Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Four staff members for U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., have been subpoenaed to testify at his upcoming corruption trial, records show. The summonses issued to the congressman's staffers were revealed when they sent letters to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., notifying her they had received the subpoenas, and their letters were published in the Congressional...
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | yesterday
Four staff members for U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., have been subpoenaed to testify at his upcoming corruption trial, records show. The summonses issued to the congressman's staffers were revealed when they sent letters to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., notifying her they had received the subpoenas, and their letters were published in the Congressional Record, The New Orleans...
MaxRedline (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... the citizens of this new State, declare our freedom and sovereignty as citizens of the State of Jefferson. That's right: talk of secession is building on both sides of the Oregon/California border, and it can be done (though they'd need approval of both states and the feds as well). It's apt to be a tough sell, but with overwhelming approval from the residents of affected counties, it stands...
Voices of New Orleans (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
With just one-quarter of the vote, scandal-plagued Congressman William Jefferson proved once again that he is a political survivor, winning his party's primary. Now, as he faces a runoff against a former television journalist, Jefferson also has demographics and history on his side. First, the history. Jefferson, Louisiana's first black congressman since Reconstruction, has won...
The Club for Growth (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Twelve counties in Northern California and Oregon want to secede from their respective states and form Jefferson, the 51st state.
Brandish (Free subscription) | yesterday
Marc Jacobs ' shows are always a star-studded affair and this latest one was no exception.
Politics1 (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
CONGRESSMAN JEFFERSON FORCED INTO LOUISIANA RUNOFF; ORDER ABSENTEE BALLOTS ONLINE; CO, MN & NH SEN POLLS; PLUS 4 CONGRESSIONAL RACE POLLS. LOUISIANA. Congressman Bill Jefferson (D) -- under indictment on federal corruption charges and not supported for renomination by the Louisiana Democratic Party -- limped into first-place in Saturday's CD-2 primary with just 25% of the vote. Six Democratic...
The Business First of Louisville (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Jefferson Memorial Forest’s new master plan will be unveiled at a public meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Fairdale High School.
Gateway Pundit (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Of course. Democratic Rep. William "Cold-Cash" Jefferson won the democratic primary in Louisiana this weekend. He will advance to a run-off election on December 6, 2008. CQ Politics reported: Democratic Rep. William J. Jefferson of Louisiana's 2nd District, who is awaiting trial on federal bribery and corruption charges, received just more than a quarter of the vote in Saturday's Democratic...
Elektratig (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Joe Biden's recent bizarre comments on the nature of the Vice Presidency bring the following to mind. On January 22, 1797, Thomas Jefferson, at Monticello, wrote a letter to his friend and political ally and confidante James Madison that discussed the nature of the office of Vice President, which Jefferson was about to assume. I have added paragraph breaks and emphasis: DEAR SIR, Yours...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., has advanced to a primary election run-off despite facing trial on public corruption charges, election returns show. Jefferson, who has held his New Orleans congressional seat for 18 years, will face former television anchorwoman Helena Moreno in a Nov. 4 run-off for the Democratic Party primary for Louisiana's 2nd Congressional...
InsuranceTech (Free subscription) | yesterday
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
U.S. Rep. William Jefferson overcame the stigma of a federal bribery indictment in Louisiana's Democratic primary on Saturday, garnering enough votes in his New Orleans-based congressional district to secure a spot in a Nov. 4 runoff.
Political Wire (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA), "who is awaiting trial on federal bribery and corruption charges, received just more than a quarter of the vote in Saturday's Democratic primary election -- but that was enough to place him first in the seven-candidate field and qualify him for a primary runoff that will be held Nov. 4," CQ Politics . "The winner of the contest between Jefferson and second-place...
Drudge Retort (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Congressman William Jefferson (D.-La.) is running against six other candidates today in his district's Democratic primary. Jefferson, 61, was indicted last year in a federal court in Virginia on allegations that he took bribes, laundered money and misused his congressional office for business dealings in Africa.
