news.aol.com - 12/24/2008
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Looks like another right-winger needs to re-watch the "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" DVD box set. First, there was McCain constantly referring to Czechoslavakia, a geographic reference that has about the sam e modern relevance as Atlantis. Then, there was Sarah Palin's imaginary ...
suntimes.com - 12/18/2008
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suntimes.com —
President-elect Barack Obama's incoming chief of staff Rahm
Emanuel had a deeper involvement in pressing for a...
U.S. Senate seat appointment than previously reported, the Sun-Times has learned. Emanuel had direct discussions about the seat with Gov. ...
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Emanuel talked directly to gov: source
suntimes.com - 12/24/2008
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suntimes.com —
In addition to talking with Gov. Blagojevich about
who would fill President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat, Obama's...
newly minted chief of staff had something else on his mind: his own congressional seat.
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Emanuel wanted to keep his seat 'warm'
huffingtonpost.com - 12/23/2008
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With the Obama transition team set to release
an internal report regarding the extent of its interactions...
with embattled governor Rod Blagojevich, one of the key figures in the mix is heading out of the country. Incoming White House chief of staff ...
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Emanuel Heads To Africa As Blagojevich Report Drops
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Matt Lewis: Rahm's Heart of Darkness
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
The lefty bloggers have been all over me lately over a comment I made on MSNBC regarding the conversations between Rahm Emanue l and Blago . Clearly, there is a concerted attempt to step-up efforts to defend Obama from any hint of accusations he had anything to do with the Blago scandal. Depending on which lefty blogger you read, I'm either ... 1). An idiot who doesn't realize Hawaii is part of the United States, or... 2). An evil genius who is intentionally insinuating Obama is not "American" enough... Obviously, I can't be both. In this case, I would say I'm neither ...
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dailykos.com 12/23/2008 — MSNBC anchor Tamron Hall points out to conservative blogger Matt Lewis that Barack Obama would not be on vacation in Hawaii if he needed to be in Chicago to do damage control on the Blago report being released tomorrow. After conceding that the ...
I'm Not Seeing A Problem For Rahm
riehlworldview.com 12/18/2008 — Many of my friends on the Right are worked up over this Sun Time's item under Lynn Sweet's banner . But I can't see anything in it that tells me that Rahm Emanuel has real a problem. There may be some confusion here over "spoke directly," granted. To ...
Rahm Emanuel, Blagojevich staff talked
swamppolitics.com 12/13/2008 — by Bob Secter
Rahm Emanuel, President-elect Barack Obama's pick to be White House chief of staff, had conversations with Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration about who would replace Obama in the U.S. Senate, the Tribune has learned.
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Rahm and Blagojevich: What, When, and How Many?
emptywheel.firedoglake.com 1/6/2009 — I'm still trying to sort through the conflicting stories on contacts Rahm Emanuel had with Rod Blagojevich and his crowd. One of two things is going on:
1. Rahm has been less than forthcoming in describing his contacts with Blagojevich and his ...
Obama Blago report to clear Rahm
swamppolitics.com 12/21/2008 — by Frank James
George Stephanopoulos broke some news today when he reported that his former fellow Clinton White House colleague Rahm Emanuel was cleared by an investigation by Greg Craig, the former Clinton White House lawyer, into contacts the ...
Rahm’s 21 Conversations with Blagojevich and Friends?
emptywheel.firedoglake.com 12/16/2008 —
I've been boring you all by repeatedly pointing to this passage in the complaint against Blago :
This affidavit does not include all calls dealing with the corrupt efforts of ROD BLAGOJEVICH, JOHN HARRIS, and others to misuse the power of ROD ...
O! Come On, Emanuel [Dan Collins]
proteinwisdom.com 12/24/2008 — Chicago Sun-Times :
In addition to talking with Gov. Blagojevich about who would fill President-elect Barack Obama’s Senate seat, Obama’s newly minted chief of staff had something else on his mind: his own congressional seat.
Just ...
Why Hasn't Rahm Emanuel Resigned From His Congressional Seat?
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com 12/18/2008 — Since Barack Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is smack dab in the middle of the Rod Blagojevich scandal, it got me wondering why he hasn't resigned from his Congressional seat yet? Before we get to that, however, we have news this morning that ...
Emanuel to resign House seat Friday
swamppolitics.com 12/29/2008 — by James Oliphant
Rep. Rahm Emanuel will resign his House seat Friday.
Emanuel, set to serve as chief of staff to President-elect Barack Obama, sent a letter to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Monday indicating that he planned to step down at ...
Rahm Emanuel possible subpoena —
CNN Political Ticker 12/26/2008
Gov. Blagojevich's attorney urged the Illinois House panel to issue a subpoena to Barack Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.
(CNN) - The Illinois House panel considering impeachment charges against Gov. Rod Blagojevich has received a ...
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