news.yahoo.com - 12/9/2008
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CHICAGO The attorney for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said the governor will be vindicated and he has no plans to resign."He didn't do anything wrong," attorney Sheldon Sorosky told reporters after Blagojevich was arraigned. "A lot of this is just politics." Blagojevich should be in the ...
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Blagojevich: Oh My, He’s So Gangster
attackerman.firedoglake.com 12/9/2008 —
from enterstageright
Is it wrong to have, on some level, respect for just how gangster Rod Blagojevich is? Consider this, from page 44 of the complaint:
During the call, ROD BLAGOJEVICH’s wife can be heard in the background telling ROD ...
Rod Blagojevich Brings The Corruption “A” Game
oliverwillis.com 12/9/2008 — From the indictment of Illinois Gov Rod Blagojevich ( backstory ):
“ROD BLAGOJEVICH said that the consultants (Advisor B and another consultant are believed to be on the call at that time) are telling him that he has to “suck it up” for two years and do nothing and give this ...
Blagojevich Dropped 18 F-bombs in Complaint
briefingroom.thehill.com 12/9/2008 — A four-letter word beginning with the letter "F" is contained 18 times in the complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) released Tuesday.
The complaint is littered with profanity-laden quotes from Blagojevich, taken from conversations ...
Blagojevich Headed to the Hoosegow (?)*
wordpress.redstate.com 12/9/2008 — The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the Feds have at long last come to haul off IL Gov Rod Blagojevich. This, of course, is no surprise, given that Blagojevich was exposed as a crook during his election campaign and the Rezko sharks have been ...
Rod Blagojevich Arrested
outsidethebeltway.com 12/9/2008 — Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been taken into Federal custody.
Authorities in Chicago have arrested Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich on federal charges.
U.S. Attorney’s office spokesman Randall Samborn says both Blagojevich and his chief of ...
Blagojevich Selling Obama's Senate Seat? Cont'd
corner.nationalreview.com 12/9/2008 — More from the Blagojevich indictment. Apparently, Blagojevich, relying on media reports, thought the Obama campaign was interested in "Candidate 1" to replace Obama. Blagojevich allegedly had other ideas:
On November 3, 2008, ROD BLAGOJEVICH ...
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 ...
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 ...
Senate Candidate 2
archpundit.com 12/9/2008 — Lisa Madigan
On November 6, 2008, ROD BLAGOJEVICH talked with Spokesman. ROD
BLAGOJEVICH told Spokesman to leak to a particular columnist for the Chicago Sun-
Times, that Senate Candidate 2 is in the running for the vacant Senate seat. According ...
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. ...
IL Gov. Blagojevich Arrested: Name That Party Roundup
newsbusters.org 12/9/2008 — (Also, see Matthew Balan's NB post on CNN.com's Name That Party Blagojevich whiff.)
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested today. The Associated Press's Mike Robinson actually identified "Blago's" party in the third paragraph of ...
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 ...
Obama Wouldn't Play Ball
talkingpointsmemo.com 12/9/2008 — If you look down on page 8 of the Blagojevich indictment, it seems he wasn't happy with Obama since he wasn't willing to play ball.
In a conversation with Harris on November 11, the charges state, Blagojevich said he knew that the President-elect ...
Illinois Gov. Blagojevich, Chief of Staff, Arrested
theneweditor.com 12/9/2008 — The Chicago Tribune's Jeff Coen, David Kidwell and Monique Garcia report :
Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, were arrested by FBI agents on federal corruption charges Tuesday morning.
Blagojevich and Harris were arrested ...
Fitzgerald: "The Conduct Would Make Lincoln Roll Over In His Grave"
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/9/2008 — At a press conference to announce the charges against Blagojevich, Pat Fitzgerald said:
But the most cynical behavior in all this -- the most appalling -- is the fact that Governor Blagojevich tried to sell the appointment to the Senate seat ...
Blago to stick it out —
Ben Smith's Blog
Carol Lee reported earlier today:
The attorney for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said the governor will be vindicated and he has no plans to resign.
"He didn't do anything wrong," attorney Sheldon Sorosky told reporters after Blagojevich was arraigned. "A lot of this is ...
He’s Not Resigning —
ArchPundit
No shit.
CHICAGO— The attorney for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said the governor will be vindicated and he has no plans to resign.
“He didn’t do anything wrong,” attorney Sheldon Sorosky told reporters after Blagojevich was arraigned. “A lot of this is just ...
Blagojevich Arrested! —
The Glittering Eye
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been arrested by FBI agents:
Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris were arrested today by FBI agents on federal corruption charges.
Blagojevich and Harris were accused of a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy that included Blagojevich ...
Governor Blagojevich Arrested —
The Latest on Air America
MSNBC has the details :
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested by FBI agents Tuesday morning on federal corruption charges, officials said.
His chief of staff John Harris was also charged, the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed in a statement.
Blagojevich, 51, and ...
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