buzzz worthy. . . Three years after imprisonment, corruption-laden former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards announced his bid for Congress on St. Patrick's Day, despite his tarnished past. He told members of the Louisiana Press Club he weighed the pros and cons of pursuing office and decided to move forward because the good reasons outweigh the bad. The head of Louisiana's GOP said Edwards' antics are fit for reality T.V., not public office. Edwards served almost 9 years in prison for extortion, fraud and racketeering charges. Claiming the charges he serves time were a well know misperception he said in an interview with NBC's Churck Todd, "I did not do what he was charged with and convicted of " adding the conviction came after he left the governor's office. The 86-year-old career politician would run for governor again if he could, but said since there are questions about his eligibility he will avoid the controversy. By law Edwards r...
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