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Jefferson Defeated by 1st Vietnamese Congressman
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 been battling scandals and a federal ...
Congressman 'Cold Cash' Jefferson Ousted
blogs.abcnews.com — We've spent a lot of time covering New Orleans Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., these last few years,... whether the 2006 FBI probe that turned up $90,000 in his freezer, or his 2007 indictment on bribery and corruption charges, or our... (more) Congressman 'Cold Cash' Jefferson Ousted
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Rep. Louis “Fridge” Jefferson loses reelection bid
Sister Toldjah — ... Cao said. “But tonight, the people of the 2nd District have spoken. We want a new direction. We want accountability, and have it.” Cao made direct reference to his improbable political ascent, seeming as astonished as anyone else. “Never in my life did I think I could be a future congressman,” he said. “The American dream is well and alive.” Indeed. And the nightmare of William Jefferson is over … at least for now.

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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Pro-life Groups, Boehner Hail Victory of Louisiana Pro-lifer to CongressCNSNews.com Headlines
The first Vietnamese-American elected to the U.S. House will replace scandal-plagued New Orleans congressman William Jefferson.
The GOP Ushers In Some Change Of Its OwnThe Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
by Chris Bodenner Two years after electing Bobby Jindal, the country's first Indian-American governor, Louisiana elects Joe Cao, the country's first Vietnamese-American congressman. In a heavily Democratic, black district that encompasses nearly all of New Orleans, Cao upset Rep. Bill ...
CAO BEATS JEFFERSON; FIRST VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN IN CONGRESS AND FIRST JAPANESE-AMERICAN IN CABINET; PREZ AND ILLINOIS POLLS; AND TWO SEMI-DUELING EDITORIALSPolitics1
CONGRESSMAN JEFFERSON LOSES IN LOUISIANA; FIRST VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN IN CONGRESS AND FIRST JAPANESE-AMERICAN IN CABINET; PREZ AND ILLINOIS POLLS; AND TWO SEMI-DUELING EDITORIALS. LOUISIANA. In a major upset, Congressman Bill Jefferson (D) was denied re-election to a tenth term on Saturday. The ...
GOP Gains Louisiana Seat: 1st Vietnamese-American in CongressThe 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 ...