blogs.tnr.com - 12/8/2008
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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. Ryan Grim finds Minority Leader John Boehner ...
politico.com - 12/8/2008
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politico.com —
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 ...
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Boehner: 'The future is Cao'
voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/8/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
In the wake of an election cycle dominated
by bad news for Republicans, the last five days
have been a welcome relief. Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss cruised to a runoff victory last Tuesday, and House Republicans held Louisiana's 4th district...
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Are Republicans on the March?
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Cao is The Winter of Our Discontent
Politico Live's Blogs —
... "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. ...
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 stories on Cao. I take up the more difficult challenge of using Cao's first name for such a heading. ...
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Boehner: 'The Future Is Cao', By Ryan Grim
cbsnews.com 12/9/2008 — (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 ...
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Should Congress Have a Cao?
spectator.org 11/20/2008 —
Sit down and make yourself comfortable, because this is one of
those stories you just won't want to miss. It's the kind of story
for which this poor pen might not do justice. And it's the kind
of story of which the world of politics needs more ...
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