baarswestside.blogspot.com - 12/11/2008
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Well, we know Axelrod was no fool. Update: This pic's so popular, I started a caption contest . Talk about poor judgement... from Ryan Lizza's Making it . On Obama's hand in giving Illinois the Blagojevich-Rezko regime. That year, he gained his first high-level experience in a statewide ...
suntimes.com - 12/11/2008
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suntimes.com —
Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel ducks reporters'
questions President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel,...
refused to take questions from reporters this morning about whether he was the Obama advisor named in the criminal complaint ...
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Rahm ducks reporters' questions on Blago :: CHICAGO ...
chicagotribune.com - 12/12/2008
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chicagotribune.com —
As Gov. Rod Blagojevich was trying to pick
Illinois' next U.S. senator, businessmen with ties to both...
the governor and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. discussed raising at least $1 million for Blagojevich's campaign as a way to encourage him to pick ...
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Blagojevich fundraiser held by Jackson allies Saturday -
article.nationalreview.com - 12/11/2008
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Obama Transition Web Site 'Open for Questions' -- Except on Blagojevich
Political Punch —
... that takes money completely out of politics through publicly funded elections be a priority in the first term?" - Metteyya, Santa Cruz, Ca."In light of the recent corruption scandals (Blagojevich, Rangel, Jefferson, Stevens, etc) that have dominated the political scene,is there any ethics legislation being crafted to actually curb corruption and prevent another wave of nixonian cynicism?" - lupercal, Gainesville"Will you explain your true connection to all your corrupt buddies? A picture is worth a thousand words . If this is not adoring enough of you then i guess it must be ...
Open for Questions: If They're Easy Enough
Moonbattery —
... They should have an asterisk after "Open for Questions," leading to a note: "From slobbering sycophants only."
Via Bill Baar's West Side, here's the picture mentioned in the bottom censored question: ...
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