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 FBI: Illinois Governor Sought To "Sell" Obama's Senate Seat
FBI: Illinois Governor Sought To "Sell" Obama's Senate Seat
In this file photo, Ilinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich with U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) during a news conference following their apperance before the Base Realignment and Closure commission during their hearings at Saint Louis University, St. Louis. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich wanted ...
Rod Blagojevich, Illinois governor -
chicagotribune.com — UPDATE: Feds take Gov. Blagojevich into custody Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff were arrested... today by FBI agents on federal corruption charges. Click here for the latest updates from the Breaking News Center . A three-year federal ... (more) Rod Blagojevich, Illinois governor -
'Senate Candidate 5'
politico.com — Capitol Fax's Rich Miller updates the state of the speculation on the identity of "Senate Candidate 5,"... the public official who -- from the complaint -- appears to be in the most jeopardy, aside from Blagojevich and Harris. "Senate ... (more) 'Senate Candidate 5'
What the transition knew
politico.com — The transition hasn't yet responded to questions about Rod Blagojevich's indictment, but the key question is whether... the transition was talking to prosecutors, whether Obama and Valerie Jarrett knew that Blagojevich had offered her the Senate seat in ... (more) What the transition knew
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Blagojevich Calls His Buddy Obama a Motherf***er
Gateway Pundit — Just words... ABC News, via Drudge, has more from one of Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich's secretly recorded phone calls: "I've got this thing and it's f***ing golden, and, uh, uh, I'm just not giving it up for f***in' nothing. I'm not gonna do it. And I can always use it. I can parachute me there," Blagojevich said in a phone call secretly recorded by the FBI on November 5, the day after the election, according to the affidavit. The FBI affidavit said Blagojevich had been told by ...

Business as usual in Illinois
Maggie's Farm — ... In Chicago, 1921 and 2008. You can't make this stuff up. Read this bit as he tries to make a deal to sell Obama's seat to Obama's choice. Between Rangel and Blago, the greedy Dems are in it up to their necks. Editor's note: Woops. Complaint includes Obama-Rezko land deal. Is this Whitewater Redux? If Dems love money so much, why don't they get a real job and produce something useful, like so many Repubs do? Also, via Slate: The person who looks ...

Business as usual
Maggie's Farm — ... In Chicago. 1921 and 2008. You can't make this stuff up. Read this bit as he tries to make a deal to sell Obama's seat to Obama's choice. Between Rangel and Blago, the greedy Dems are in it up to their necks. If Dems love money so much, why don't they get a real job and produce something useful, like so many Repubs do? Editor's note: Woops. Complaint includes Obama-Rezko land deal. Is this Whitewater Redux? ...

Chicago Machine Politics at Its Finest
The Next Right — About 11 weeks ago, I reported from my independent research a case of potential corruption involving Barack Obama and patronage of the Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Now, after he has been elected, we find that not only has Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich tried to sell a senate seat, but has tried to play dishonest political games with numerous organizations, including the Children’s Memorial Hospital. I’m not going to say “I told you so” but it does look as though this hospital may be part of a serious political patronage machine.  This should perhaps not go ...

Blagojevich-Obama Photoshp Contest!
The Jawa Report — December 09, 2008 Blagojevich-Obama Photoshp Contest! This is not the corruptocrat thug Obama thought he knew! ap_Blagojevich_Obama2_081209_mn.jpg James A. Finley/AP Photo By Good Lt. at December 9, 2008 12:55 PM | | l ...

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"Blagojevich Arrest Shakes Obama Presidency to Its Core"
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 12/9/2008 — Shaken to the core... In a Monday, April 16, 2007 file photo, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, left, U.S. Sen and Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, center, and Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, right, watch a video during a rally to ...
Obama and BlagojevichOutside The Beltway | OTB
In this June 20, 2005, photo, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, D-Ill., speaks as Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., listens during a news conference in St. Louis. Federal authorities arrested Blagojevich Tuesday Dec. 9, 2008, on charges that he brazenly conspired to sell or trade the U.S. Senate seat left vacant ...
Obama works to distance himself from Ill. governor (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - Though Barack Obama isn't accused of anything, the charges against his home-state governor — concerning Obama's own Senate seat no less — are an unwelcome distraction.