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townhall.com - 12/19/2008
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Disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich brashly declared his innocence Friday in a media event, against the advice of his lawyers."I'm here to tell you right off the bat I am not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing," Blagojevich...
chicagotribune.com - 12/22/2008
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chicagotribune.com —
A key figure in Gov. Rod Blagojevich 's
alleged scheme to sell a U.S. Senate seat has...
sought immunity from federal authorities in return for his cooperation in their ongoing probe, the Tribune has learned. Raghuveer P. Nayak, an Oak Brook businessman ...
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Fundraiser seeks immunity in Blagojevich probe -
chicagobreakingnews.com - 12/19/2008
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chicagobreakingnews.com —
Gov. Rod Blagojevich scheduled a news conference today
to make a statement to the media, his first...
public appearance since he was arrested last week on federal corruption charges. Blagojevich has avoided the public eye for the most part since his ...
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Blagojevich to hold 2 p.m. news conference
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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DAY'S END ROUNDUP
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DAY'S END ROUNDUP Indicted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s first public statements since being accused of looking to trade for a Senate appointment win negative reviews on both the left and the right, while turmoil within the extended family of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) draws attention from left-leaning blogs. Blagojevich’s remarks are unlikely to win him a lot of sympathy, but they did send a signal that if he’s going to leave office, it will be via impeachment by the legislature, Washington Monthly’s Steve Benen argues. Blagojevich quoted Rudyard Kipling’s “If,” but “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” a poem about a mongoose who defeats a snake, might ...
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