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blogs.abcnews.com - 12/9/2008

Questions Arise About the Obama/Blagojevich Relationship

— blogs.abcnews.com — "Obviously like the rest of the people of Illinois I am saddened and sobered by the news... that came out of the US attorney's office today," said President-elect Obama this afternoon in Chicago, speaking of the criminal complaint against Democratic... (more) Questions Arise About the Obama/Blagojevich Relationship

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Barack Obama

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suntimes.com - 12/11/2008

Rahm ducks reporters' questions on Blago :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: 44: Barack Obama

— suntimes.com — Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel ducks reporters' questions President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel,... refused to take questions from reporters this morning about whether he was the Obama “advisor” named in the criminal complaint ... (more) Rahm ducks reporters' questions on Blago :: CHICAGO ...

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Rod Blagojevich

Rahm Emanuel

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thinkprogress.org - 12/9/2008

Chicago reporter suggests Rahm Emanuel may have ‘tipped’ off federal investigators about ...

— thinkprogress.org — Marcy Wheeler catches local Chicago press reporting that Rahm Emanuel may have tipped off federal investigators that... Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) was engaging in corrupt acts. Jack Conaty , a Chicago reporter for the local Fox affiliate, said on-air that ... (more) Chicago reporter suggests Rahm Emanuel may have ‘tipped’ ...

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Rahm Emanuel

Rod Blagojevich

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A Tip from Rahm?
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — Source: Politico.com Jack Connaty, of Chicago's Fox affiliate, reported this morning: We did receive a tip this morning that perhaps all of this came together so quickly because the Governor may have reached out to Rahm Emanuel, the president-elect’s chief of staff, in attempting to leverage filling the Senate seat. And it may have been Rahm Emanuel who tipped the scale and made this move as quickly as it did. Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1208/A_tip_from_... Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich has to be stupid. 1) He tried to strong arm the Obama people. 2) ...

And the fun with Blagojevich has just *started*.
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... As Swampland itself notes, life is not fair. Yes, it is quite possible that Rahm Emanuel was the guy who went to the feds, thus precipitating the arrests (believe me, they were gearing up for it already); and I will not be surprised at all to hear that eventually President-elect Obama will be found to not have been directly involved in the crimes that Blagojevich committed. Alas, the word “eventually” is critical here: and the last thing that Obama or his staff want to do is look like they’re interfering with what promises to be a major corruption scandal. ...

Rahm Emanuel's Run For Cover
Wizbang — The latest buzz about the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is that President-elect Barrack Obama's appointed Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, "turned" him in . While Emanuel's conduct is sure to be part of the ongoing investigation and potential trial, the notion that he is responsible for Blagojevich's indictment is not supported by the facts contained in the criminal complaint ( ...

Hit Man
N/A — ... Words Rahm Emanuel lives by: You don’t mess with me, I won’t mess with you. But if you make a mess, Emanuel may not miss his chance to clean up ...

Ugly
Sound Politics — ... in the affair, regardless of whether or not Andy Stern & Co. broke any laws. It's not exactly news to anyone in the Evergreen State that SEIU plays hardball, often on the edge of the norms of the political culture in which they're operating. One can only speculate what that looks like in Chicago politics. Exit thought: It's official. Whomever you are, whatever party affiliation you hold. Never, ever f*ck with Rahm Emmanuel (and yes, in honor of his persona, profanity must be included). Need more reason why? ...