washingtonmonthly.com - 12/21/2008
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ABSOLVING EMANUEL.... In the latest in a series of strange reports from the Associated Press, hoping to connect the Blagojevich controversy to Barack Obama and his team, the wire service has a new report this morning insisting that the scandal...
huffingtonpost.com - 12/23/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
With the Obama transition team set to release
an internal report regarding the extent of its interactions...
with embattled governor Rod Blagojevich, one of the key figures in the mix is heading out of the country. Incoming White House chief of staff ...
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Emanuel Heads To Africa As Blagojevich Report Drops
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/23/2008
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latimesblogs.latimes.com —
The Barack Obama presidential transition office today finally
released its own report on its own internal investigation...
of its own contacts with legally challenged Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich . And you'll be comforted to know the Obama folks ...
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Obama team probe of Obama team finds no Obama team ...
politico.com - 12/19/2008
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politico.com —
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich struck a defiant tone
in a Chicago press conference today, pledging to fight...
federal corruption charges in court and to stay in office despite calls for his resignation and talk of impeachment. "I am not ...
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Blago: I am not a crook
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SUNDAY ROUNDUP
News —
... asserts at MacsMind, while Political Animal's Steve Benen says Stephanopoulos's reporting is a sign that Emanuel will be absolved. It's good to see that the new administration will focus on middle- and working-class Americans more than the last one did, ...
Dear Associated Press
Comments from Left Field —
... At this point, it seems that the primary source fuelling most of the recent unfounded allegations and baseless conjecture regarding Blagobamarahmbogate is–wait for it–the Associated Press. As Steve Benen said, “[a]s serious as Blagojevich’s problems are, it sounds like the Obama/transition team angle is a dud. There’s just nothing there.” So why, in the middle of the worst economic downturn since 19-fucking-29, do you insist on flailing and floundering with great speculative ado over, um, nothing? ...
Rahm Is in the Clear, and the Wingnuts Cannot Stand It
Comments from Left Field —
... Joe’s points seem particularly apt today, as we see the Associated Press publish yet another of their inexplicable articles insinuating unspecified “damage” to Obama and various members of his staff from the Blagojevich scandal: ...
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swamppolitics.com 12/13/2008 — by Bob Secter
Rahm Emanuel, President-elect Barack Obama's pick to be White House chief of staff, had conversations with Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration about who would replace Obama in the U.S. Senate, the Tribune has learned.
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Why Hasn't Rahm Emanuel Resigned From His Congressional Seat?
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com 12/18/2008 — Since Barack Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is smack dab in the middle of the Rod Blagojevich scandal, it got me wondering why he hasn't resigned from his Congressional seat yet? Before we get to that, however, we have news this morning that ...
O! Come On, Emanuel [Dan Collins]
proteinwisdom.com 12/24/2008 — Chicago Sun-Times :
In addition to talking with Gov. Blagojevich about who would fill President-elect Barack Obama’s Senate seat, Obama’s newly minted chief of staff had something else on his mind: his own congressional seat.
Just ...
I'm Not Seeing A Problem For Rahm
riehlworldview.com 12/18/2008 — Many of my friends on the Right are worked up over this Sun Time's item under Lynn Sweet's banner . But I can't see anything in it that tells me that Rahm Emanuel has real a problem. There may be some confusion here over "spoke directly," granted. To ...
Emanuel talked directly to gov: source
suntimes.com 12/18/2008 — President-elect Barack Obama's incoming chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had a deeper involvement in pressing for a U.S. Senate seat appointment than previously reported, the Sun-Times has learned. Emanuel had direct discussions about the seat with Gov. ...
Emanuel to resign House seat Friday
swamppolitics.com 12/29/2008 — by James Oliphant
Rep. Rahm Emanuel will resign his House seat Friday.
Emanuel, set to serve as chief of staff to President-elect Barack Obama, sent a letter to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Monday indicating that he planned to step down at ...
Emanuel wanted to keep his seat 'warm'
suntimes.com 12/24/2008 — In addition to talking with Gov. Blagojevich about who would fill President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat, Obama's newly minted chief of staff had something else on his mind: his own congressional seat.
Scandal in Illinois: Love in his heart —
First Read 12/18/2008
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Emanuel spoke directly to Blagojevich. "Emanuel talked with the governor in the days following the Nov. 4 election and pressed early on for the appointment of Valerie Jarrett to the post, sources with knowledge of ...
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