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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/12/2008
Election Central Morning Roundup
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Crucial Hearing In Minnesota Senate Race Today The state canvassing board in Minnesota is meeting at 10:30 a.m. ET to decide two crucial issues: Whether to count the mounting number of absentee ballots that appear to have been rejected because of clerical errors, and whether to revert to the ...
suntimes.com - 12/11/2008
Rahm ducks reporters' questions on Blago :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: 44: Barack Obama
— suntimes.com — Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel ducks reporters' questions President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel,... refused to take questions from reporters this morning about whether he was the Obama “advisor” named in the criminal complaint ... (more) Rahm ducks reporters' questions on Blago :: CHICAGO ...

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chicagotribune.com - 12/12/2008
Blagojevich fundraiser held by Jackson allies Saturday -
— chicagotribune.com — As Gov. Rod Blagojevich was trying to pick Illinois' next U.S. senator, businessmen with ties to both... the governor and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. discussed raising at least $1 million for Blagojevich's campaign as a way to encourage him to pick ... (more) Blagojevich fundraiser held by Jackson allies Saturday -

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blogs.suntimes.com - 12/12/2008
Obama Chief of Staff Emanuel ducks whether he was Blagojevich emissary
— blogs.suntimes.com — By FRAN SPIELMAN AND ABDON PALLASCH Sun-Times Reporters CHICAGO--President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, refused... to take questions from reporters this morning about whether he was the Obama "advisor" named in the criminal ... (more) Obama Chief of Staff Emanuel ducks whether he was ...

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Election Central Morning Roundup
Talking Points Memo — ... Back to the interminable Minnesota Senate race, where the state canvassing board holds a critically important meeting today on the recount. That and the day's other political news in the TPM Election Central Morning Roundup. ...

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