suntimes.com - 1/9/2009
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Gov. Blagojevich is asking a judge to kick U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald off of his corruption case, the governor's lawyer said today. Sheldon Sorosky said they're seeking to have Fitzgerald removed because of remarks he made during a Dec. 9, 2008 news conference announcing charges against ...
suntimes.com - 1/13/2009
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suntimes.com —
Barack Obama jogged only slightly ahead of Rod
Blagojevich across the news landscape of the past month,...
the glistening horizon of a new Camelot ahead, perhaps, but the jagged outline of the clouted city not far behind. Obama and Blago are more than ...
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Obama, Blago flip sides of Bizarro plotline
newsblogs.chicagotribune.com - 1/14/2009
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Posted by Tribune staff at 11:45 a.m.; last
updated at 3:35 p.m. Rodblagojevich5 SPRINGFIELD---The Illinois Senate took...
an oath today to be sworn in as jurors in the historic impeachment trial of Gov. Rod Blagojevich, hours after he made his first ...
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Senate takes oath as Blagojevich impeachment jurors | ...
salon.com - 1/7/2009
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salon.com —
Jan 6th, 2009 | SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov.
Rod Blagojevich's official calendar shows he met with a...
top union official in his Chicago office the day before Barack Obama was elected president -- just as federal prosecutors say the governor was scheming ...
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AP Exclusive: Calendar shows key Ill. gov meetings
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Blago seeks to have Fitzgerald removed from case
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... Fitzgerald off of his corruption case, the governors lawyer said today. Sheldon Sorosky said they're seeking to have Fitzgerald removed because of remarks he made during a Dec. 9, 2008 news conference announcing charges against the governor. Fitzgerald at the time called Blagojevich's conduct which included allegedly trying to sell President-elect Barack Obamas vacant Senate seat appalling. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ed Chang called Blagojevich's move meritless. Read more: http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/1368461,... from ABC Chicago: Attorneys for the ...
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Home News National CNSNews.com Newspaper Roundup for Jan. 9, 2009 Friday, January 09, 2009 By Susan Jones, Senior Editor Fox News: Group That Funded Rep. Ellison's Pilgrimage to Mecca Called a Front for Extremism The Hill: Conyers s opposition to Gupta is connected to Michael Moore Washington Post: Polygamist leader: Arrest is religious persecution Chicago Sun-Times: Blago seeks to have Fitzgerald removed from case The Guardian: Obama administration prepared to hold low level talks with Hamas Fox ...
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Illinois House votes to impeach governor —
Reuters: Politics 1/9/2009
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Illinois House of Representatives on Friday impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was accused of abuse of power including an attempt to sell President-elect Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat.