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swamppolitics.com - 12/29/2008
Emanuel to resign House seat Friday
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by James Oliphant Rep. Rahm Emanuel will resign his House seat Friday. Emanuel, set to serve as chief of staff to President-elect Barack Obama, sent a letter to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Monday indicating that he planned to step down at the end of the week. The new Congress will be ...

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chicagotribune.com - 12/28/2008
Obama aides avoid subpoenas in Blagojevich impeachment hearings -
— chicagotribune.com — Gov. Rod Blagojevich 's attorney will not get to call key aides of President-elect Barack Obama to testify at impeachment hearings after U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald told an Illinois House panel doing so would "significantly compromise" his ongoing ... (more) Obama aides avoid subpoenas in Blagojevich impeachment ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 12/30/2008
Blagojevich Pick Raised Money For The Governor
— huffingtonpost.com — Rod Blagojevich's choice to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, Roland Burris, helped raise money for the governor on multiple occasions. Blagojevich's choice is already being met with a steep wave of skepticism, because the embattled Illinois ... (more) Blagojevich Pick Raised Money For The Governor

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/30/2008
Senate Dems To Blago: Call Off The Appointment, We Will Not Seat Burris
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — The Senate Democratic leadership has now released a statement on the impending appointment of Roland Burris to Barack Obama's Senate seat, expressing their very strong displeasure at the situation and making it clear that they will not accept his ... (more) Senate Dems To Blago: Call Off The Appointment, We Will ...

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Emanuel to Resign House Seat Friday
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The Illinois congressman and incoming Obama chief of staff sends a letter to Gov. Blagojevich Monday indicating he plans to step down at the end of the week. State law gives Blago five days to set a date for a special election to fill his seat. It must be held within 115 days after the resignation.        ...

Special Election To Be Called To Fill Emanuel’s Congressional Seat
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — The Swamp: by James Oliphant Rep. Rahm Emanuel will resign his House seat Friday. Emanuel, set to serve as chief of staff to President-elect Barack Obama, sent a letter to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Monday indicating that he planned to step down at the end of the week. The new Congress will be sworn in on Jan. 6. Unlike the case of Obama’s vacated Senate seat, Blagojevich has no power to appoint Emanuel’s replacement. Instead, state law gives Blagojevich five days to set a date for a special election to replace ...

Emanuel Will Quit House Seat This Week
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Rep. Rahm Emanuel will resign his House seat Friday, the Chicago Tribune reports. "Emanuel, set to serve as chief of staff to President-elect Barack Obama, sent a letter to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Monday indicating that he planned to step down at the end of the week. The new Congress will be sworn in on Jan. 6." "Blagojevich has no power to appoint Emanuel's replacement. Instead, state law gives Blagojevich five days to set a date for a special election to replace Emanuel once the seat is officially vacant."

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