directorblue.blogspot.com - 1/25/2009
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On Saturday morning, the list of subpoenas served by the U.S. Attorney's office in the Governor Rod Blagojevich case was made public. The list included one major surprise for the new administration.
A veritable "who's who" of Obama staffers, surrogates and affiliates were among those served ...
abcnews.go.com - 1/26/2009
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Illinois' beleaguered Gov. Rod Blagojevich said today that
when he was deciding who would take President Obama's...
Senate seat he considered appointing talk show queen Oprah Winfrey. Blagojevich made the revelation to Diane Sawyer this morning on "Good ...
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Blago Says He Thought of Oprah for Senate
google.com - 1/23/2009
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google.com —
5 hours ago CHICAGO (AP) Illinois' embattled but
defiant governor turned to the history books to describe...
the emotional strain on him and his family, comparing his arrest last month to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. "Dec. 9 to my family, to us, to ...
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The Associated Press: Ill. gov tells AP that strain is ...
qctimes.com - 1/25/2009
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UPDATE: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) Sweeping federal subpoenas of Illinois...
Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration include requests for records involving David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett, senior advisers to ...
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Top Obama aides subject of Blagojevich subpoenas / ...
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OBAMA WEEK ONE: "most of his senior staff was served with subpoenas"
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
DOUG: In the first week, Obama has not cut taxes -- the only proven way to revive the economy -- despite promising to do so for "95% of working Americans" (which was almost certainly a lie, but let's wait and see); signed an order to close Gitmo, certain to make America less safe; and promoted abortion on a global scale. Oh, and most of his senior staff was served with subpoenas. I can hardly wait for week two.THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS - SO READ THE DETAILS!!!
The Subpoenas Begin to Fly
Moonbattery —
... If there is one saving grace to the Obama Administration, it's that it is so rife with corrupt lowlife, it will be too busy fending off prosecutors to impose socialism. One week into this debacle and already many of the Anointed One's top staffers and close associates have been served with subpoenas, including Master Puppeteer David Axelrod, who manages his image and writes his hokey speeches. Also on the list: Rahm Emanuel, Tony Rezko, and Valerie Jarrett. More at Doug Ross. ...
Mandatory Public Service [Dan Collins]
protein wisdom —
High-level Obama staffers lead by example : On Saturday morning, the list of subpoenas served by the U.S. Attorney’s office in the Governor Rod Blagojevich case was made public . The list included one major surprise for the new administration. A veritable “who’s who” of Obama staffers, surrogates and affiliates were among those served with subpoenas. Put simply, within one week of President Barack Obama’s administration taking office, it is already under significant legal scrutiny that will — at a minimum — take precious time away from dealing with the country’s ...
Blago Releases 43 Subpoenas
Nice Deb —
... Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s administration released 43 federal subpoenas on Friday, January 23, 2009 .
On December 8, 2008, the day before Blago was arrested on public corruption charges, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald’s office “sought ‘any and all documents, including notes, calendars, lists, correspondence, communications, logs, records, or other data, relating in any way to any of the following individuals and/or entities’”
Doug Ross calls it:
A veritable “who’s who” of Obama staffers, ...
An interesting recap of Obama's first week in office
Hyscience —
This article provides a not-so-promising recap of Obama's first week in office: In the first week, Obama has not cut taxes -- the only proven
way to revive the economy -- despite promising to do so for "95% of
working Americans" (which was almost certainly a lie, but let's wait
and see); signed an order to close Gitmo, certain to make America less
safe; and promoted abortion on a global scale. Oh, and most of his senior staff was served with subpoenas.As the article goes on to note, given this poor beginning - one can hardly ...
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