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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/22/2008
Election Central Morning Roundup
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Today: Possible New Vote Numbers From Minnesota Minnesota could potentially finish today the process of counting the ballots that either campaign had challenged during the course of the recount but later withdrew the challenges, taking them out of the count until now. The Franken campaign has ...
politico.com - 12/19/2008
Blago: I am not a crook
— politico.com — Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich struck a defiant tone in a Chicago press conference today, pledging to fight federal corruption charges in court and to stay in office despite calls for his resignation and talk of impeachment. "I am not ... (more) Blago: I am not a crook

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Obama team probe of Obama team finds no Obama team impropriety
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/23/2008
Obama team probe of Obama team finds no Obama team impropriety
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — The Barack Obama presidential transition office today finally released its own report on its own internal investigation of its own contacts with legally challenged Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich . And you'll be comforted to know the Obama folks ... (more) Obama team probe of Obama team finds no Obama team ...

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chicagobreakingnews.com - 12/19/2008
Blagojevich to hold 2 p.m. news conference
— chicagobreakingnews.com — Gov. Rod Blagojevich scheduled a news conference today to make a statement to the media, his first public appearance since he was arrested last week on federal corruption charges. Blagojevich has avoided the public eye for the most part since his ... (more) Blagojevich to hold 2 p.m. news conference

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Talking Points Memo — ... The Obama team's Blago report expected to be out no later than tomorrow. That and the day's other political news in the TPM Election Central Morning Roundup. ...

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