James Traficant

Ex-Congressman Who Spent 7 Years In Jail For Corruption Gets Another Shot At Congress

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WARREN, Ohio — A convicted former congressman from Ohio has won more time to prove he collected enough petition signatures to run for Congress N...

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James Traficant Comeback Denied: Ex-Con Fails To Get On Ohio Ballot

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Former Ohio U.S. Rep. James Traficant has been disqualified in his bid to return to Congress after seven years in prison beca...

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Jim Traficant, Ex-Con, Running For Ohio Congressional Seat He Once Held

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WARREN, Ohio — James A. Traficant Jr., who served nearly two decades in Congress and seven years in prison for corruption, filed petitions Monda...

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Boehner-McConnell: The Movie

Martin Nolan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Martin Nolan

Both Boehner and McConnell have deluded themselves into believing they have already triumphed. Health care was to be Obama's Waterloo, but he won that battle. Those he defeated have become Napoleons.

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Traficant Leaves Democratic Party, Mulls Run As An Independent

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A former Ohio congressman who served seven years in prison for corruption says he's leaving the Democratic Party and consider...

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Traficant Won't Say If He'll Run For Congress In Ohio

AP | MEGHAN BARR | Posted 05.25.2011

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CLEVELAND — A deadline to run in Ohio's congressional Democratic primary came and went with no word from U.S. Rep. James Traficant, a former con...

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Will Ethics Matter in 2010?

Melanie Sloan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Several ethically compromised current or ex-officeholders -- including at least two convicted on corruption charges -- are planning or considering races for Congress or governor.

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James Traficant, Who Served Seven Years In Prison May Try To Return To Congress

AP | THOMAS J. SHEERAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CLEVELAND — Former Rep. James Traficant, who was recently released from prison after serving seven years for corruption, said Thursday that he i...

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James Traficant Is Out Of Jail And On Hardball

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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This afternoon, on Hardball, Chris Matthews hosted an interview with James Traficant, the Youngstown, Ohio Democratic Representative best known for hi...

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James Traficant, Ex-Congressman, Released From Prison: Should Someone Call The Fashion Police? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Ohio representative James A. Traficant Jr. was released from prison on Wednesday after serving seven years for bribery, racketeering and fraud....

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