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americablog.com - 12/16/2008
CNN: The fact that there's no hint of Obama having done anything wrong with regards to Blago-gate, well that just means maybe Obama did
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It's so cute when the media suddenly decides to get aggressive again , now that a Democrat is coming back into office.
Blago-Gate Timeline (Update: Photo Added)
verumserum.com - 12/11/2008
Blago-Gate Timeline (Update: Photo Added)
— verumserum.com — From the Volokh Conspiracy, a timeline of events that paints a pretty clear picture of what went... on in the last month: If we didn’t have Obama’s denial to contend with, the actions of all the parties, including those purporting to speak ... (more) Blago-Gate Timeline (Update: Photo Added)

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Emanuel’s List For Blago
commentarymagazine.com - 12/14/2008
Emanuel’s List For Blago
— commentarymagazine.com — The Chicago Tribune has these rather eye-opening details on Blago-gate: Obama said Thursday he had never spoken... to Blagojevich about the Senate vacancy and was “confident that no representatives” of his had engaged in any dealmaking over ... (more) Emanuel’s List For Blago

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/16/2008
Poll: Only One In Four Think Obama's Team Did Something Wrong In Connection With Blago
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — As I noted here yesterday, the way to poll the Blago mess is not to ask respondents... the meaningless question of whether people think Obama's team was "involved" in the scandal, as Rasmussen did -- a formulation that could mean literally anything.  ... (more) Poll: Only One In Four Think Obama's Team Did Something ...

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