shakespearessister.blogspot.com - 12/9/2008
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Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been arrested and taken into federal custody by the FBI, charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery. The charges allege that Blago, and his chief-of-staff John Harris, who has also been taken into custody, ...
politico.com - 12/11/2008
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politico.com —
The stinging criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod
Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris raises...
lots of questions for President-elect Barack Obama.
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7 Blago questions for Obama
motherjones.com - 12/9/2008
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motherjones.com —
BLAGO UPDATE.... Thanks partly to this being a
slow news day and partly to the sheer juiciness...
of the whole thing, the blogosphere is ablaze with chatter about the arrest of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges. Main theme: the guy ...
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Blago Update
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... Best of the Worst comments on Governor Rod Blagojevich? “He just wouldn’t be an Illinois governor if he weren’t breaking federal law!” ...
Gov. Rod Blagojevich Arrested on Corruption Charges: “Just another day in Illinois”
Comments from Left Field —
... Liss on the indictment of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich:
I was in the car listening to NPR when the story broke, and my immediate response was to burst out laughing. He just wouldn’t be an Illinois governor if he weren’t breaking federal law!
Heh. Indeed. And he also wouldn’t be an Illinois governor if he weren’t trying to deflect attention from his indictment by doing something selfless and morally upstanding at the last possible second (indeed). Oh, and before you heed ...
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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Busted for Corruption
moonbattery.com 12/10/2008 — How thoughtful of Democrats to rescue us from the Culture of Corruption. The latest from Obamaland :
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris were arrested Tuesday morning in Chicago on two counts each of federal corruption ...
Busted!
julescrittenden.com 10/29/2008 — You may have heard one of our local solons was hauled off by the FBI yesterday. That's State Sen. Dianne Wilkerson, seen here in Government Exhibit D, stuffing money in her bra.
It was a sting. Never mind the tax evasion, the misuse of campaign funds. Her constituents didn't. But ...
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 ...
Blago Democrats (video)
youtube.com 12/17/2008 — http://www.friendsofblago.com http://www.weareillinois.orgPaid for by the Illinois Republican Party
Should Blago stay or should he go?
politico.com 12/15/2008 — The pressure on Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign rises exponentially with the start of impeachment proceedings Tuesday.
Obama Busted on His 'No Contact' Statement? Oh, I Think So
newsbusters.org 12/11/2008 — Yes indeed (HT to an e-mailer, who tells me that "this is (in) the newspaper from Quincy, IL"; bold is mine):
By Alexis Hunt Saturday, November 08, 2008 at 9:48 p.m.
Duckworth comments on consideration for Senate
QUINCY, IL -- Now ...
Blago Presser Today
blogs.abcnews.com 12/19/2008 — ABC News' Matt Jaffe and Rick Klein Report: Gov. Rod Blagojevich is set to break his public silence on the scandal surrounding the allegations against him, with a 3 pm ET "statement to the press." This advisory just out from...
More about Mrs. Blago
michellemalkin.com 12/10/2008 — Yesterday, I noted Illinois First Lady Patty Blagojevich’s rather unladylike mouth , as detailed in the criminal complaint against her crooked hubby. [...] Read the rest »
Blago Arrested
realclearpolitics.blogs.time.com 12/9/2008 — The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff, John Harris, have been arrested by the FBI. Blago had long been under investigation for public...
Emanuel’s List For Blago
commentarymagazine.com 12/14/2008 — The Chicago Tribune has these rather eye-opening details on Blago-gate:
Obama said Thursday he had never spoken to Blagojevich about the Senate vacancy and was “confident that no representatives” of his had engaged in any dealmaking over ...
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