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blogs.dailymail.com - 12/9/2008
Arrest development
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Chicago newspaper: Uh, guys, we think the feds just took our governor into custody.
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is 'Senate Candidate 5' :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich
suntimes.com - 12/10/2008
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is 'Senate Candidate 5' :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich
— suntimes.com — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is 'Senate Candidate 5' in Blagojevich criminal complaint Watch the video: Jackson denies... knowing of Senate seat "bid" U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is “Senate Candidate 5,” whom Gov. Blagojevich was considering appointing as ... (more) Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is 'Senate Candidate 5' :: ...

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chicagotribune.com - 12/10/2008
Reaction to arrest of Ill. governor -
— chicagotribune.com — "Two governors in a row? That just makes us look so terrible as a state that it's... embarrassing to say one lives here. We have to carry that title because our politicians let us down." -- Judy Baar Topinka, the former Republican state treasurer who ... (more) Reaction to arrest of Ill. governor -

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Sister Toldjah:  Big time troubles for Ill. Governor Rod Blagojevich

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Big time troubles for Ill. Governor Rod Blagojevich
Sister Toldjah — ... On top of the econ crisis you’re trying to get a handle on, now you have the distraction of questions about your governor - and your association with him - to deal with. Which will also bring back to light discussions about the Chi-town political machine that greatly aided your rise to prominence and power. Let me guess what we’ll hear from Obama spox today: This is not the Gov. Blagojevich that President-elect Obama once knew. Don Surber quips: The Chicago machine rolls on. These ...

Hope and Change: Questions Come Up on Obama Blagojevich Relationship
Stop The ACLU — ... It’s going to be a fun four fucking years trying to keep up with every single lie that serial prevaricator blows out his filthy pie hole. He really is making Billy Blowjob Klintoon look like the very epitome of “honest” by comparison. Is it at all possible for that obscenely freakish looking abortion of an unkind Mother Nature to complete a sentence without perjuring himself? I’m beginning to doubt it. Hmmm… Mrs. Blagojevich was a scumbag too. Also see: Sister Toldjah Don Surber Fausta Michelle Malkin Democrat=Socialist Hot Air No ...

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