thehill.com - 12/12/2008
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There could be another clash in the offing about who should be able to join the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). Anh “Joseph” Cao, the Republican who upset indicted Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) in a delayed election earlier this month, has expressed interest in joining the caucus, presumably ...
blogs.tnr.com - 12/11/2008
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Besides worsening his own legal problems, one of
the things Rod Blagojevich accomplished when he (allegedly) shopped...
around Barack Obama's Senate seat was to highlight the president elect's relationship with Emil Jones, the outgoing president of ...
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Obama's Relationship With Emil Jones--It's, Uh, Complicated
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... ) of his congressional district is black, and he isn't. Indeed, Cao has already taken several steps to foster a relationship with, for example, the NAACP and the Congressional Black Caucus . But putting that aside, what on earth makes Gingrich think he, of all people, has so much credibility in the African-American community, that he can serve as a liaison on Cao's behalf? Has the former Speaker been hiding an impress record on civil rights issues that we're not aware of? Gingrich sure is odd.— ...
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... Moderate Voice [image] October Surprise? – David Kurtz, TalkingPointsMemo [image] Stay Classy, Constitution Party – David Weigel, Hit & Run [image] Blame White House for Torture – John Amato, Crooks and Liars [image] Big Coal Ends Campaign – Ali Frick, Think Progress [image] Shea-Porter for Senate? – James L., Swing State Project [image] Rahm-a-Drama - Michelle Malkin OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Cao's Interest in CBC Could Spark Clash - The Hill White House Open to Use Bailout Money for ...
12/16: Caroline Ain't So Sweet To The Netroots
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... 's Adam Serwer thinks it's in the Congressional Black Caucus' interest to let GOP Rep.-elect Anh "Joseph" Cao join their ranks: "Vietnamese-American Republican Anh 'Joseph' Cao, who defeated disgraced Rep. William Jefferson in Louisiana, is hinting that he might make an effort to join the CBC. The caucus should let him in, along with anyone else who wants to join. Like [TN Rep. Steve] Cohen , Cao will be representing a mostly black district. I don't see the CBC as any different from any other Congressional group formed around a specific set of principles, and I ...
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