Word: louisiana
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...scandal-plagued Congressman could have coasted into a ninth term even as a federal bribery investigation swirled around him. And more to the point, how effective can Jefferson be with a majority that ran on an anti-corruption campaign - particularly at a time when the city and Louisiana are in desperate need of federal help in the region's Hurricane Katrina recovery effort...
...Jefferson himself seemed untroubled by such questions Saturday evening as the vote tallies showed him walloping his runoff rival, state representative Karen Carter, by a 20-percentage-point margin. (Because of Louisiana's peculiar open primary system, the two top finishers in November's election, both Democrats, squared off weeks later.) Jefferson, in his victory speech, vowed to "do all that I can, all that is in my power, with the help and grace of God, to serve you as fully, as effectively as I possibly...
...freezer' - is not what I'd consider the truth," says demographer and political analyst Elliott Stonecipher. "This is far more complex. And I would ask the people of this country, especially those that are in a position to make a difference in New Orleans and Louisiana, to wait until this whole thing runs its course...
Thankfully, they're not genuine bad guys. Their fake uniforms and IDs are supplied by TraceSecurity, a Louisiana-based outfit co-founded by Stickley that is hired by companies to test their security systems. And it's not much of a test. In four years, Stickley and his colleagues have never failed to crack those systems, mostly because people are too trusting, too unaware or simply too lazy to take the necessary steps that would deter thieves...
...LOUISIANA The state in which 1 in 3 people are obese has always ranked in the bottom two. But there is some progress. This year violent crime is down a healthy...