ICE Returns 16th Century Hebrew Bible

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com History sometimes has a way of righting  itself — even if it takes a while. That seemed to be the case Monday when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials returned to Vienna’s Jewish community a 16th Century Hebrew Bible that had been looted by the Nazis 71 years ago during “Kristallnacht”,…

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Column: Prediction on Sentencing for Rep. William Jefferson: The Judge Won’t Give him What the Prosecution Suggests

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –  It’s almost judgment day for ex-Rep. William Jefferson,   the New Orleans Congressman who at one time seemed invincible. That was at one time.  Last year, he lost his seat in a bid for a 10th term.  Then this past summer he was convicted by a federal jury on 11…

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