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Blagojevich: 'Nothing but sunshine hanging over me' | Clout Street - local political coverage
Updated by Monique Garcia at 12:30 p.m. Gov. Rod Blagojevich responded today to the Chicago Tribune's report that he has been recorded by federal investigators, saying people should "feel free" to tape him because everything he says is lawful. The governor's comments to reporters were the first ...
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. touts Senate credentials to Blagojevich | Clout Street - local political ...
newsblogs.chicagotribune.com — Posted by Dan Mihalopoulos at 7:36 p.m. Following a 90-minute audition meeting today with Gov. Rod Blagojevich,... Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. said he was confident in the process the governor is using to make his choice for a Senate successor to ... (more) Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. touts Senate credentials to ...
Gov. to Zell: Reorganize newspaper’s editorial board | Clout Street - local political coverage
newsblogs.chicagotribune.com — Posted by Rick Pearson at 5:45 p.m. Gov. Rod Blagojevich said today he didn’t view it as... surprising that Tribune Co. filed for protection under the federal bankruptcy code and said he believed one part of the reorganizing process should be to change ... (more) Gov. to Zell: Reorganize newspaper’s editorial board | ...
Durbin stands by free Ryan request despite opposition | Clout Street - local political coverage
newsblogs.chicagotribune.com — Posted by Monique Garcia at 2:15 p.m. Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin today stood behind his decision... to ask President George W. Bush to commute the federal corruption prison sentence of former Republican Illinois Gov. George Ryan to time served. ... (more) Durbin stands by free Ryan request despite opposition | ...
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Daily Dolt: The Governor
ArchPunditWTF: “I should say if anybody wants to tape my conversations, go right ahead, feel free to do it. I appreciate anybody who wants to tape me openly and notoriously, and those who feel like they want to sneakily and wear taping devices, I would remind them that it kind of smells like Nixon and Watergate,” Blagojevich said. Oh my God is the man a moron on top of everything else. Blagojevich was asked if he felt there was a cloud over his efforts to pick a Senate replacement for President-elect Barack ...

Blagojevich: I'm Lawful, 'Feel Free' To Tape Me (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... sneakily and wear taping devices, I would remind them that it kind of smells like Nixon and Watergate," Blagojevich said. "But I don't care whether you tape me privately or publicly, I can tell you that whatever I say is always lawful and the things I'm interested in are always lawful and if there are any things out there like that, what you'll hear is a governor who tirelessly and endlessly figures out ways to help average, ordinary working people," Blagojevich said. Read the entire article --or-- Watch Blagojevich respond to questions ...

Blago on Monday: Nothing But Sunshine Over Me
News — ... Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) sounded an optimistic tone just hours before he was arrested Tuesday on federal corruption charges. "I don't believe there's any cloud that hangs over me," he said Monday at a news conference. "I believe there's nothing but sunshine hanging over me." Blagojevich was responding to a report from last weekend that one of his advisers wore a wiretap to tape their conversations for investigators. On Tuesday, Blagojevich was arrested on federal charges that he tried to sell the state's open U.S. Senate seat for personal benefits. He also allegedly ...

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