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Obama Worked to Distance Self From Blagojevich Early On

 

Published 12/12/2008 by Eli Saslow at Wash Post In Congress

Like every other politician in Illinois, Gov. Rod Blagojevich waited for Barack Obama's call this summer. He told colleagues that he expected a speaking role at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, a nice bit of payback for being the first governor to endorse the senator from Illinois in his ... (link)

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