chicagotribune.com - 11/6/2008
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Rep. Luis Gutierrez Democratic U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez has expressed interest in Obama's position in the Senate. ( Tribune photo by Michael Tercha / October 20, 2008)
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Blagojevich Ponders Obama Replacement
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) said he's "not interested" in appointing himself to fill President-elect Obama's Senate seat, "but did not expressly rule it out either," the Chicago Tribune reports. ...
IL-Sen: Whom Might Blagojevich Appoint? (Round 2)
Swing State Project —
... Well, that scenario has now come to pass (and the unpopular Blago has managed to hang on to his office). Speculation is already running wild. Here are some of the names under consideration: ...
Why President-elect Obama should pick a Republican to replace him in the Senate.
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... Obviously, after January 20, 2009 Illinois is going to need a
new junior Senator, and the politicking for that seat has been
intense, and increasingly louder. It'd probably be easier to give
the names of Illinois politicians who don't want the seat -
certainly, it'd be a shorter list - and while
Governor Blagojevich hasn't made a decision yet... ...
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Rezko, the Illinois Governor and Obama's Senate Replacement
buzzflash.com 12/6/2008 — THE BUZZFLASH EDITOR'S BLOG: The View from Chicago Since the presidential campaign was decided on November 4, the name Tony Rezko has largely vanished from the news. That is because, as BuzzFlash repeatedly reported from our perch in the Windy City, the Rezko case (overseen by Patrick ...
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ILLINOIS: The campaign of change that led Barack Obama to the White House will bring tangible change to Illinois, where embattled Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich has the task of selecting the junior U.S. senator's replacement… Much speculation has ...
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