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nytimes.com - 12/15/2008

Blagojevich Says He Has No Plans to Resign

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Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich was planning to go to work on Monday and study bills, his spokesman said. >

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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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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/14/2008

Pressure builds on Obama to release his Blagojevich contacts

— latimesblogs.latimes.com — In case you're wondering about that list President-elect Obama promised a few days ago to release in... "a few days" detailing all of his office's contacts with accused Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about the vacation U.S. Senate seat, the ... (more) Pressure builds on Obama to release his Blagojevich contacts

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Blagojevich's 'football'
Political Animal — ... famed fund-raising capability seemed to have shrunk in recent months and as his legal bills mounted after years of federal investigation, he appeared to have evolved from what Mr. Fritchey considered callous into something closer to panicked or delusional. For what it's worth, while state attorney general Lisa Madigan said yesterday that she believes Blagojevich may step down from office as early as today, the governor's spokesperson, Lucio Guerrero, soon after announced that wasn't the case . In fact, the spokesperson said Blagojevich would head to work today and study ...

ThinkFast: December 15, 2008
Think Progress — ... Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich “has no plans of resigning today or tomorrow,” a spokesperson said yesterday. “He still signs bills as governor, and he wants to see details.” ...

The Early Word: Obama To Introduce Energy Team
The Caucus — ... role — regardless of the issues they lobby about. But Mr. Obama’s embrace of Mr. Daschle and his presumed choice of Ms. Browner suggest that he will take a softer line on lobbying by the spouses of the officials in his administration. Blagojevich Embroiled in a scandal, the Illinois governor, Rod R. Blagojevich, has no plans to resign today, a spokesman said, despite calls from political leaders in the state and around the country for him to step down. The Times’s Susan Saulny reports : Not only was Mr. Blagojevich not resigning, the spokesman, Lucio Guerrero, said, ...

Reviewing Governor Blagojevich’s (D) status.
RedState: Conservative News and Community — He’s not resigning. He’s not going to get declared mentally incompetent by the Supreme Court of Illinois. He’s not going to pick Obama’s replacement in the Senate. He’s not going to be successfully impeached for months. He’s going down swinging, including petitioning to use campaign funds to pay for his defense. He’s, in fact, thoroughly messed up the mojo of the Illinois Democratic Party, and causing the Illinois Republican Party to gleefully point ...