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House Votes to Impeach New Orleans Fed Judge Thomas Porteous

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It comes as no surprise that U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous of New Orleans is in big big trouble. The U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously Thursday to impeach him, the Associated Press reported. The news service reported that lawmakers felt he avoided criminal charges only because the…

End Could be Near for Louisiana Fed Judge Thomas Porteous Jr.

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It looks like it could be the end for Louisiana Fed Judge Thomas Porteous. Perhaps Congress will figure out, enough is enough. By Ben Evans ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON –It’s not the lifestyle of a typical federal judge: Five or six vodka cocktails during lunch; gambling with borrowed money; bankruptcy under a phony name; cash, trips…