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reason.com - 12/27/2008
A Blue-Ribbon Panel, If We're Lucky
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A couple of weeks ago, the Obama-Biden transition team's website solicited policy questions from the public. Over two days, the site "processed over 600,000 votes from more than 10,000 people on more than 7,300 questions," and this was the top question : Will you consider legalizing ...
msnbc.msn.com - 1/4/2009
Richardson to withdraw as Commerce secretary
— msnbc.msn.com — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, tapped in December by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as secretary of... Commerce, has withdrawn his name for the position, citing a pending investigation into a company that has done business with his state. (more) Richardson to withdraw as Commerce secretary

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Now, feds probe Gov. Richardson of Obama Cabinet for 'pay-to-play'
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/26/2008
Now, feds probe Gov. Richardson of Obama Cabinet for 'pay-to-play'
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — It seems that Illinois' legally-challenged Gov. Rod Blagojevich is not the only close Barack Obama associate and... Democratic governor being investigated by the feds for possibly selling government business in return for campaign contributions.  ... (more) Now, feds probe Gov. Richardson of Obama Cabinet for ...

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chequer-board.net - 1/4/2009
What Did Bill Richardson Know And When Did He Know It?
— chequer-board.net — Seems like Rod Blagojevich is not the only governor who might have indulged in a...... (more) What Did Bill Richardson Know And When Did He Know It?

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IS OBAMA morphing into a drug-warrior? “He evidently felt he could not afford to throw even the tin…
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Overlawyered — Con artists, lawyers, and people who deserve a punch in the face: The best stings, cons, and capers of 2008, as chosen by Wired.  Particularly clever: the FBI’s reverse con of dozens of identity thieves.  And who knew that phone phreaks still exist in the age of the internet? Rod Blagojevich’s attorney seeks to compel testimony from high officials in the incoming administration to resist impeachment, while Patrick Fitzgerald asks Illinois lawmakers to hold back to avoid jeopardizing his criminal case.  Question: assuming Blagojevich is guilty, which is more important, that his ...

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