Affidavit Reveals New Jefferson Details

By John Bresnahan
Roll Call Staff
June 7, 2006, 12 a.m.

A newly released affidavit filed by FBI agents investigating Rep. William Jefferson offers fresh details into the bribery probe of the Louisiana Democrat, which began after an investor in a Nigerian telecommunications deal grew concerned that she was being ripped off for millions of dollars by Jefferson and his alleged co-conspirators.



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Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article

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