Indicted Rep. Jefferson Loses Louisiana Seat

CBS News - (AP) Voters in Louisiana ousted indicted Democratic Rep. William Jefferson [D] on Saturday, instead electing a Republican attorney who will be the first Vietnamese-American in Congress. Unofficial results showed Anh "Joseph" Cao denying Jefferson a 10th term. Republicans made an aggressive push to take the seat from the 61-year-old incumbent, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery, laundering money and misusing his congressional office. Cao, 41, won a predominantly black and heavily Democratic district that covers most of New Orleans. Read more at CBS News...

Note: The election was one of two [both Republican victories] in Louisiana postponed because of Hurricane Gustav. Read More......