blogs.abcnews.com - 12/9/2008
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South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson -- who, not incidentally, is running for chair of the Republican National Committee -- today issued a statement saying that “President-elect Obama’s presidential transition team has said the American people should have a...
themarathonblog.com - 12/14/2008
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themarathonblog.com —
There’s a major recession, people are worried for
their jobs and their homes, and major industries are...
on the verge of disappearing. So the fact that the message coming out of the RNC is oriented around trying to manufacture a link between Blago ...
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Note To RNC: Keep Doing What You’re Doing
politico.com - 12/10/2008
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politico.com —
David Axelrod denied earlier today that Obama had
spoken to Blagojevich about the Senate seat, but not...
that the two men had spoken, and a reader points out that the last time they actually met is obvious -- Obama's visit to the National Governors ...
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Obama and Blago
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Fitzgerald: Blagojevich engaged in “a political corruption crime spree”
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... ? Update: The good news for The One? There’s no evidence that he or his team did anything improper. The bad news? There’ll have to be some investigating now to make sure. Tapper : The (allegedly) corrupt Governor was sure that PEBO would NOT participate in Blago’s alleged sale of PEBO’s Senate seat by providing something of worth to Blago in exchange for his naming PEBO’s presumably first choice for the seat, friend and adviser Valerie Jarrett. How did he know that? With whom on the Obama Team was Blago talking? How was the refusal to “pay or play” conveyed? Did that person ...
Blagojevich Tried to Bribe People in Replacing Obama’s Empty Seat
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What did the Obama team know? They are probably in the clear, but there will be investigation. The (allegedly) corrupt Governor was sure that PEBO would NOT participate in Blago’s alleged sale of PEBO’s Senate seat by providing something of worth to Blago in exchange for his naming PEBO’s presumably first choice for the seat, friend and adviser Valerie Jarrett. How did he know that? With whom on the Obama Team was Blago talking? How was the refusal to “pay or play” conveyed? Did that person then report Blago to the authorities? ...
And the fun with Blagojevich has just *started*.
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... That also means doing what Katon Dawson suggests, and releasing all of the Obama/Blagojevich communications. Hey, transparency, right? ...
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