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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (4258)	8/9/2006 2:50:06 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224668

lieberman will win as an independent

To: American Spirit who wrote (4258)	8/9/2006 8:45:31 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224668

Dems smell blood:Jefferson Gets Competition Aug 09, 2006, DOUG SIMPSON, Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — A string of challengers jumped into the race Wednesday against Rep. William Jefferson, whose Washington office was raided by the FBI amid a federal bribery investigation. The three-day filing period for entering the November elections started Wednesday. In Louisiana, there are no earlier party primaries; if no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote on Election Day, the top two go to a December runoff. Five candidates registered Wednesday to challenge the eight-term Democrat, including two familiar names in New Orleans-area politics. Another longtime New Orleans politician was expected to enter the race later this week. State Sen. Derrick Shepherd, who filed his election paperwork, said the corruption allegations against Jefferson have weakened the congressman's ability to represent his New Orleans-area constituents as they recover from Hurricane Katrina. "Obviously, Congressman Jefferson is distracted,"Shepherd said. Troy Carter, a former New Orleans City Council member, and Regina Bartholomew, a lawyer who has worked for the city's school board and the U.S. Department of Labor, also filed for the race. Two little-known candidates also registered. State Rep. Karen Carter plans to register Friday, her aides said.