Blagojevich won't fill Obama Senate seat
chicagobreakingnews.com 12/18/2008 — Gov. Rod Blagojevich will not appoint anyone to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, the governor's lawyer said today. Speaking at a news conference following his appearance before a committee weighing Blagojevich's ...

Blagojevich expected to fill Obama Senate seat
msnbc.msn.com 12/30/2008 — Embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is expected to name former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to President-elect Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.

Blagojevich may let voters fill Obama's Senate seat
suntimes.com 12/15/2008 — Should he stay in office, Gov. Blagojevich is warming to the idea of holding a special election for President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned. The governor -- facing criminal charges that he put the seat ...

My Way News - Embattled Ill. gov. could still fill Senate seat
apnews.myway.com 12/10/2008 — My Way News - Embattled Ill. gov. could still fill Senate seat

Obama: I had ‘no contact’ with Blagojevich about Senate seat.
thinkprogress.org 12/10/2008 — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is currently under investigation for allegedly trying to sell the open Senate seat vacated by President-elect Obama. Today, Obama said that he had “no contact” with Blagojevich and was not aware of what was ...

Obama: No contact with Blagojevich on Senate seat
breitbart.com 12/9/2008 — CHICAGO (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama says he is saddened by allegations that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to trade favors for Obama's Senate seat—and says he had no contact with the governor or his office on the matter. The governor was ...

Blagojevich Selling Obama's Senate Seat?
corner.nationalreview.com 12/9/2008 — The criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich includes the following allegations concerning Blagojevich's actions (and those of Blagojevich's chief of staff John Harris) to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat: By law, after the ...

Senate Dems Warn Blagojevich They May Not Seat His Pick
onthehillblog.blogspot.com 12/11/2008 — With a Senate seat at the heart of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged wrongdoing, Senate Democrats are urging the embattled governor to resign -- and certainly not name an appointment to the upper chamber.

Obama chides Illinois governor's decision to fill Senate seat
cnn.com 12/30/2008 — Blagojevich has ignored calls to resign after his arrest on federal corruption charges.

Blagojevich’s First Pick for Senate Seat Turned It Down
nytimes.com 12/31/2008 — Representative Danny Davis said an emissary of Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich offered him the senate seat last week. >

In scandal, risks for Obama (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/10/2008
Politico - At first blush, Barack Obama comes out of the Rod Blagojevich scandal smelling like a rose. The prosecutor at a news conference seemed to give the president-elect a seal of approval, and the Illinois governor himself was caught on tape ...

Blago Senate seat scheme a calculated move (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/10/2008
Politico - Even before Barack Obama won the presidential election, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was plotting how he could make money off it or steal political leverage from it.

Who are the mystery Senate candidates? — CNN Political Ticker 12/10/2008
It's unclear who Blagojevich was communicating with about the vacant Senate seat. (CNN) — According to prosecutors, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich knew all too well how much leverage he had as the only person who could appoint Barack ...

Through Aide, Obama Says Blagojevich Should Resign — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 12/10/2008
Susan Davis reports on politics. President-elect Barack Obama ’s communications director Robert Gibbs told reporters today that Obama believes home state Gov. Rod Blagojevich should resign his office following his Tuesday arrest.  ...

Governor’s Arrest Throws Senate Seat Into More Turmoil — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 12/10/2008
Susan Davis reports on politics. The Tuesday arrest of Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has put the open Illinois Senate seat in further turmoil as Democratic leaders seek to make sure Blagojevich plays no further role in filling ...