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online.wsj.com - 12/11/2008
Blago-What? Never Heard of Him.
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JAMES TARANTO When the 111th Congress convenes next month, the Democrats may have only 57 senators. It now appears that as a result of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's efforts to sell President-elect Obama's erstwhile seat, Blagojevich may not be able to give it away. As the Chicago Tribune reports from ...
politico.com - 12/11/2008
Blagojevich questions censored on Transition site
— politico.com — President-elect Barack Obama's Transition today launched " Open for Questions ," a Digg-style feature allowing citizens to submit questions, and to vote on one another's questions, bringing favored inquiries to the top of the list. It was ... (more) Blagojevich questions censored on Transition site

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politico.com - 12/11/2008
7 Blago questions for Obama
— 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. (more) 7 Blago questions for Obama

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chicagotribune.com - 12/11/2008
By Chicago standards, Blagojevich isn't crazy -
— chicagotribune.com — When it comes to Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Dead Meat), many national TV talking heads can't resist playing amateur psychiatrist. "He's crazy," said one talking head of our governor. "A sociopath!" said another. "He should have been put in a ... (more) By Chicago standards, Blagojevich isn't crazy -

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JAMES TARANTO: “Now that Barack Obama has won the presidency, perhaps it is time for American inter…
Instapundit — ... JAMES TARANTO: “Now that Barack Obama has won the presidency, perhaps it is time for American interrogators to revise their practices to bring them into line with European ones.” ...

Why Did They Bother?
JustOneMinute — James Taranto notes the threat and use torture by the German police in a kidnapping case: In the Frankfurt police headquarters, the atmosphere is tense. Deputy Police Chief Wolfgang Daschner is losing patience. On the previous day, his officers arrested one Magnus Gäfgen, a 27-year-old law student. Gäfgen is suspected of having kidnapped 11-year-old Jakob von Metzler, son of the banker Friedrich von Metzler. Two days earlier, Gäfgen had personally collected a 1-million-euro ransom payment. But there is no sign of the boy and Gäfgen has refused to give police interrogators ...

Can We Please Get a Decent Candidate for Senate in Illinois?
Ace of Spades HQ — Can We Please Get a Decent Candidate for Senate in Illinois? As James Taranto writes, the Illinois legislature is working up a bill to strip the governor of the right to appoint a senator to replace an absent one. Without the power of unearned incumbency, it's possible to pick this seat up -- especially with the general disgust at the corruption in this one-party state. Yes, a seat we assumed would remain comfortably in liberal hands is at some degree at risk. But we need an actual candidate to capitalize. Apart from Mike Ditka -- who I assume, quite frankly, didn't run ...

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