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House Democrats were thrilled by the passage of their major health care legislation , but perhaps no development on Saturday tickled them more than winning the vote of a single Republican: Representative Ahn a oeJosepha Cao of Louisiana.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is surrounded as she walks to the floor of the House of Representatives for the continuing health care debate at the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Nov.

They never approached the avarice of Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson, whose freezer held $90,000 in marked dollars, or the late Illinois Secretary of State Paul Powell, whose apartment yielded $800,000 cash stuffed into shoeboxes.

The House ethics committee is currently investigating seven African-American lawmakers - more than 15 percent of the total in the House.

Former Rep. William Jefferson will face sentencing Nov. 13 on 11 counts of federal public corruption.

Internal investigations into the conduct of more than two dozen members of the U.S. House of Representatives have been exposed in an extraordinary, Internet-era breach of security involving the secretive process by which Congress polices lawmaker ethics.

A bankruptcy trustee has determined that former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., may be poor enough to file for bankruptcy under more restrictive new laws.

A federal bankruptcy court trustee has ruled that William and Andrea Jefferson's income is likely to fall to levels allowed under a revised federal law and therefore an earlier recommendation that the case be dismissed isn't warranted.

A move to dismiss the federal bankruptcy case filed by former Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson and his wife has been denied.

The New Orleans City Planning Commission will hold its final public hearing on the city's proposed master plan Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in the City Council chamber at City Hall, 1300 Perdido St.

A year ago, few 2nd Congressional District voters would have recognized Anh "Joseph" Cao, the diminutive David who would soon take down the district's longtime Goliath, William Jefferson.

Louisiana Elections for U.S. House Support Conclusion That "Top-Two" Unduly Benefits Incumbents October 16th, 2009 Critics of "top-two" sometimes argue that "top-two" is even more favorable to incumbent office-holders than normal elections are.

With high-profile investigations under way against Democrats and Republicans, Congress is facing a series of difficult tests of the toughened ethics system it put in place to weed out corruption and malfeasance among its members.

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Back in 2005, a number of politicians patted themselves on the back for passing amendments to the Bankruptcy Code that, among other things, made it much harder for consumer debtors to get a fresh start through Chapter 7. One of those congratulating themselves was Rep.

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Sentencing for former Rep. William Jefferson will be pushed back to Nov. 13, U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III ruled today.

It is with great regret that I write that Democrats must remove Charlie Rangel from his chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee.

William Jefferson's attorneys, who are owed more than $5 million in legal fees, have a lien on the former congressman's Washington, D.C., home, according to recent bankruptcy court filings.

If she hopes to survive a bloody battle in 2010 -- one where her own words and actions will be used against her -- Speaker Pelosi must insist that New York Congressman Charlie Rangel resign immediately.