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nola.com - 12/9/2008
Anh "Joseph" Cao adjusts to role as GOP star - Breaking News from New Orleans - Times-Picayune
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WASHINGTON -- Now Mr. Cao goes to Washington, and compared to the improbable congressman-elect from New Orleans, the fictional Mr. Smith of Hollywood seems positively standard issue. Read complete Times-Picayune coverage of Cao's victory Anh "Joseph" Cao, R-New Orleans, spent Monday accepting ...
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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Weekly Standard Blog:  GOP Goes Ga-Ga for Cao

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GOP Goes Ga-Ga for Cao
Weekly Standard Blog — ... that "the central insight he appreciates from his philosophical masters, the Russian and French apostles of existentialism, is the rule for living that 'life is absurd but one cannot succumb to the absurdity of it.'" If this report from one local paper is any indication, Cao's appreciation of the absurd is holding up quite well following his victory: ...

Newt Gingrich, bringing people together
Political Animal — ... , the Republican establishment completely ignored Cao during the election, assuming he'd lose. But now that he's eked out a victory, Cao is a party hero. Indeed, GOP leaders are rushing to embrace him. Perhaps the most entertaining outreach comes by way of Newt Gingrich . By midmorning Cao was interrupting an interview to take a call from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who offered good wishes and, Cao said, counseled him "to reach out to the African-American community." Cao said Gingrich offered to act as a go-between. Now, I can understand Cao wanting to establish ...

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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 ...
When Cold Cash is trash
powerlineblog.com 12/8/2008 — Like Governor Bobby Jindal, Anh "Joseph" Cao is something of a dream Republican candidate. Calling Cao's "one of the most intersting personal stories around," Maggie Lineback reported on November 4: He and his family fled their native Vietnam ...
Joseph Cao and the 435 District Strategy
thenextright.com 12/7/2008 — There were two elections in Louisiana tonight, and it's fair to say that before tonight, what became John Fleming's squeaker in the 4th attracted 99% of the attention from the political class. After tonight, that figure should be reversed. In the ...
"Dollar Bill" Jefferson (D-LA) Loses Re-Election
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/7/2008 — 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 ...
Amanda Carpenter: Jefferson LOSES in LA to an American Hero
townhall.com 12/8/2008 — 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...
Meet the Most Screwed Congressman in Washington
blogs.tnr.com 12/8/2008 — The Politico headline puts it best: "Holy Cao!" This weekend, a Republican lawyer named Joseph Cao finally offed corrupt Louisiana Democratic Representative Bill Jefferson, pulling off something of a shock. Now, the fact that a Republican ...
Sacred Cao
blogs.tnr.com 12/8/2008 — Looks like GOP leaders aren't seeing what I saw in Republican lawyer Joseph Cao's triumph over corrupt incumbent Bill Jefferson -- namely, that it was essentially a fluke victory facilitated by Jefferson's penchant for keeping bribe money on ice. ...
Gingrich Offers To Be Rep.-Elect Cao’s Liaison To The African-American Community
thinkprogress.org 12/12/2008 — Earlier this week, the Times-Picayune profiled the district’s new congressman Joseph Cao (R-LA), who beat out the indicted Democratic incumbent William Jefferson . As the first Vietnamese-American in Congress — and the only non-Hispanic ...
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 ...
The GOP's Cao Tipping — Real Clear Politics - TIME.com
The Republican responsible for knocking indicted Louisiana Congressman Bill Jefferson out of the House -- Anh "Joseph" Cao -- continues to receive extensive publicity, including a profile in the...
GOP's Unlikely New Hero in Louisiana — The Page by Mark Halperin
WashPost: "The election of Anh 'Joseph' Cao for a U.S. House seat in New Orleans is a rags-to-political-riches story."      
Cao is The Winter of Our Discontent — Politico Live's Blogs
Riffing off of John Boehner's memo, "The Future is Cao," a TNR commenter has a handy rundown of Cao-related headlines for editors, depending on what the newly-elected Anh "Joseph" Cao does in the House. The Future is Cao Holy Cao Sacred Cao Caoabunga, Dude!  ...
GOP's Unlikely New Hero in Louisiana — The Page by Mark Halperin
Wash Post: "The election of Anh "Joseph" Cao for a U.S. House seat in New Orleans is a rags-to-political-riches story."      
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, ...
Thieving dumbass ousted — This Blog Is Full Of Crap
William Jefferson lost the run-off election for his seat in Congress: In the 2nd Congressional District, which includes most of New Orleans, Republican attorney Anh "Joseph" Cao won 50 percent of the vote to Jefferson's 47 percent and will become the first Vietnamese-American in Congress. His ...
Jefferson Ousted — The Page by Mark Halperin
The indicted Louisiana Rep. loses his reelection bid for a 10th term Saturday to little-known GOP attorney Anh "Joseph" Cao.      
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 ...
Indicted Congressman Loses in Louisiana — Drudge Retort
Political newcomer Anh "Joseph" Cao, a Republican, has beaten nine-term incumbent William Jefferson, a Democrat, in the 2nd Congressional District, according to the Associated Press. Jefferson, sought re-election to a 10th term as he awaits trial on federal charges of bribery and public corruption.
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 ...
House GOP Gives Scandal-Ridden Don Young’s Committee Seat To Scandal-Ridden Doc Hastings — Think Progress
In a letter to the House GOP this week, House Minority Leader John Boehner lauded the election of Joseph Cao, who defeated the corrupt Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA). The future of the GOP, Boehner said, is dependent on good ethics : The Cao victory is a symbol of our future. In the two years ...
Matt Lewis: 'As the Republican Party grapples to find its way, we suggest it look south to the bayou...' — Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog
Today's Richmond Times-Dispatch highlights Louisiana's Governor Bobby Jindal -- as well as newly-elected Republican Anh "Joseph" Cao: "Jindal, the son of immigrants, is the nation's first Indian-American governor....
William Jefferson Loses a Squeaker — Stop The ACLU
Moonbattery has suffered a surprising setback in New Orleans, which moonbats adopted as their spiritual capital in the wake of Katrina: A political unknown and a newly minted Republican, [Anh "Joseph"] Cao, 41, became the first Vietnamese American ever elected to Congress on Saturday, with an ...
Anh for the road — Power Line
Eve Fairbanks's post "Sacred Cao" discounts the significance of Anh "Joseph" Cao's unlikely victory over William "Cold Cash" Jefferson in Louisiana's Second District congressional race. Fairbanks's heading inspires one commenter to offer a full set of headings that pun on Cao's name for future ...
Joseph Cao — The American Scene
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 Blagojevich in the next cycle — but I think ...
NRCC Spends Wisely in Cao Win — RedState: Conservative News and Community
Joseph Cao’s win over Bill Jefferson in Louisiana’s second district will likely wind up as one of the highlights of this cycle for the Republican party. Most analysts thought that Jefferson’s re-election in 2006 was a sign that the voters were unlikely to punish him for his ...
GOP finds unlikely new hero in La. — msnbc.com: Politics
The hopes of many in the embattled Republican Party rest on the diminutive shoulders of Anh "Joseph" Cao, after his upset defeat of a longtime Democratic congressman from New Orleans.
1st Vietnamese-American elected to US Congress (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - The first Vietnamese-American elected to Congress doesn't have a long list of policy beliefs. Aside from one major issue, Republican moderate Joe Cao says he's open on everything else.
Indicted Louisiana Rep. Jefferson Upset in 2008's Last House Election Day (CQPolitics.com) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
CQPolitics.com - The 2008 election year, overwhelmingly favorable to the Democratic Party, came to an improbable end Saturday as indicted nine-term Democratic Rep. William J. Jefferson lost his seat in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District to ...
Brief bios of La. congressional candidates (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - Brief profiles of the major party candidates in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. Republican Anh "Joseph" Cao defeated indicted Democratic U.S. Rep. William Jefferson on Saturday, denying him a 10th term. Cao will be the first ...
GOP's future: All about Cao — First Read
The Washington Post profiles surprise Louisiana House winner, Anh "Joseph" Cao, who defeated embattled William Jefferson.  ...( read more )
Boehner: Future of GOP is Cao — POLITICO.com: Congress
Three days after his improbable victory, Anh “Joseph” Cao is the toast of the GOP. See also: Dems peak?