thehill.com - 12/10/2008
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s (D) arrest on criminal corruption charges raises new questions about those considered for appointment to replace President-elect Obama in the Senate, as Blagojevich weighed a handful of candidates for the job, according to the criminal complaint filed by the FBI ...
abcnews.go.com - 12/10/2008
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abcnews.go.com —
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was
arrested on corruption charges on Tuesday, including trying to...
sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by fellow Democrat President-elect Barack Obama, federal prosecutors said. While Obama has long ...
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Illinois Gov. Arrested on Corruption Charges
discriminations.us - 12/8/2008
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discriminations.us —
Many blacks voted for Obama because he looks
like them. Many liberal (or if you prefer, progressive)...
whites voted for Obama because he doesn’t look like them. Intellectuals are above that sort of crass, superficial identity politics. They voted ...
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The New Identity Politics
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Senate Candidate 5 Could Be Getting Nervous About Now
Taylor Marsh —
... on the Senate candidates, including that
Jesse Jackson Jr. could be among the possibilities for Senate Candidate 5. The
Hill speculates on who’s which unnamed Senate candidate, including Jackson for 5. Obviously, there are other possibilities as well, ...
Blagojevich Speculation: Possible Indictment Of Senate Candidate 5?
Firedoglake —
... . And The Hill. Names in the running in the press thus far: Jesse Jackson, Jr; Emil Jones; Arthur Turner; Luis Gutierrez; Danny Davis; Jan Schakowsky (who has expressly said she isn't the one, btw). ...
ABC News: Jesse Jackson Jr. is “Senate Candidate #5”
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... saying the Chicago congressman is the anonymous candidate whose emissaries reportedly offered Blagojevich up to $1 million to name him to Obama's seat.
The Illinois Rep. denies anyone had been authorized to make payments or promises to the Governor on his behalf.
Says he was contacted by federal prosecutors Tuesday “to come in and share with them my insights and thoughts about the selection process."
Plus: The Hill lists clues to the identities of candidates #1-6 in the federal ...
Jackson Admits He's #5
News —
... Though authorities wish to interview Jackson in connection with the case, Jackson said he has been told he is not a target of the investigation, ABC News reported today. Senate Candidate 5 had an influential backer who approached Blagojevich about raising $1 million in exchange for seeing the candidate named to the seat. Jackson released a statement yesterday denying any connection to a quid pro quo deal and said he had hoped and pushed for an open and transparent process. As we reported today , the FBI's affidavit filed yesterday provides enough detail to guess at the ...
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Obama Replacement Appointed or Elected? —
Politics Daily
The Fix The momentum for a special election to replace President-elect Barack Obama ran into a major hurdle late this afternoon in the form of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) who penned a letter today to scandal-tarred Gov. Rod Blagojevich making clear he would prefer the incumbent ...
Durbin: Hold Special Election to Replace Obama —
News
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said that a special election should be held to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate, indicating arrested Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) cannot be trusted to make the appointment.
“The General Assembly should enact a law as quickly as possible ...
Selling Senate Seats —
QandO
H e may not govern from Chicago, but this is an example of Chicago politics at its "finest". Federal agents arrested IL governor Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff at their homes early this morning: In one charge related to the appointment of a senator to replace Barack Obama, prosecutors ...
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