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Political Junkie -- Bonilla, Jefferson, Election 2008

Published December 13, 2006 at 7:00 AM PST

Voters of Texas 23 have cast their ballots. The Democrats can add another point to their column. On Saturday, corrupt Democratic Congressman William Jefferson was handily reelected by the people of New Orleans. Plus, lots to talk about in the run-up to the 2008 presidential election with NPR's political editor, Ken Rudin.

Guest:

Ken Rudin, NPR's Political Editor; Writes the weekly "Political Junkie" column on npr.org; Has a weekly podcast called "It's All Politics" also available on npr.org

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