Breaking: Congresman Jefferson's Office, Home, Car raided.

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Wednesday August 03, 2005 · 5:36 PM PDT

2005/08/03 · 17:36

This has just started being reported on local news here in New Orleans. Congressman William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, must be the target of some investigation. His Office in DC and his home in New Orleans have been raided today. The local news says also that his car has been searched. No word yet on what this possibly can be about. A relative of his has been under investigation locally for some time now. But no one knows if there is any connection.

My personal views on Jefferson are as follows. He is old school and stale and I have never liked him personally. However, I usually agree with his votes in the House of Representatives. On the other hand he was one of the "Gang of 15" Representatives to vote for CAFTA. Supposedly, the port of New Orleans stands to gain "thousands" of jobs through the agreement. First of all, I'm skeptical about that. Second of all, I don't believe we should have to sacrifice a huge and important industry here, SUGAR, in order to help another, the port.

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Air America coming to Baton Rouge

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Sunday July 10, 2005 · 1:29 PM PDT

2005/07/10 · 13:29

First diary here. I'm so psyched about Air America coming to Baton Rouge that I had to share it. Baton Rouge has a metropolitan population of 730,000. According to someone in radio I spoke to, this station's range reaches beyond the metropolitan area to include some rather large towns.

Last week while listening to Air America online, it was announced that Fresno, Ca had just begun airing. But there is a dearth of these stations in the South - where they are needed most. So this is a welcome development. The total number of stations should be close to 70 with this announcement.

It was interesting to read the way local Baton Rouge Air America advocates went about landing the station (see article below fold). Maybe some of you can take similar action. Correction: Since some of you seem concerned, please note that the article mistakingly prints Ed Shultz' name as Bob Shultz. Read More

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