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BREAKING NEWS: Jefferson Found Guilty (on 11 of 16 counts)
WDSU.com ^
| 8/4/09
Posted on 08/05/2009 2:42:59 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson has been found guilty of 11 of the 16 charges against him in a federal bribery and conspiracy trial.
Jefferson was accused of accepting more than $400,000 in bribes and seeking millions more in exchange for brokering business deals in Africa.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: 110th; coldcash; corruptdems; cultureofcorruption; democrat; guilty; jefferson; louisiana; rat; williamjefferson
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To: TMA62
But nowhere in the article is his political party mentioned.
To: TexasNative2000
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posted on
08/05/2009 2:50:07 PM PDT
by
Jonx6
To: mware
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posted on
08/05/2009 2:50:15 PM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
("Never pick a fight with an old man. He'll kill you.")
To: mware
He doesn’t have a position. He was defeated in the last election.
To: TexasNative2000
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posted on
08/05/2009 2:50:20 PM PDT
by
TribalPrincess2U
(Many lge corp. successes started with a sm bus., an entrepreneur & a dream. 0 is killing that dream)
To: TribalPrincess2U
He belongs in Federal “Pound me in the a—” Prison.
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posted on
08/05/2009 2:50:23 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: NormsRevenge
RACISM!!!
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posted on
08/05/2009 2:50:28 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
To: NormsRevenge
That's it, You're Gone!
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posted on
08/05/2009 2:50:41 PM PDT
by
Doomonyou
(Let them eat Lead.)
To: dfwgator
Jefferson was a disciple not of Edwin Edwards but of Edwards’ former intraparty rival, Sen. J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.
To: NormsRevenge
Some journalist should ask Obama (the arrogant puss) if this is another one of those ‘teachable moments’!
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posted on
08/05/2009 2:50:57 PM PDT
by
kcvl
To: KTM rider
These were Federal crimes. He may actually do some heavy time. Then again.............
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posted on
08/05/2009 2:51:20 PM PDT
by
Roccus
(The Capitol, the White House, the Court House...........America's Axis of Evil)
To: Theodore R.
Well you know what they say about Louisiana, “Half under water, the other half under indictment.”
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posted on
08/05/2009 2:51:33 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
08/05/2009 2:51:41 PM PDT
by
abb
("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
To: Commander X
It would be appropriate. Water seeking its own level.
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posted on
08/05/2009 2:53:36 PM PDT
by
Enterprise
(When they come for your guns and ammo, give them the ammo first.)
To: NormsRevenge
Obama pardon? Me thinks yes.
To: allmost
Really. Why did this take four years?
His political affiliation.
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posted on
08/05/2009 2:53:44 PM PDT
by
mysterio
To: dfwgator
He’ll be back, just like Marion BarryOh, most certainly.
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posted on
08/05/2009 2:54:46 PM PDT
by
Snurple
(VEGETARIAN, OLD INDIAN WORD FOR BAD HUNTER.)
To: mysterio
How much jail time is he likely to face?
To: NormsRevenge; Just A Nobody; smoothsailing; RedRover
Outstanding! The evidence had to overwhelming because he's a rat!
He finally won his stripes, Justa, even if it took a while. :-)
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posted on
08/05/2009 2:55:28 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: NormsRevenge
Almost as guilty as Sara Palin.
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posted on
08/05/2009 2:56:17 PM PDT
by
Raycpa
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