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archpundit.com - 1/10/2009
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This is sooooo awesome: Where, you might ask, is Gov. Rod Blagojevich as the Illinois House debates his impeachment? A Tribune photographer took pictures of Blagojevich going jogging in his Ravenswood Manor neighborhood at about 10 a.m.
Obama, Blago flip sides of Bizarro plotline
suntimes.com - 1/13/2009
Obama, Blago flip sides of Bizarro plotline
— suntimes.com — Barack Obama jogged only slightly ahead of Rod Blagojevich across the news landscape of the past month,... the glistening horizon of a new Camelot ahead, perhaps, but the jagged outline of the clouted city not far behind. Obama and Blago are more than ... (more) Obama, Blago flip sides of Bizarro plotline

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huffingtonpost.com - 1/8/2009
Burris Admits He Reached Out To Blago Adviser Named In Criminal Complaint
— huffingtonpost.com — Inches away from securing a seat in the United States Senate, Roland Burris suffered what could be... a serious setback on Thursday. Appearing before an Illinois House impeachment committee in regards to the role by which he became the Senate ... (more) Burris Admits He Reached Out To Blago Adviser Named In ...

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salon.com - 1/7/2009
AP Exclusive: Calendar shows key Ill. gov meetings
— salon.com — Jan 6th, 2009 | SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich's official calendar shows he met with a... top union official in his Chicago office the day before Barack Obama was elected president -- just as federal prosecutors say the governor was scheming ... (more) AP Exclusive: Calendar shows key Ill. gov meetings

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Firedoglake:  Reid Doubles Down On Burris, But He’s Playing With Your Money

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Reid Doubles Down On Burris, But He’s Playing With Your Money
Firedoglake — So Rod Blagojevich is impeached while jogging. The Illinois Supreme Court says it's not going to force Jesse White to sign Roland Burris's certificate of appointment because they say it's valid without the secretary of state's signature. And Dick Durbin says the Senate will still refuse to seat Burris. Now I have to ask the question: Do these geniuses have an end game? I ask this because after Burris cleaned out Reid, it seems to be Durbin's turn -- and he's playing on a short stack. Durbin is claiming ...

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