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    <title>The Muck Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Us House Of Representatives”</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:subtitle>maladies, madness, mischief, and murder in American politics.</itunes:subtitle>
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    <itunes:summary>A weekly podcast where the dark, and sometimes weird, true stories in American politics are discussed.
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  <title>Episode 85: Swing Ride | Mark Foley and Edward L. Jackson</title>
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  <itunes:duration>1:21:30</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Hillary and Tina cover former US House Representative Mark Foley and former Indiana Governor Edward Jackson. 
For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep85notes).
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover former US House Representative Mark Foley and former Indiana Governor Edward Jackson. </p>

<p>For show notes and links to our sources, please click <a href="https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep85notes" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover former US House Representative Mark Foley and former Indiana Governor Edward Jackson. </p>

<p>For show notes and links to our sources, please click <a href="https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep85notes" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 70: Lose a Job, Gain a Husband | Henry Cianfrani and Gary Condit</title>
  <link>https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/ep70-loseajobgainahusband</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>The Muck Podcast</author>
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  <itunes:duration>1:01:39</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Tina and Hillary cover former Pennsylvania State Senator Henry “Buddy” Cianfrani and former US House Representative Gary Condit. 
For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep70notes).
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  <itunes:keywords>true crime, politics, corrupt, US politics, American politics, Pennsylvania, Senate, Henry Buddy Cianfrani, bribery, no shows, tax evasion, US House of Representatives, Congress, Chandra Levy, murder, missing, Washington DC, House Intelligence Committee</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Tina and Hillary cover former Pennsylvania State Senator Henry “Buddy” Cianfrani and former US House Representative Gary Condit. </p>

<p>For show notes and links to our sources, please click <a href="https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep70notes" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Tina and Hillary cover former Pennsylvania State Senator Henry “Buddy” Cianfrani and former US House Representative Gary Condit. </p>

<p>For show notes and links to our sources, please click <a href="https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep70notes" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 65: Li'l Pasqualin | Robert Potter and the New Orleans Italian Lynching</title>
  <link>https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/ep65-lilpasqualin</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2021 00:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>The Muck Podcast</author>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Hillary and Tina cover Former U.S. Representative from North Carolina Robert Potter and the 1891 lynchings of eleven Italian Americans in New Orleans.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For show notes and links to our sources, please click &lt;a href="https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep65notes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover Former U.S. Representative from North Carolina Robert Potter and the 1891 lynchings of eleven Italian Americans in New Orleans.</p>

<p>For show notes and links to our sources, please click <a href="https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep65notes" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover Former U.S. Representative from North Carolina Robert Potter and the 1891 lynchings of eleven Italian Americans in New Orleans.</p>

<p>For show notes and links to our sources, please click <a href="https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep65notes" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
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<item>
  <title>Episode 63: Cold Cash Jefferson | Jim Jordan and William Jefferson</title>
  <link>https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/ep63-coldcashjefferson</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>The Muck Podcast</author>
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  <itunes:duration>1:07:44</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Hillary and Tina cover current US House Representative from Ohio, Jim Jordan and former US House Representative from Louisiana William J. Jefferson.
For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep63notes).
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>true crime, politics, corrupt, US politics, American politics, Ohio, US House of Representatives, Jim Jordan, investigative committee, tea party, Ohio University wrestling scandal, Dr. Strauss, William Jefferson, FBI Raid, Bribery, Scandal, Ethics</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover current US House Representative from Ohio, Jim Jordan and former US House Representative from Louisiana William J. Jefferson.</p>

<p>For show notes and links to our sources, please click <a href="https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep63notes" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover current US House Representative from Ohio, Jim Jordan and former US House Representative from Louisiana William J. Jefferson.</p>

<p>For show notes and links to our sources, please click <a href="https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep63notes" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
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<item>
  <title>Episode 55: Off a Cliff! | Kwame Kilpatrick and Matt Gaetz</title>
  <link>https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/ep55-offacliff</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>The Muck Podcast</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/671f03f1-5c30-47f1-bc6f-fa71b2d59976/403f907e-03bc-4eb9-8f15-46fecd4bd00f.mp3" length="45920756" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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  <itunes:season>2</itunes:season>
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  <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:35:40</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Hillary and Tina cover former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and current US House Representative from Florida, Matt Gaetz.
For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep55notes).
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>true crime, politics, corrupt, US politics, American politics, Detroit, Detroit politics, Kwame Kilpatrick, US House of Representatives, Matt Gaetz, money laundering, Nepotism, perjury, murder, xenophobia, ethics violation</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and current US House Representative from Florida, Matt Gaetz.</p>

<p>For show notes and links to our sources, please click <a href="https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep55notes" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and current US House Representative from Florida, Matt Gaetz.</p>

<p>For show notes and links to our sources, please click <a href="https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep55notes" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
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<item>
  <title>Episode 45: Way To Go, Girl | The 1876 Election and Duncan D. Hunter</title>
  <link>https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/ep45-waytogogirl</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 00:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>The Muck Podcast</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/671f03f1-5c30-47f1-bc6f-fa71b2d59976/cd46af49-c977-444c-b4b0-96e066dd98be.mp3" length="37340681" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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  <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The Muck Podcast</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:17:47</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Hillary and Tina cover the election of 1876 and US House Rep from California, Duncan D. Hunter.
For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep45notes). 
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>true crime, politics, corrupt, Compromise of 1877, US politics, American politics, Election of 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes, Reconstruction, Ulysses S. Grant,  Samuel J. Tilden, Constitutional Crisis, Duncan D. Hunter, US House of Representatives, Campaign Fraud, Scandal </itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover the election of 1876 and US House Rep from California, Duncan D. Hunter.</p>

<p>For show notes and links to our sources, please click <a href="https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep45notes" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover the election of 1876 and US House Rep from California, Duncan D. Hunter.</p>

<p>For show notes and links to our sources, please click <a href="https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep45notes" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
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<item>
  <title>Episode 44: Grateful Dead, People | Sam Houston and Mike Pence and the Indiana AIDS Crisis</title>
  <link>https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/ep44-gratefuldeadpeople</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 00:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>The Muck Podcast</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/671f03f1-5c30-47f1-bc6f-fa71b2d59976/3e0a60b8-7285-4805-9634-95a840595016.mp3" length="32740831" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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  <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:08:12</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Tina and Hillary cover former US House Representative for Tennessee, Sam Houston and Vice President Mike Pence’s time as Indiana Governor. 
For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep44notes). 
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>true crime, politics, corrupt, US politics, American politics, US House of Representatives, Tennessee Politics, Sam Houston, Cherokee, Indiana Governor, Vice President Pence, Mike Pence, AIDS crisis</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Tina and Hillary cover former US House Representative for Tennessee, Sam Houston and Vice President Mike Pence’s time as Indiana Governor. </p>

<p>For show notes and links to our sources, please click<a href="https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep44notes" rel="nofollow"> here</a>.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Tina and Hillary cover former US House Representative for Tennessee, Sam Houston and Vice President Mike Pence’s time as Indiana Governor. </p>

<p>For show notes and links to our sources, please click<a href="https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep44notes" rel="nofollow"> here</a>.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
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  <title>Episode 4: Beam Me Up, Mr. Speaker | Cornelia "Cora" Knutson and James "Jimbo" Traficant</title>
  <link>https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/ep4-beammeup</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 00:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>The Muck Podcast</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/671f03f1-5c30-47f1-bc6f-fa71b2d59976/4fa81002-cebf-4368-8880-21e46e6bd46f.mp3" length="26012733" type="audio/mp3"/>
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  <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
  <itunes:author>The Muck Podcast</itunes:author>
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  <itunes:duration>54:11</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Hillary and Tina cover former Minnesota US House Representative Cornelia “Coya” Knutson and former Ohio US House Representative James “Jimbo” Traficant.
Sources:
Tina's Story
Wikipedia
Youngstown, Oh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youngstown,_Ohio)
RICO (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act)
The New Republic
Crimetown, USA (https://newrepublic.com/article/68973/crimetown-usa)--David Grann
Showbiz Cheatsheet
“Surprising Things You Never Knew about the House of Representatives” (https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/surprising-things-you-never-knew-about-the-house-of-representatives.html/)--Rachel Diaz
Independent
“James Traficant: Maverick politician who became only the second person to be thrown out of Congress since the American Civil War” (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/james-traficant-maverick-politician-who-became-only-the-second-person-to-be-thrown-out-of-congress-9789820.html)--Matt Schudel 
NPR
"Ex-Rep. James Traficant Dies at 73" (https://www.npr.org/2014/09/29/352402844/ex-rep-james-traficant-dies-at-73)--on Morning Edition
Forbes
“James Traficant Jr. And The Taxpayer's Burden” (https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/2014/09/29/james-traficant-jr-and-the-taxpayers-burden/#516c710310b5)--Peter Reilly
Law Resource
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Document (https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F2/884/884.F2d.258.88-1271.html)
Morning Journal
“James Traficant cause of death was asphyxia, coroner says” (https://www.morningjournal.com/news/ohio/james-traficant-cause-of-death-was-asphyxia-coroner-says/article_f007e2bc-31e6-5fe3-a4a1-d738000a2365.html)--AP
Congressional Research Service
“ Status of a Senator Who Has Been Indicted for or Convicted of a Felony” (https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34716.pdf)--Jack Maskell
Downfall Dictionary
“Jim Traficant Beamed Out” (http://downfalldictionary.blogspot.com/2016/04/jim-traficant-beamed-out.html)--Dirk Langeveld
CNN
“Traficant guilty of bribery, racketeering” (https://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/04/11/traficant.trial/index.html)
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
United States vs. Traficant--02-3864 (https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-6th-circuit/1006253.html)
American Mafia
“The Trials of Traficant” (http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_189.html)--James Ridgway deSzigethy
Amazon Prime
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown (https://www.amazon.com/Traficant-Congressman-Crimetown-Ed-ONeill/dp/B01M1KC0OI)
Photos
Belt Magazine
 “‘A Champion of the People’: Youngstown Says Goodbye to Jim Traficant”--Vince Guerrieri
Traficant Memorabilia (https://beltmag.com/champion-people-youngstown-says-goodbye-jim-traficant/)
Thinking Through History
"Friday Fun: The Absurd, The Serious, And The Useless In History Trivia"--Tim Lacy
Traficant Leisure Suit (https://thinkingthroughhistory.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/friday-fun-the-absurd-the-serious-and-the-useless-in-history-trivia-4112008/)
NPR
“Why Youngstown, Ohio Loved ‘Jimbo’ Traficant--Marilyn Geewax
Traficant Courtroom (https://www.wuwm.com/post/why-youngstown-ohio-loved-jimbo-traficant#stream/0)--Associated Press--Joe Marquette
Hillary's Story
NPR
"The Congresswoman Whose Husband Called Her Home" (https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2014/05/10/310996960/the-congresswoman-whose-husband-called-her-home)--Liz Halloran
The New York Times
"Coya Knutson, 82, Legislator; Husband Sought Her Defeat" (https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/12/us/coya-knutson-82-legislator-husband-sought-her-defeat.html)--Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr.
Smithsonian Magazine
"Friends in the House, Hostility at Home" (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/friends-in-the-house-hostility-at-home-13467516/)--Gilbert King
Photos
MNopedia
Coya Knutson, 1955 (https://www.mnopedia.org/multimedia/coya-knutson-ca-1955)
Coya with Farmers (https://www.mnopedia.org/person/knutson-coya-1912-1996)
History, Art, and Archives
Coya and Andy Knutson (https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/30816)--Associated Press Wire Photo
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  <itunes:keywords>true crime, politics, corrupt, us politics, american politics, coya knutson, minnesota, minnesota house, us house of representatives, congress, us congress, youngstown, ohio, mahonig valley, james traficant, beam me up, ohio mob, pennsylvania mob</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover former Minnesota US House Representative Cornelia “Coya” Knutson and former Ohio US House Representative James “Jimbo” Traficant.</p>

<p>Sources:<br>
Tina&#39;s Story<br>
Wikipedia<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youngstown,_Ohio" rel="nofollow">Youngstown, Oh</a><br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act" rel="nofollow">RICO</a></p>

<p>The New Republic<br>
<a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/68973/crimetown-usa" rel="nofollow">Crimetown, USA</a>--David Grann</p>

<p>Showbiz Cheatsheet<br>
<a href="https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/surprising-things-you-never-knew-about-the-house-of-representatives.html/" rel="nofollow">“Surprising Things You Never Knew about the House of Representatives”</a>--Rachel Diaz</p>

<p>Independent<br>
<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/james-traficant-maverick-politician-who-became-only-the-second-person-to-be-thrown-out-of-congress-9789820.html" rel="nofollow">“James Traficant: Maverick politician who became only the second person to be thrown out of Congress since the American Civil War”</a>--Matt Schudel </p>

<p>NPR<br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2014/09/29/352402844/ex-rep-james-traficant-dies-at-73" rel="nofollow">&quot;Ex-Rep. James Traficant Dies at 73&quot;</a>--on Morning Edition</p>

<p>Forbes<br>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/2014/09/29/james-traficant-jr-and-the-taxpayers-burden/#516c710310b5" rel="nofollow">“James Traficant Jr. And The Taxpayer&#39;s Burden”</a>--Peter Reilly</p>

<p>Law Resource<br>
<a href="https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F2/884/884.F2d.258.88-1271.html" rel="nofollow">Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Document</a></p>

<p>Morning Journal<br>
<a href="https://www.morningjournal.com/news/ohio/james-traficant-cause-of-death-was-asphyxia-coroner-says/article_f007e2bc-31e6-5fe3-a4a1-d738000a2365.html" rel="nofollow">“James Traficant cause of death was asphyxia, coroner says”</a>--AP</p>

<p>Congressional Research Service<br>
<a href="https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34716.pdf" rel="nofollow">“ Status of a Senator Who Has Been Indicted for or Convicted of a Felony”</a>--Jack Maskell</p>

<p>Downfall Dictionary<br>
<a href="http://downfalldictionary.blogspot.com/2016/04/jim-traficant-beamed-out.html" rel="nofollow">“Jim Traficant Beamed Out”</a>--Dirk Langeveld</p>

<p>CNN<br>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/04/11/traficant.trial/index.html" rel="nofollow">“Traficant guilty of bribery, racketeering”</a></p>

<p>United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit<br>
<a href="https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-6th-circuit/1006253.html" rel="nofollow">United States vs. Traficant--02-3864</a></p>

<p>American Mafia<br>
<a href="http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_189.html" rel="nofollow">“The Trials of Traficant”</a>--James Ridgway deSzigethy</p>

<p>Amazon Prime<br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Traficant-Congressman-Crimetown-Ed-ONeill/dp/B01M1KC0OI" rel="nofollow">Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown</a></p>

<p>Photos<br>
Belt Magazine<br>
 “‘A Champion of the People’: Youngstown Says Goodbye to Jim Traficant”--Vince Guerrieri<br>
<a href="https://beltmag.com/champion-people-youngstown-says-goodbye-jim-traficant/" rel="nofollow">Traficant Memorabilia</a></p>

<p>Thinking Through History<br>
&quot;Friday Fun: The Absurd, The Serious, And The Useless In History Trivia&quot;--Tim Lacy<br>
<a href="https://thinkingthroughhistory.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/friday-fun-the-absurd-the-serious-and-the-useless-in-history-trivia-4112008/" rel="nofollow">Traficant Leisure Suit</a></p>

<p>NPR<br>
“Why Youngstown, Ohio Loved ‘Jimbo’ Traficant--Marilyn Geewax<br>
<a href="https://www.wuwm.com/post/why-youngstown-ohio-loved-jimbo-traficant#stream/0" rel="nofollow">Traficant Courtroom</a>--Associated Press--Joe Marquette</p>

<p>Hillary&#39;s Story<br>
NPR<br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2014/05/10/310996960/the-congresswoman-whose-husband-called-her-home" rel="nofollow">&quot;The Congresswoman Whose Husband Called Her Home&quot;</a>--Liz Halloran<br>
The New York Times<br>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/12/us/coya-knutson-82-legislator-husband-sought-her-defeat.html" rel="nofollow">&quot;Coya Knutson, 82, Legislator; Husband Sought Her Defeat&quot;</a>--Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr.<br>
Smithsonian Magazine<br>
<a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/friends-in-the-house-hostility-at-home-13467516/" rel="nofollow">&quot;Friends in the House, Hostility at Home&quot;</a>--Gilbert King</p>

<p>Photos<br>
MNopedia<br>
<a href="https://www.mnopedia.org/multimedia/coya-knutson-ca-1955" rel="nofollow">Coya Knutson, 1955</a><br>
<a href="https://www.mnopedia.org/person/knutson-coya-1912-1996" rel="nofollow">Coya with Farmers</a></p>

<p>History, Art, and Archives<br>
<a href="https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/30816" rel="nofollow">Coya and Andy Knutson</a>--Associated Press Wire Photo</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover former Minnesota US House Representative Cornelia “Coya” Knutson and former Ohio US House Representative James “Jimbo” Traficant.</p>

<p>Sources:<br>
Tina&#39;s Story<br>
Wikipedia<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youngstown,_Ohio" rel="nofollow">Youngstown, Oh</a><br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act" rel="nofollow">RICO</a></p>

<p>The New Republic<br>
<a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/68973/crimetown-usa" rel="nofollow">Crimetown, USA</a>--David Grann</p>

<p>Showbiz Cheatsheet<br>
<a href="https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/surprising-things-you-never-knew-about-the-house-of-representatives.html/" rel="nofollow">“Surprising Things You Never Knew about the House of Representatives”</a>--Rachel Diaz</p>

<p>Independent<br>
<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/james-traficant-maverick-politician-who-became-only-the-second-person-to-be-thrown-out-of-congress-9789820.html" rel="nofollow">“James Traficant: Maverick politician who became only the second person to be thrown out of Congress since the American Civil War”</a>--Matt Schudel </p>

<p>NPR<br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2014/09/29/352402844/ex-rep-james-traficant-dies-at-73" rel="nofollow">&quot;Ex-Rep. James Traficant Dies at 73&quot;</a>--on Morning Edition</p>

<p>Forbes<br>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/2014/09/29/james-traficant-jr-and-the-taxpayers-burden/#516c710310b5" rel="nofollow">“James Traficant Jr. And The Taxpayer&#39;s Burden”</a>--Peter Reilly</p>

<p>Law Resource<br>
<a href="https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F2/884/884.F2d.258.88-1271.html" rel="nofollow">Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Document</a></p>

<p>Morning Journal<br>
<a href="https://www.morningjournal.com/news/ohio/james-traficant-cause-of-death-was-asphyxia-coroner-says/article_f007e2bc-31e6-5fe3-a4a1-d738000a2365.html" rel="nofollow">“James Traficant cause of death was asphyxia, coroner says”</a>--AP</p>

<p>Congressional Research Service<br>
<a href="https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34716.pdf" rel="nofollow">“ Status of a Senator Who Has Been Indicted for or Convicted of a Felony”</a>--Jack Maskell</p>

<p>Downfall Dictionary<br>
<a href="http://downfalldictionary.blogspot.com/2016/04/jim-traficant-beamed-out.html" rel="nofollow">“Jim Traficant Beamed Out”</a>--Dirk Langeveld</p>

<p>CNN<br>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/04/11/traficant.trial/index.html" rel="nofollow">“Traficant guilty of bribery, racketeering”</a></p>

<p>United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit<br>
<a href="https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-6th-circuit/1006253.html" rel="nofollow">United States vs. Traficant--02-3864</a></p>

<p>American Mafia<br>
<a href="http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_189.html" rel="nofollow">“The Trials of Traficant”</a>--James Ridgway deSzigethy</p>

<p>Amazon Prime<br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Traficant-Congressman-Crimetown-Ed-ONeill/dp/B01M1KC0OI" rel="nofollow">Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown</a></p>

<p>Photos<br>
Belt Magazine<br>
 “‘A Champion of the People’: Youngstown Says Goodbye to Jim Traficant”--Vince Guerrieri<br>
<a href="https://beltmag.com/champion-people-youngstown-says-goodbye-jim-traficant/" rel="nofollow">Traficant Memorabilia</a></p>

<p>Thinking Through History<br>
&quot;Friday Fun: The Absurd, The Serious, And The Useless In History Trivia&quot;--Tim Lacy<br>
<a href="https://thinkingthroughhistory.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/friday-fun-the-absurd-the-serious-and-the-useless-in-history-trivia-4112008/" rel="nofollow">Traficant Leisure Suit</a></p>

<p>NPR<br>
“Why Youngstown, Ohio Loved ‘Jimbo’ Traficant--Marilyn Geewax<br>
<a href="https://www.wuwm.com/post/why-youngstown-ohio-loved-jimbo-traficant#stream/0" rel="nofollow">Traficant Courtroom</a>--Associated Press--Joe Marquette</p>

<p>Hillary&#39;s Story<br>
NPR<br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2014/05/10/310996960/the-congresswoman-whose-husband-called-her-home" rel="nofollow">&quot;The Congresswoman Whose Husband Called Her Home&quot;</a>--Liz Halloran<br>
The New York Times<br>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/12/us/coya-knutson-82-legislator-husband-sought-her-defeat.html" rel="nofollow">&quot;Coya Knutson, 82, Legislator; Husband Sought Her Defeat&quot;</a>--Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr.<br>
Smithsonian Magazine<br>
<a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/friends-in-the-house-hostility-at-home-13467516/" rel="nofollow">&quot;Friends in the House, Hostility at Home&quot;</a>--Gilbert King</p>

<p>Photos<br>
MNopedia<br>
<a href="https://www.mnopedia.org/multimedia/coya-knutson-ca-1955" rel="nofollow">Coya Knutson, 1955</a><br>
<a href="https://www.mnopedia.org/person/knutson-coya-1912-1996" rel="nofollow">Coya with Farmers</a></p>

<p>History, Art, and Archives<br>
<a href="https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/30816" rel="nofollow">Coya and Andy Knutson</a>--Associated Press Wire Photo</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
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