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Blagojevich may let voters fill Obama's Senate seat
suntimes.com - 12/15/2008
Blagojevich may let voters fill Obama's Senate seat
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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 and other state-government decisions up for ...
blogs.wsj.com - 12/15/2008
The Real Story Behind the Rushed Blagojevich Bust: How the Feds Are Frustrated by Losing (Maybe) ...
— blogs.wsj.com — Cam Simpson reports on the Rod Blagojevich case in Chicago. Conventional wisdom holds that U.S. Attorney Patrick... Fitzgerald ordered the FBI to arrest Rod Blagojevich before sunrise Tuesday in order to stop a crime from being committed. That ... (more) The Real Story Behind the Rushed Blagojevich Bust: How ...

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rasmussenreports.com - 12/15/2008
45% Suspect Obama Team Involved in Blagojevich Scandal
— rasmussenreports.com — Forty five percent (45%) of U.S. voters say it is likely President-elect Obama or one of his... top campaign aides was involved in the unfolding Blagojevich scandal in Illinois, including 23% who say it is Very Likely. Just 11% say it is not at all ... (more) 45% Suspect Obama Team Involved in Blagojevich Scandal

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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 12/15/2008
The New Rules
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — One new this was coming, but since I’d been out of town all last week I hadn’t... been following the cable “news” channels where they’re “covering” the Blagojevich scandal with all the “ethics” and ... (more) The New Rules

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Blagojevich Open To Special Election For Obama's Seat: Sun-Times
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... at the start of the weekend that he would sign a bill that would strip him of his power to name Obama's successor, a Blagojevich source said Sunday. The governor didn't commit to the idea, however, because he wants to make sure legislators send him a "clean bill" that would apply to future unexpected U.S. Senate vacancies -- not just the Obama seat. Blagojevich's stance seemed to indicate he is leaning toward staying in office for the foreseeable future. Read the entire article. More on Rod Blagojevich<br clear="both" ...

Blagojevich Open To Special Election For Obama's Seat: Sun-Times
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... at the start of the weekend that he would sign a bill that would strip him of his power to name Obama's successor, a Blagojevich source said Sunday. The governor didn't commit to the idea, however, because he wants to make sure legislators send him a "clean bill" that would apply to future unexpected U.S. Senate vacancies -- not just the Obama seat. Blagojevich's stance seemed to indicate he is leaning toward staying in office for the foreseeable future. Read the entire article. ...

Transition News 12/15
The Stump — ... Illinois voters might get to fill Obama's Senate seat. ...

Blago-Rahma: Senate seat not as golden as his own now
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... I seem to recall a time in Rod Blagojevich’s life when an open Senate seat was a “f*****g valuable thing” and “golden”, but apparently that time has passed.  The Chicago Sun-Times has learned that Blagojevich will consider signing a bill under debate today in the Illinois legislature that would strip him of his authority to appoint a replacement for Barack Obama in the US Senate: 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 ...

Impeachment progresses, Blagojevich lawyers up
Political Animal — ... Impeachment is a lengthy process, and the 21-member special impeachment committee is already drawing complaints from Republicans, who were "furious" because they want the panel to have "equal representation from both parties." (With two parties and 21 members, I'm not sure how that's possible.) The question of a special election is also still lingering. GOP officials in Illinois and Washington are anxious to have one (because they want to try to win the seat), and Blagojevich is nearly as excited about the possibility (because he believes it would buy him some time). But even ...

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