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Democrats' Dilemma in Illinois: To Appoint or to Elect?
Democrats' Dilemma in Illinois: To Appoint or to Elect?
Monday, December 15, 2008; Page A03
Illinois Attorney General's Office Not Sure Whether Blago Still Can Appoint Senator
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — A number of you have written to ask: What happens to Obama's Senate seat now? Does Governor... Blagojevich still have the authority to appoint Obama's successor to the open seat, now that he's been accused of, er, conspiring to sell that same seat?  ... (more) Illinois Attorney General's Office Not Sure Whether ...
So. Who  Will  Appoint the Next Illinois Senator?
So. Who Will Appoint the Next Illinois Senator?
motherjones.com — Looks like it is Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn , the man on the right. He better have... zero uncovered corruption scandals in his past, because the entire national media is going to turn its eyes to him as soon as it's done digesting Fitzgerald's ... (more) So. Who Will Appoint the Next Illinois Senator?
Ill. Democrats Vote to Let Blago Appoint Senate Replacement
mypetjawa.mu.nu — Guess they feared the electorate, because they knew they'd get their asses thrown out of office. No... matter - they're just delaying the inevitable. But now, we get the amusement of watching the most brazen, crazy, lunatic, mentally-unstable psychopath ... (more) Ill. Democrats Vote to Let Blago Appoint Senate Replacement
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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... plans by whatever standard he deemed to impose. Opposing federal intervention on behalf of felons is popular with those on the political right while opposing global warming endears Brown to the left. And after all, he is the man who, as governor three decades ago, espoused a political "canoe theory" in which one paddles on the right for a while and then paddles on the left to move ahead. ++++++ Jerry Brown the master pol. But, he is afraid of Dianne Feinstein Democrats' Dilemma in Illinois: To Appoint or to Elect? Whether or not Illinois Gov. Rod ...

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