Published 11/26/2008
by Carrie Dann
at First Read
From NBC's Carrie Dann and msnbc.com's Tom Curry If you're an Illinois lawmaker hoping for an appointment to fill Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat, a few things might help to get Gov. Rod Blagojevich on your side. Offer some positive publicity for the unpopular governor, perhaps, and maybe be open to the possibility of a full-term run in 2010. Another thing that might be helpful: Spell his name right. Per a press release from the office of Rep. Danny Davis, an African-American congressman...( read more )
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