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UPDATED: 12 (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

9 Jul 2008

:48 a.m. CDT, July 09, 2008 These government and community meetings are open to the public. To have meetings considered for inclusion, send e-mail to citydesk@tpmail.com with "Meetings" in the subject line or a fax to (504) 826-3007.

Crowded field aims for U.S. House seat (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

9 Jul 2008

Two years after he won a ninth term against a crowd of opponents while under the specter of a federal criminal probe, U.S. Rep. Bill Jefferson, now the subject of a 16-count indictment, is facing a similar onslaught.

FBI questions Collins about vote (Detroit News)

9 Jul 2008

FBI agents told City Councilwoman Barbara-Rose Collins on Tuesday that she is the "subject" of a federal public corruption probe into accusations that city officials accepted money to approve a sludge-hauling contract, she confirmed.