chicagobreakingnews.com - 12/17/2008
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blago400.jpg Gov. Rod Blagojevich fends off reporters' questions this morning outside his Ravenswood Manor home. (Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune) Gov. Rod Blagojevich says the day "will soon be here" when he'll tell his side of the story to the people of Illinois. As he prepared to go for a jog ...
abclocal.go.com - 12/17/2008
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The ABC7 I-Team has learned that an attorney
who went undercover for the FBI in the late
1980's says he told federal authorities years ago about wrongdoing by Blagojevich. His name is Robert Cooley. Cooley was a criminal defense lawyer in Chicago in ...
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Blagojevich was bookie, says federal informant - ...
chicagobreakingnews.com - 12/19/2008
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chicagobreakingnews.com —
Gov. Rod Blagojevich scheduled a news conference today
to make a statement to the media, his first
public appearance since he was arrested last week on federal corruption charges. Blagojevich has avoided the public eye for the most part since his ...
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Blagojevich to hold 2 p.m. news conference
chicagobreakingnews.com - 12/18/2008
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chicagobreakingnews.com —
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 ...
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Blagojevich won't fill Obama Senate seat
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Blagojevich: I'm "Dying" to Talk to the People of Illinois
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... The embattled Illinois Governor tells the press to "hang loose" before going on a long run Wednesday, says he'll hopefully be able to talk about the case "soon."
"I can't wait to begin to tell my side of the story and address you guys and most importantly the people of Illinois."
Says he may be able to speak publicly by the end of the day or by Thursday. ...
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich says the day "will soon be here" when he'll tell his side of the story to the people of Illinois.
As he ...
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Is it wrong to have, on some level, respect for just how gangster Rod Blagojevich is? Consider this, from page 44 of the complaint:
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AP’s Emotive Language For Gov. Rod Blagojevich
stoptheaclu.com 12/10/2008 — -By Warner Todd Huston
Evidence in abundance of AP's new "style" of news coverage.
Not long ago, the Associated Press informed its writers that they should be more emotive in their writing. Instead of an old newsy just-the-facts style of reporting, ...
Rod Blagojevich Arrested: The Damage He Could Do
huffingtonpost.com 12/9/2008 — The arrest this morning of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has sparked intense discussion in the political universe over how great a taint his ethical follies will have both on the next Illinois Senator and Barack Obama.
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First thoughts: Blago-TV —
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From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** The Dem albatross: Just six weeks have passed since Election Day. But with the Blagojevich scandal still dominating the political news, the TV ads haven’t stopped. Yesterday, we ...