weeklystandard.com - 12/12/2008
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Roll Call scoops everyone with an interesting piece that suggests how Governor Blagojevich may have sounded out Barack Obama about his vacant Senate seat, as well as giving a candidate for identifying 'Adviser B':
Blagojevich has relied heavily on political advice from inside-the-Beltway ...
CBS: GOP Attempts to Tie Obama to Blagojevich ‘A Tough Sell’
newsbusters.org 12/11/2008 — Wednesday’s CBS Early Show worked hard to put as much distance as possible between Barack Obama and disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, as correspondent Chip Reid reported: "Barack Obama and Rod Blagojevich have both been leaders in ...
Blagojevich Selling Obama's Senate Seat?
corner.nationalreview.com 12/9/2008 — The criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich includes the following allegations concerning Blagojevich's actions (and those of Blagojevich's chief of staff John Harris) to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat:
By law, after the ...
Reid: 'Very Disappointed' by Blagojevich Arrest
voices.washingtonpost.com 12/9/2008 — By Paul Kane Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) spoke to the Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich (D) just "a few days ago" about the appointment to succeed Barack Obama, delivering a message the electability was the key concern for who got the ...
Blago Indictment: Who Is Senate Candidate 5?
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 12/9/2008 — Gov. Blagojevich's own words make it clear that he did not believe that Barack Obama wanted a person called "Senate Candidate 5" to be appointed to the Senate. Later on November 10, 2008, ROD BLAGOJEVICH and Advisor A discussed the open Senate seat. ...
BUSTED!... ILLINOIS GOVERNOR BLAGOJEVICH ARRESTED!
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 12/9/2008 — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is arrested in Chicago! He is accused of attempting to benefit financially from his position to appoint Barack Obama's Senate replacement. Federal officials already announced in September that they had enough ...
Rod Blagojevich Arrested: The Damage He Could Do
huffingtonpost.com 12/9/2008 — The arrest this morning of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has sparked intense discussion in the political universe over how great a taint his ethical follies will have both on the next Illinois Senator and Barack Obama.
The governor, accused of ...
"Blagojevich Arrest Shakes Obama Presidency to Its Core"
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 12/9/2008 — Shaken to the core... In a Monday, April 16, 2007 file photo, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, left, U.S. Sen and Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, center, and Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, right, watch a video during a rally to ...
Blagojevich Arrest: Rahm Emanuel Tip Off? (VIDEO)
huffingtonpost.com 12/9/2008 — Republicans are already attempting to tie the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to President-elect Barack Obama . But local reports suggest that it was Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel who tipped feds off to Blagojevich's corrupt dealings: ...
Illinois Governor Arrested: Rod Blagojevich (VIDEO)
huffingtonpost.com 12/9/2008 — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to get financial benefits through his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to fill the vacancy left by Barack Obama's election as president.
A 76-page FBI affidavit said ...
Big time troubles for Ill. Governor Rod Blagojevich
sistertoldjah.com 12/10/2008 — Another Illinois corruptocrat taken into custody :
WASHINGTON - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to get financial benefits through his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to fill the vacancy left by ...
The Early Word: Blagojevich Fallout
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 12/10/2008 — Though Barack Obama and his team have been distancing themselves from Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the scandal still carries some risks for Mr. Obama.
RNC Statement on Obama-Blagojevich
corner.nationalreview.com 12/10/2008 — Just in from chairman Mike Duncan:
President-elect Barack Obama's carefully parsed and vague statements regarding his own contact and that of his team with Governor Rod Blagojevich are unacceptable. Considering the severity of the allegations ...
Obama: I had ‘no contact’ with Blagojevich about Senate seat.
thinkprogress.org 12/10/2008 — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is currently under investigation for allegedly trying to sell the open Senate seat vacated by President-elect Obama. Today, Obama said that he had “no contact” with Blagojevich and was not aware of what was ...
Obama, Rezko, Blagojevich: Illinois Governor Arrested
directorblue.blogspot.com 12/10/2008 — Moments ago The Wall Street Journal reported that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was just arrested for (allegedly) offering to sell the Senate seat vacated by President-Elect Obama (download the complaint (PDF)). Blagojevich and his chief of staff ...
No Live Coverage of Obama Blagojevich Press Conference on CBS & NBC
newsbusters.org 12/11/2008 — ABC was the only network to break into its daytime programming on Thursday with live coverage of Barack Obama’s press conference regarding the Wednesday arrest of Illinois’s Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich. Neither CBS nor NBC interrupted regular ...