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Do you know what it means
to diss New Orleans?

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Photo: 2005 © A.M. Stan for AFGE It's been a weekend of highs, lows and best-of-bad-choices for the good people of New Orleans -- including those in the Katrina diaspora. Those who might like to see the city take on a whiter character were dealt a setback this week with the re-election of Mayor Ray Nagin . Yet, given the mayor's performance during Hurricane Katrina, any large celebration would be premature. On a more distressing front, the city's congressman, Rep. William Jefferson, is being investigated for taking bribes, and the case against him looks pretty good. This couldn't come at a better time for those on the light side who would like to play the race card, since the bribes allegedly taken by Jefferson, an African-American, are said to have been for the securing of contracts between a Louisiana firm and African governments. In fact, the releasing of a previously sealed affidavit by the FBI, and a very dramatic raid on Jefferson's offices conducted this