laundering money and misusing ...
GOP Gains Louisiana Seat: 1st Vietnamese-American in Congress — The Next Right
Congratulations to Congressman-elect Joseph Cao, who sent Dollar Bill Jefferson packing tonight, in a D+28 seat. The GOP can win when it runs everywhere. -Patrick Louisiana's penchant for electing minority Republicans gains steam as Joseph Cao is projected to defeat Rep. William Jefferson in ...
Indicted Democratic Rep. William Jefferson Loses Seat — Politics Daily
Indicted Democratic U.S. Representative William Jefferson lost his bid for a tenth term Saturday when he was defeated by Republican Anh "Joseph" Cao. Cao won 50 percent of the vote to Jefferson's 47 percent. With his victory, Cao becomes the first Vietnamese-American in Congress. Jefferson was ...