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**Ztcgtqvb** · 02-23-2007, 03:49 PM

I've purposely waited to mention this issue to see if anyone else had heard of it or simply could care less.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended her appointment of a New Orleans congressman suspected of corruption to a key congressional security panel during a Monday stop in Tempe.

Pelosi has appointed Congressman William Jefferson, D-La., to the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee, sparking criticism from Republicans. This is the kind of person you Democrats support in key positions regarding national security.

Jefferson is being investigated by federal authorities in a possible bribery case involving a telecommunications deal in Africa. The FBI found $90,000 in cash in Jefferson's freezer in a search of the congressman's home in 2005.

Pelosi -- who was then House Minority leader -- took Jefferson off of the House Ways & Means Committee after that search. Jefferson won reelection in a heavily Democratic district last year and Pelosi on Monday appointed him to the anti-terrorism panel. Wasn't this Pelosi person the same person that promised to end the "culture of corruption" What's disturbind is how many Democrats ate this line up.

Pelosi defends Jefferson appointment at ASU stop - The Business Journal of Phoenix:

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02-23-2007, 03:49 PM	#1
Ztcgtqvb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 528 Senior Member	Pelosi appoints corrupt congressman to key intelligence position... I've purposely waited to mention this issue to see if anyone else had heard of it or simply could care less. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended her appointment of a New Orleans congressman suspected of corruption to a key congressional security panel during a Monday stop in Tempe. Pelosi has appointed Congressman William Jefferson, D-La., to the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee, sparking criticism from Republicans. This is the kind of person you Democrats support in key positions regarding national security. Jefferson is being investigated by federal authorities in a possible bribery case involving a telecommunications deal in Africa. The FBI found $90,000 in cash in Jefferson's freezer in a search of the congressman's home in 2005. Pelosi -- who was then House Minority leader -- took Jefferson off of the House Ways & Means Committee after that search. Jefferson won reelection in a heavily Democratic district last year and Pelosi on Monday appointed him to the anti-terrorism panel. Wasn't this Pelosi person the same person that promised to end the "culture of corruption" What's disturbind is how many Democrats ate this line up. Pelosi defends Jefferson appointment at ASU stop - The Business Journal of Phoenix: Varus
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