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volokh.com - 12/8/2008
Anh Cao Becomes First Vietnamese-American Elected to Congress:
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It's not as big an ethnic milestone as Barack Obama's victory in the presidential election, but congratulations are in order for Louisiana Republican Anh Cao, who recently became the first...
politico.com - 12/9/2008
Boehner: Future of GOP is Cao
— politico.com — Three days after his improbable victory, Anh “Joseph” Cao is the toast of the GOP. See also: Dems peak? (more) Boehner: Future of GOP is Cao

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theamericanscene.com - 12/9/2008
Joseph Cao
— theamericanscene.com — We all know that Cao will have a very hard time, i.e., an impossible time, holding William Jefferson’s seat — Dan Rostenkowski was defeated by Republican Michael Patrick Flanagan , and he was soundly defeated by the squeaky-clean Rod ... (more) Joseph Cao
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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  The GOP Ushers In Some Change Of Its Own, Ctd.

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The GOP Ushers In Some Change Of Its Own, Ctd.
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — by Chris Bodenner A reader at The Volokh Conspiracy writes: The really remarkable thing about Cao's election is that it took place in a majority-black district. Blacks are (I'm writing a paper on this) 174 for 180 in the past 12 years of elections in majority-black congressional districts. In fact, LA-02 is a whopping 64% African-American (and less than 3% Asian-American) ...

MORNING READ
News — ... . Jefferson's loss is good for Republicans, too, according to conservative bloggers. It means that Congress wil have its first Vietnamese-American member ever, writes Ilya Somin at The Volokh Conspiracy. Cao, who left Vietnam just before the fall of Saigon and had his father captured by Communist forces, is a real American hero, writes Townhall's ...

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