www.cbsnews.com — (The Politico) Is there a lesson to be learned from the defeat of William Jefferson, an incumbent indicted on bribery charges and found with $90,000 in cash in a freezer? Sure: Don't get indicted, and don't get caught with $90,000 in cash in your freezer. But Minority Leader John Boehner ...
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Shameful Silence on Vietnam
Maggie's Farm —
... heavily Democrat congressional district in America (11% Republican), drawn to elect a Black (2/3rds Black population), comes as a surprise to some. Reasons given center around his community service record in post-Katrina New Orleans, the utter corruption of incumbent William Jefferson, and the reduced turnout of Blacks in this ballot postponed because of Hurricane Gustav. Various lessons are being proposed: Republican leadership call it an example of the results of a broader ethnic base and better ...
The Shameful Silence on Vietnam
Maggie's Farm —
... heavily Democrat congressional district in America (11% Republican), drawn to elect a Black (2/3rds Black population), comes as a surprise to some. Reasons given center around his community service record in post-Katrina New Orleans, the utter corruption of incumbent William Jefferson, and the reduced turnout of Blacks in this ballot postponed because of Hurricane Gustav. Various lessons are being proposed: Republican leadership call it an example of the results of a broader ethnic base and better ...
GOP 3 for 3 in Post-Election Run-Off Contests
Politics Daily —
... corruption-tainted Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) in his heavily Democratic district. Jefferson has been indicted on bribery charges for allegedly accepting $90,000 in pay-offs related to his interests in a Nigerian telecommunications company. Cao ran on a good-government platform and won, leaving House Minority Leader John Boehner to comment that his victory could serve as a model for the Republican Party as it fights its way back from electoral irrelevancy. ...
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: ...
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www.politico.com 12/9/2008 — Three days after his improbable victory, Anh “Joseph” Cao is the toast of the GOP. See also: Dems peak?
Three days after his improbable victory, Anh “Joseph” Cao is the toast of the GOP. See also: Dems peak?
Boehner: 'The future is Cao'
www.politico.com 12/8/2008 — Is there a lesson to be learned from the defeat of William Jefferson, an incumbent indicted on bribery charges and found with $90,000 in cash in a freezer?
Sure: Don't get indicted, and don't get caught with $90,000 in cash in your freezer.
But ...
Is there a lesson to be learned from the defeat of William Jefferson, an incumbent indicted on bribery charges and found with $90,000 in cash in a freezer?
Sure: Don't get indicted, and don't get caught with $90,000 in cash in your freezer.
But ...
Mr. Cao Goes To Washington
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com 12/9/2008 — Whether or not the "Future is Cao" (oh, John Boehner ...) - and indeed, whether or not the newest Louisiana Congressman has any chance of winning re-election once the Democrats get their act together and put up someone who didn't get caught with an ...
Whether or not the "Future is Cao" (oh, John Boehner ...) - and indeed, whether or not the newest Louisiana Congressman has any chance of winning re-election once the Democrats get their act together and put up someone who didn't get caught with an ...
Joseph Cao
theamericanscene.com 12/9/2008 — 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 ...
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 ...
Joseph Cao for Congress : Home
josephcaoforcongress.com 11/21/2008 — Lots of politicians talk about rolling up their sleeves and getting to work – Joseph Cao actually does it. As a community leader, Joseph Cao is making a difference in New Orleans by promoting recovery and helping to rebuild schools, medical ...
Lots of politicians talk about rolling up their sleeves and getting to work – Joseph Cao actually does it. As a community leader, Joseph Cao is making a difference in New Orleans by promoting recovery and helping to rebuild schools, medical ...
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. ...
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. ...
Holy Cao: Republican defeats Jefferson
www.politico.com 12/7/2008 — Blog: Indicted Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) has lost his New Orleans-based Congressional seat to a little-known Republican attorney, Anh “Joseph
Blog: Indicted Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) has lost his New Orleans-based Congressional seat to a little-known Republican attorney, Anh “Joseph
The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Cao Can Win
www.spectator.org 12/5/2008 — Blog Post Cao Can Win By Quin Hillyer on 12.1.08 @ 5:03PM I wouldn't necessarily put as much stock in the poll listed in his column as Times-Picayune columnist James Gill does, but Gill says Republican Joseph Cao has a real shot at beating Dollar ...
Blog Post Cao Can Win By Quin Hillyer on 12.1.08 @ 5:03PM I wouldn't necessarily put as much stock in the poll listed in his column as Times-Picayune columnist James Gill does, but Gill says Republican Joseph Cao has a real shot at beating Dollar ...
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