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Obama: 'No Contact with The Governor'
Taylor Marsh —
... Did Rahm blow the whistle?
Sen. Durbin calls for special election:
"No appointment by this governor under these circumstances could produce a credible replacement," Durbin said.
In the press ...
A tip from Rahm?
Ben Smith's Blog —
Jack Connaty, of Chicago's Fox affiliate, reported this morning:
We did receive a tip this morning that perhaps all of this came together so quickly because the Governor may have reached out to Rahm Emanuel, the president-elect’s chief of staff, in attempting to leverage filling the Senate seat. And it may have been Rahm Emanuel who tipped the scale and made this move as quickly as it did.
Rahm?
Talking Points Memo —
Did Rahm Emanuel (outgoing Chicago congressman and incoming Obama Chief of Staff) tip off Fitzgerald about Blagojevich's scheme?
Video here.
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Blagojevich Arrest: Rahm Emanuel Tip Off? (VIDEO)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Republicans are already attempting to tie the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to President-elect Barack Obama. But local reports suggest that it was Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel who tipped feds off to Blagojevich's corrupt dealings:
CONATY: We did receive a tip this morning that perhaps all of this came together so quickly because the Governor may have reached out to Rahm Emanuel, the president-elect's chief of staff, in attempting to leverage filling the Senate seat. And it may have been Rahm Emanuel who tipped the scale and made this ...
Blagojevich Arrest: Rahm Emanuel Tip Off? (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
Republicans are already attempting to tie the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to President-elect Barack Obama. But local reports suggest that it was Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel who tipped feds off to Blagojevich's corrupt dealings:
CONATY: We did receive a tip this morning that perhaps all of this came together so quickly because the Governor may have reached out to Rahm Emanuel, the president-elect's chief of staff, in attempting to leverage filling the Senate seat. And it may have been Rahm Emanuel who tipped the scale and made this ...
Who's Who in the Blagojevich Complaint?
TalkLeft —
... As for a tip-off, it may be Rahm Emanuel. A Chicago reporter said on air he may have contacted Fitz after getting an inquiry from Blagojevich or his people about the Senate seat replacement. ...
And Rahm Emmanuel hammered the last nail in Blago's political coffin?
culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily —
Oh hell to the nah.
If it is true, then the ballet-dancing troll has started his politically agnostic reign of terror. I guess we're seeing the Democrats' Dick Cheney in the making. Just don't go hunting for quayle with that bitch.
Via Think Progress.
Rahm Source: Story That He Tipped Off Feds To Blago Is False
TPM Election Central —
... The rumors to this effect have been flying all afternoon, kicked off by a local Fox reporter in Chicago who claimed that he'd received a "tip" that Blago had reached out to Rahm to "leverage" filling Obama's Senate seat. ...
Looks like a Special election is coming for Blagojevich's pay to play Senate seat
Crooks and Liars —
I guess Blag was just emulating a Bush style of entrepreneurship when he tried to sell off the Senate Seat. What a disgusting display of power. Wow....
Did Rahm Emanuel leak info about Blagojevich to the Feds?
Sen. Dick Durbin speaks:
Democratic Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin called for a special election to fill the vacancy left by former colleague, President-elect Barack Obama, following the indictment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich over charges he used pay-to-play tactics to appoint Obama’s ...
Bagging Blagojevich or How the Right Learned to Love Patrick Fitzgerald
Crooks and Liars —
... of the Blagojevich, it appears that another Illinois Democrat, Obama chief-of-staff designate Rahm Emanuel, may have blown the whistle on the governor's latest alleged crime. But when it comes to Fitzgerald and his investigation into the ...
UPDATED: The Blagojevich Saga
The Moderate Voice —
UPDATE #4
The American Prospect’s Adam Serwer helps decode the Senate-seat candidates referenced by numbers only in the criminal complaint against Gov. Blago.
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UPDATE #3
A rumor is afoot that Obama CoS Rahm Emanuel may have helped spark the beginning of the end of Blago:
(Note: Scroll down our home page for Blago-Saga reactions from other TMV ...
Hit Man
N/A —
Words Rahm Emanuel lives by: You don’t mess with me, I won’t mess with you. But if you make a mess, Emanuel may not miss his chance to clean up a mess. ...
DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News —
... for, writes Capitol Fax's Rich Miller . FROM THE BLOGS: [image] The Plot Thickens - Jennifer Rubin, Commentary [image] Why Liberals Can't Govern - Ross Douthat [image] Cao to Washington, Blag to Jail - Daniel Larison, Eunomia [image] Obama's Burden - Michael Scherer, Swampland [image] Arrest Muddies Illinois Political Waters - C. Cillizza, The Fix [image] What Happens Next? - Jon Henke, The Next Right [image] Emanuel May Have Tipped Off Investigators - F. Shakir, Think Prog. [image] About That ...
Team Barry begins to throw the Chicago machine under the bus
Sister Toldjah —
... Interestingly enough, rumor has it that it may have been Obama’s COS and fellow a Chic-town politico machinist Rahm Emanuel who tried to help the feds by giving them info on Blago’s “pay to play” scheme. It wouldn’t be surprising if he had a hand in it - after all, the pattern is with Barack Obama to throw anyone under the bus once their usefulness runs its course. Emanuel’s ...
Rahm Almost Certainly Didn’t Bust Blagojevich
Firedoglake —
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from enterstageright
I know I reported the local Chicago Fox reporter's scoop that Rahm may have turned Blago into Fitz.
CONATY: We did receive a tip this morning that perhaps all of this came together so ...
What Did They Know and When Did They Know It
A Blog For All —
The circus that surrounds Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is only going to get worse, and the questions are going to get a whole lot more uncomfortable for far more people in a hurry. That includes Barack Obama's expected Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel . In fact, Emanuel may have tipped off the feds as to Blagojevich's antics. David Axelrod stepped in it as well, claiming that Blagojevich and Obama talked about who would replace Obama in the Senate, but the Obama campaign now says that Axelrod misspoke. Where did Axelrod get the idea that the two talked? That's ...
Did Rahm Emanuel End Rod Blagojevich?
Politics Daily —
... One of the more fascinating details to emerge in the Blagojevich scandal is the idea that Rahm Emanuel had a hand in the Illinois Governor's arrest. The backstory, from Think Progress: ...
