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Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/15/2008
Election Central Morning Roundup
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Illinois GOP Ad: "You Deserve A Special Election" The Illinois Republican Party has this new TV ad calling for a special election to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, rather than allow Democratic Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn to make an appointment if Rod Blagojevich is removed -- a fight they apparently ...
blogs.wsj.com - 12/15/2008
The Real Story Behind the Rushed Blagojevich Bust: How the Feds Are Frustrated by Losing (Maybe) ...
— blogs.wsj.com — Cam Simpson reports on the Rod Blagojevich case in Chicago. Conventional wisdom holds that U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald ordered the FBI to arrest Rod Blagojevich before sunrise Tuesday in order to stop a crime from being committed. That ... (more) The Real Story Behind the Rushed Blagojevich Bust: How ...

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rasmussenreports.com - 12/15/2008
45% Suspect Obama Team Involved in Blagojevich Scandal
— rasmussenreports.com — Forty five percent (45%) of U.S. voters say it is likely President-elect Obama or one of his top campaign aides was involved in the unfolding Blagojevich scandal in Illinois, including 23% who say it is Very Likely. Just 11% say it is not at all ... (more) 45% Suspect Obama Team Involved in Blagojevich Scandal

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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 12/15/2008
The New Rules
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — One new this was coming, but since I’d been out of town all last week I hadn’t been following the cable “news” channels where they’re “covering” the Blagojevich scandal with all the “ethics” and ... (more) The New Rules

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Talking Points Memo — ... Illinois struggles with how to fill Barack Obama's empty Senate seat now that Rod Blagojevich is so thoroughly discredited. That and the day's other political news in the TPM Election Central Morning Roundup. ...

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