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New New Orleans FBI Chief David Welker Low Key So Far

allan14 years ago10 years ago03 mins

David Welker, head of the New Orleans FBI, may be low key, but if things goes as planned in a state ripe with corruption, he’ll be a household name before you know it. By Brendan McCarthy New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS — Like countless times before, the news conference began with six or so middle-age…

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Republican Challenger Defeats Indicted Rep. William J. Jefferson

allan14 years ago14 years ago02 mins

Rep. William J. Jefferson’s loyal voter base finally wore too thin. A Republican has unseated the 9-term Dem, who faces trial some time next year on public corruption charges. As a Congressman, Jefferson still had a chip to bargain with if he decided to plead guilty. He could have agreed to step down in exchange…

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Commentary: The Love and Loyalty for Troubled New Orleans Congressman Jefferson Has Faded

allan14 years ago10 years ago05 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – I always marveled at the voter loyalty Rep. William J. Jefferson generated.  Long after the FBI found $90,000 in marked FBI bills in his freezer in August 2005, many many people in the “Big Easy” still loved him. Apparently, Saturday there wasn’t enough of that kind of special love…

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