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thehill.com - 12/7/2008
GOP knocks off Rep. Jefferson
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Nine-term. scandal-plagued Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) appeared headed to defeat Saturday night as voters in Louisiana cast the final ballots of the 2008 campaign. With 79 percent of precincts reporting, attorney and activist Anh "Joseph" Cao led Jefferson by a 53 percent to 43.3 percent ...
google.com - 12/7/2008
The Associated Press: La. voters oust indicted Rep. William Jefferson
— google.com — 1 day ago NEW ORLEANS (AP) 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 ... (more) The Associated Press: La. voters oust indicted Rep. ...

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GOP rookie Cao upsets 9-term Rep. William Jefferson in New Orleans
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/7/2008
GOP rookie Cao upsets 9-term Rep. William Jefferson in New Orleans
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — 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, ... (more) GOP rookie Cao upsets 9-term Rep. William Jefferson in ...

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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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DownWithTyranny!:  Louisiana Shockers

News:  Boehner: La. Runoff Win is Symbolic

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Louisiana Shockers
DownWithTyranny! — ... All the votes from Jefferson Parish are counted and Cao beat Jefferson 12,696 to 8,099. Orleans Parish is a much more Democratic and a much more African-American area and it is still not inconceivable that Jefferson will catch up, but I wouldn't bet on it. CNN just called it for Cao and most political junkies are doing likewise. If Cao wants to stay in Congress beyond 2010, he should switch parties when he makes his victory speech. You can follow the results on the Secretary of State's ...

Boehner: La. Runoff Win is Symbolic
News — ... full memo below. To: House Republicans From: Leader Boehner Re: The Future is Cao Date: 07 Dec 08 The people of Louisiana this weekend elected two new House Republicans, with Anh "Joseph" Cao ousting a corrupt Democratic incumbent in a heavily Democratic district and John Fleming successfully defending the seat held by retiring Rep. Jim McCrery, a seat Democratic leaders and their special interest allies had circled on the map and gone all-out in hopes of winning. As The Hill reported last night, the Louisiana results "give Republicans a second shot of good news in less ...

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