(I've moved an item that I originally posted here to my 2007.06.06 roundup)

Below the fold:

• Congressman Jefferson Indicted on Bribery Charges
• Obama Knows his Way Around a Ballot
• I guess the Dims had a debate.

Congressman Jefferson Indicted on Bribery Charges

WASHINGTON —  Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., was indicted Monday on 16 counts related to a long-running bribery investigation on charges including bribery, racketeering, obstruction of justice and money laundering.

The indictment was handed up in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va. A press conference is scheduled for later Monday in Washington to discuss the case.

The 94-page indictment is more than an inch thick, and Jefferson could face a prison term of 235 years if he was convicted on all charges, and given the maximum sentence — although that is unlikely.

Jefferson's high-profile case revolves around allegations that he used his political influence to leverage gain for himself and his family. He is accused of hiding $90,000 in cash in his freezer in 2005 and bribing Nigerian officials.

Also, an FBI raid on his Capitol Hill office last year became a constitutional showdown between Congress and the White House. And two of Jefferson's top aides already have pleaded guilty and been sentenced in the case and agreed to work with investigators. ...

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Obama Knows his Way Around a Ballot
Tom Elia

This Chicago Tribune article from April escaped our notice at the time, but it is worth reviewing now.

The gist of the story by Tribune reporters David Jackson and Ray Long is that in Barack Obama's first campaign for political office in 1996 -- for Illinois state senator -- Obama's campaign cleared the candidate's way by having all four of his Democratic Party primary opponents thrown off the ballot.

Jackson and Long write: (emphasis added) ...

I guess the Dims had a debate.
I didn't watch it since there's no danger of me voting for anyone who took part but I guess I might as well throw together a link roundup in case you care. Go read 'em if you're interested:

• CNN’s Fairness Doctrine (H/T)
• Who Won The New Hampshire Democratic Debate? (Wizbang Poll)
• CNN: Contenders clash on Iraq, immigration, health care
• FOX: Democratic Candidates Debate Terror, Iraq
• Democrat debate: Caption contest
• WashTimes: Democrats take off gloves in debate
• WaPo: Democrats Focus on Iraq In Contentious Second Debate