blogs.abcnews.com - 12/21/2008
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blogs.abcnews.com —
Sources tell me that the Obama team's review
of contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will show...
that Rahm Emanuel had only one phone conversation with Blagojevich. The contact, described as a "pro-forma" courtesy call, came as Emanuel was named...
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Exclusive: Obama's Blago Report: Only One Rahm Call to ...
huffingtonpost.com - 12/23/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
With the Obama transition team set to release
an internal report regarding the extent of its interactions...
with embattled governor Rod Blagojevich, one of the key figures in the mix is heading out of the country. Incoming White House chief of staff ...
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Emanuel Heads To Africa As Blagojevich Report Drops
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/23/2008
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latimesblogs.latimes.com —
The Barack Obama presidential transition office today finally
released its own report on its own internal investigation...
of its own contacts with legally challenged Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich . And you'll be comforted to know the Obama folks ...
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Obama team probe of Obama team finds no Obama team ...
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Emanuel-Blago Contacts Sound Like A Lot of Nothing
Patterico's Pontifications —
There are now more details of what Obama plans to reveal regarding Emanuel-Blago contacts. The part conservatives will seize on is this:
Sources also confirm that Emanuel made the case for picking Obama confidante Valerie Jarrett during at least one of the conversations. In the course of that conversation, Harris asked if in return for picking Jarrett, “all we get is appreciation, right?” “Right,” Emanuel responded.
Ed Morrissey says:
That question from John Harris to Rahm Emanuel may not be explicit enough ...
SUNDAY ROUNDUP
News —
... from ABC's George Stephanopoulos that, according to sources, Obama's team will reveal that Emanuel had just one conversation with Blagojevich doesn't match up with a Chicago Sun-Times report of 21 Emanuel/Blagojevich contacts, Ed Morrissey writes at Hot Air. The transition team will have zero credibility if it discloses just one conversation between Emanuel and the governor, ...
Come On, Folks ... Slow Down
Riehl World View —
... While "Blago-Rahma" may yet turn out to be something and with all due respect to Ed at Hot Air, his reaction given the current evidence is a bit over the top. I read it earlier and let it pass. ...
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swamppolitics.com 12/29/2008 — by James Oliphant
Rep. Rahm Emanuel will resign his House seat Friday.
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Obama Blago report to clear Rahm
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Absolving Emanuel
washingtonmonthly.com 12/21/2008 — ABSOLVING EMANUEL.... In the latest in a series of strange reports from the Associated Press, hoping to connect the Blagojevich controversy to Barack Obama and his team, the wire service has a new report this morning insisting that the scandal...
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Rahm and Blagojevich: What, When, and How Many?
emptywheel.firedoglake.com 1/6/2009 — I'm still trying to sort through the conflicting stories on contacts Rahm Emanuel had with Rod Blagojevich and his crowd. One of two things is going on:
1. Rahm has been less than forthcoming in describing his contacts with Blagojevich and his ...
What, Exactly, Has Rahm "Gotten Done?"
openleft.com 11/7/2008 — I'm not sensing a lot of agreement with my skepticism about the utility of Rahm Emanuel becoming Obama's first chief of staff . Part of it, I'm sure, is that people are in a celebratory, optimistic mood right now, and willing to give Obama the benefit ...
Scandal in Illinois: Love in his heart —
First Read 12/18/2008
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Emanuel spoke directly to Blagojevich. "Emanuel talked with the governor in the days following the Nov. 4 election and pressed early on for the appointment of Valerie Jarrett to the post, sources with knowledge of ...
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