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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. William Jefferson [D, LA-2]</title>
  <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/person/atom_news/400201_william_jefferson" rel="self"/>
  <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/person/news/400201_william_jefferson" rel="alternate"/>
  <updated>2008-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/news/400201</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Supreme Court Casts a Vote for Millionaires</title>
    <link href="http://www.alternet.org/democracy/89729/?ses=e245261d86aba45c794a9a2a7bbe2374" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/2398740</id>
    <updated>2008-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AlterNet,&amp;nbsp;CA</name>
    </author>
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... ...rather than suckling from the public teat to campaign, in many cases, might result in fewer licentious legislators (William Jefferson anyone? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.alternet.org/democracy/89729/?ses=e245261d86aba45c794a9a2a7bbe2374"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Court Rejects Jefferson Bid  to Dismiss Evidence</title>
    <link href="http://www.rollcall.com/news/26257-1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2391864</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Roll Call (subscription),&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
By Paul Singer A federal court has dismissed Rep. William Jefferson&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s request to dismiss evidence that was gathered by FBI agents during an interrogation in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rollcall.com/news/26257-1.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill aims to take sting out of pesky bed bugs&#226;&#8364;&#8482; bite</title>
    <link href="http://www.thecharlottepost.com/index.php?src=news&amp;amp;refno=948&amp;amp;category=News" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2388429</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Charlotte Post,&amp;nbsp;NC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
J.), William Jefferson (D-La.) and Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) is a response to America&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s bed bug reinfestation. The little critters, which feed on blood and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thecharlottepost.com/index.php?src=news&amp;refno=948&amp;category=News"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Judge rejects Rep. Jefferson on evidence</title>
    <link href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/judge-rejects-rep.-jefferson-on-evidence-2008-06-25.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2388427</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Hill,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
By Susan Crabtree A federal judge rejected Rep. William Jefferson&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s (D-La.) request to suppress evidence gathered during an FBI search of his Louisiana home ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/judge-rejects-rep.-jefferson-on-evidence-2008-06-25.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Economics, politics frustrate too many farmers these days</title>
    <link href="http://southeastfarmpress.com/news_archive/economics-politics-0623" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/commentary/2383933</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Southeast Farm Press</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Most farmers I talk to agree that their most stable economic years in recent history came during the William Jefferson Clinton administration. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://southeastfarmpress.com/news_archive/economics-politics-0623"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Judge refuses to throw out Jefferson comments</title>
    <link href="http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/judge_refuses_to_throw_out_jef_1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/commentary/2383928</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com,&amp;nbsp;LA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
by Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune WASHINGTON - US District Court Judge TS Ellis III today rejected Rep. William Jefferson&amp;#39;s efforts to declare off limits ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/judge_refuses_to_throw_out_jef_1.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Prosecutors accuse Jefferson of playing for a delay</title>
    <link href="http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/prosecutors_accuse_jefferson_o.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/commentary/2383930</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com,&amp;nbsp;LA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
by Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department says that Rep. William Jefferson&amp;#39;s request for court help in taking depositions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/prosecutors_accuse_jefferson_o.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Jefferson sets stage for entertaining  election season</title>
    <link href="http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/viewStory.cfm?recID=31120" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/commentary/2383929</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>New Orleans CityBusiness,&amp;nbsp;LA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
by Mark Singletary Without any committee assignments or any significant legislation bearing his name, Congressman William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/viewStory.cfm?recID=31120"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rep. William Jefferson&amp;#39;s Family Indicted by Feds in Criminal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.commonvoice.com/article.asp?colid=8551" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-22:/commentary/2372766</id>
    <updated>2008-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Common Voice,&amp;nbsp;SC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
All of these suspects are relatives of suspect Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA), who gained national attention when FBI agents discovered more than $90000 in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.commonvoice.com/article.asp?colid=8551"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Lawmakers&amp;#39; Relatives Plead Not Guilty to Fraud</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/20/AR2008062003010.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-21:/commentary/2398741</id>
    <updated>2008-06-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Post,&amp;nbsp;United States</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
William Jefferson is facing separate corruption charges over an alleged international bribery scheme. A trial date has been set for December in US District ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/20/AR2008062003010.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senator Barack Obama Addresses Nation&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Mayors in Miami</title>
    <link href="http://www.southfloridacaribbeannews.com/story.asp?ID=4029" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-21:/commentary/2372780</id>
    <updated>2008-06-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>South Florida Caribbean News,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
President William Jefferson Clinton will address mayors on Sunday, June 21, 2008. During their meeting, mayors have debated and will vote on policy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.southfloridacaribbeannews.com/story.asp?ID=4029"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New Orleans mayor ponders his post-Katrina legacy</title>
    <link href="http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/440164.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-21:/commentary/2372777</id>
    <updated>2008-06-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kentucky.com,&amp;nbsp;KY</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
There was also speculation that Nagin would be a favorite if he ran for the seat held by indicted US Rep. William Jefferson, a fellow Democrat who ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/440164.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Across the nation</title>
    <link href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080621/NEWS07/806210346" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-21:/commentary/2372773</id>
    <updated>2008-06-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Detroit Free Press,&amp;nbsp;United States</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The three are a sister, brother and niece of US Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., who faces separate corruption charges over an alleged international bribery ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080621/NEWS07/806210346"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Jefferson&amp;#39;s Plead No-Guilty in Federal Court</title>
    <link href="http://abc26.trb.com/news/wgno_news_062008jeffersonsarraigned,0,677583.story" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/commentary/2398742</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WGNO,&amp;nbsp;LA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Her guilty plea came just one day after Congressman William Jefferson decided he will seek re-election. &amp;quot;So there may have been a call between sister and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://abc26.trb.com/news/wgno_news_062008jeffersonsarraigned,0,677583.story"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Operation HOPE Partners With White House Initiative on ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=871425" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/commentary/2372782</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Market Wire (press release)</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In 1993, President William Jefferson Clinton signed Executive Order 12876. This executive order required that a senior level executive in each agency have ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=871425"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Louisiana, New Orleans and French Quarter don&amp;#39;t let hurricanes ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/06/20/louisiana_new_orleans_and_french_quarter" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/commentary/2372781</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TravelGolf.com</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Then there&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Congressman William Jefferson. The feds found $90000  in his freezer, and he was indicted by a grand jury on 16 charges related to corruption. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/tim.mcdonald/2008/06/20/louisiana_new_orleans_and_french_quarter"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Come, Join the Tammany Party</title>
    <link href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NTg3NWM3MGY5N2UyNGU2OTBmZTI0Zjc2NjlkZGJlZTI=" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/commentary/2372779</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Review Online,&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Not to be outdone, William Jefferson Blythe III Clinton attempted to foist his blushing bride, Hillary, on the body politic as a plausible presidential ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NTg3NWM3MGY5N2UyNGU2OTBmZTI0Zjc2NjlkZGJlZTI="&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Nation Briefs: Saturday, June 21, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://newsok.com/nation-briefs-saturday-june-21-2008/article/3260302/?tm=1214018692" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/commentary/2372774</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NewsOK.com (subscription),&amp;nbsp;OK</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
NEW ORLEANS &#226;&#8364;&#8221; A sister, brother and niece of indicted US Rep. William Jefferson pleaded not guilty in federal court Friday to fraud charges accusing them of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://newsok.com/nation-briefs-saturday-june-21-2008/article/3260302/?tm=1214018692"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Louisiana Legislature Pay Raise Excuses</title>
    <link href="http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/Louisiana/Politics/Louisiana_Legislature_Pay_Raise_Excuses__6636.asp" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/commentary/2372772</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bayou Buzz,&amp;nbsp;LA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
And even if you are paid at the level of a US Congressman, as Rep. William Jefferson has allegedly demonstrated, that still doesn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t whet the  appetite of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/Louisiana/Politics/Louisiana_Legislature_Pay_Raise_Excuses__6636.asp"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Louisiana&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s reputation is bad enough</title>
    <link href="http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20080620/OPINION/806200341/1030/opinion&amp;amp;title=Louisiana_s_reputation_is_bad_enough" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/commentary/2372770</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Houma Courier,&amp;nbsp;Louisiana</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Indicted US Rep. William Jefferson isn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t letting his legal troubles get in the way of his pursuit of yet another term in office. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20080620/OPINION/806200341/1030/opinion&amp;title=Louisiana_s_reputation_is_bad_enough"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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