New Orleans area reelects congressman under probe
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New Orleans area U.S. Rep. William Jefferson won a ninth term to Congress in a surprising landslide on Saturday as loyal black voters shrugged off a federal bribery investigation into $90,000 found in his freezer.
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U.S. Rep. William Jefferson won a  ninth term to Congress in a surprising landslide on Saturday as  loyal black voters shrugged off a federal bribery investigation  into $90,000 found in his freezer.
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While House members are still angry about an FBI search of a congressman&#039;s office, the Senate&#039;s leader says the controversy has been &quot;pretty much put to bed.&quot;
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A former Democratic congressman said on Thursday he dropped out of the crowded free-for-all race against Republican incumbent Rep. Henry Bonilla for a newly-drawn congressional district.
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Louisiana's 2nd District is currently represented by Democrat William J. Jefferson. Immediately before him, the district was long held by two people from one of Louisiana's famous political families. Which family held the seat for nearly 50 years before Jefferson was elected?  Long Edwards Boggs Landrieu
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BATON ROUGE, La.  - A Louisiana judge on Monday  ordered state officials to reopen the ballot in a U.S.  congressional race and allow new candidates to enter because of  a last minute party switch by the district's incumbent.
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The House of Representatives, prodded by Republicans, voted on Tuesday to possibly consider expelling indicted Democratic Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana before he even stands trial.
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Early returns showed U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, whose long tenure was threatened by a federal bribery investigation, led Saturday's runoff in one of the nation's last unresolved midterm races.
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Republicans on Tuesday sought a speedy ouster of Rep. William J. Jefferson from Congress, possibly before his trial on federal charges of taking more than $500,000 in bribes.
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The embattled Louisiana representative won his reelection, but will he regain his influence in a new Democratic majority?
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Federal authorities accused Rep. William J. Jefferson yesterday of using his congressional office and staff to enrich himself and his family, charging the Louisiana Democrat with offering and accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to support business ventures in the United States and...
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A U.S. congressman from Louisiana, under investigation by the FBI after they found $90,000 in cash in his freezer, was endorsed by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Saturday and vowed that allegations of bribery would not hurt his re-election campaign.
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Voters trickled into the polls on a chilly Saturday morning for a runoff to determine the fate of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, whose long tenure was threatened by a federal bribery investigation.
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The appointment of this city's first inspector general is the latest in a list of government reforms since Hurricane Katrina &#151; one some observers say reflects the waning of the public's long-standing tolerance of political corruption and waste.
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Party leaders ousted Senator Larry E. Craig from his committee leadership posts amid the fallout over his arrest in a menâs room and his guilty plea in the case.
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A mayor whose administration is under federal investigation. An alderman who just got hit with a federal bribery charge. Four politicians who served time for corruption and want their old jobs back.
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House Democrats, determined to make an election-year point about ethics, voted 99-58 Thursday night to strip Rep. William Jefferson of his committee assignment while a federal bribery investigation runs its course.