commentsfromleftfield.com - 12/13/2008
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…ahh, fuggeddaboutit. Y’all are beyond redemption– making shit up is standard operating procedure for many in the UK press, ethics and standards be damned. At least folks in the Mother Country readily acknowledge this fact, making its impact far less potent (at least ...
swamppolitics.com - 12/13/2008
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swamppolitics.com —
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 Emanuel, Blagojevich staff talked
suntimes.com - 12/13/2008
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suntimes.com —
Gov. Blagojevich will decide early next week --
perhaps as early as Monday -- whether he should
resign, a source close to the governor told the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Blago could decide future by Monday
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/14/2008
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In case you're wondering about that list President-elect
Obama promised a few days ago to release in
"a few days" detailing all of his office's contacts with accused Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about the vacation U.S. Senate seat, the ...
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Pressure builds on Obama to release his Blagojevich contacts
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... Quite so. Exactly. In Blogylvania, you know you are a player when you get a nickname. Et, tu, Rahmbo? ...
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