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Updated: 11:28 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, 2009 | Posted: 11:25 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, 2009
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio —
Nine-term Democrat James Traficant of Youngstown, now 68, will return to a hometown with ample evidence of federal aid he landed, including a highway, new federal courthouse and arena.
Still, he could face an uneven welcome as the city tries to move forward with a new generation of leaders.
Traficant was convicted in 2002 of bribery and racketeering for accepting bribes from businessmen and taking kickbacks from staff members. He then was expelled from Congress.
He had a reputation on Capitol Hill for his wild hair, bellbottom pants and one-minute floor speeches punctuated with the Star Trek comment, "Beam me up."
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