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Two days ago the name Joseph Cao would not have rung a bell.  Today, he’s the first Vietnamese American to be elected to Congress.  Cao, who defeated some poor dude who used a freezer instead of a bank, came out of nowhere.  But that isn’t stopping the blogger bandwagon from …

The family indicted together … stays together. John Bresnahan: William Jefferson’s brother, sister, and niece indicted The brother, sister and niece of indicted Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) were indicted themselves today for allegedly skimming hundreds of thousands of dollars from non-profit groups they controlled, according to the Associated Press.

Always willing to push the limit, the DCCC is up to their dirty tricks again.  Yesterday, their Hair and Make-Up Department decided it was time to trot out one of their poor interns, dress them up as former power-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and see if they could land a few earned-media hits.   …