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August 31st, 2008 at 9:57 pm

Indicted Louisiana House member bids for 10th term (AP)

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In this Oct. 16, 2007 file photo, Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., listens to testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Jefferson is awaiting trial in Virginia on federal bribery charges; his brother and two sisters are ensnared in a separate federal criminal case in New Orleans, but few people are counting Jefferson completely out as he faces six challengers in Saturday's Democratic primary. (AP Photos/Susan Walsh, File)AP - Sordid bribery allegations and jokes about “cold cash” hidden in Rep. William Jefferson’s freezer apparently did not matter much to voters two years ago when the New Orleans Democrat won a runoff election for his long-held congressional seat with a surprising 57 percent.


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