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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 12/11/2008

First thoughts: So who's corrupt now?

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From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** So who’s corrupt now? Since his election last month, Obama and his team have masterfully choreographed every cabinet announcement, press conference, and meeting for maximum effect -- until yesterday, that is. On a day when the agenda was a meeting with Al Gore on energy and climate change, all hell broke lose after Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) was arrested for allegedly offering Obama's Senate seat for some kind of payment...( ...

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politickernj.com - 12/10/2008

The most corrupt political office in America: Illinois Governor

— politickernj.com — The arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his top aide on charges, among other things, that... he attempted to sell off his pick to replace President-elect Barack Obama's former Senate seat, creates a drama for political junkies just in time for ... (more) The most corrupt political office in America: Illinois ...

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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 12/11/2008

First thoughts: No ordinary honeymoon

— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** No ordinary honeymoon: While the political world... continues to focus on the Blagojevich scandal, which at this point has been only a headache for the incoming Obama administration ... (more) First thoughts: No ordinary honeymoon

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nytimes.com - 12/14/2008

Illinois Is Trying. It Really Is. But the Most Corrupt State Is Actually . . .

— nytimes.com — There are several ways to gauge levels of government corruption. We rank the states here according to... three methods. > (more) Illinois Is Trying. It Really Is. But the Most Corrupt ...

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L.A. TIMES: It’s the Democrats’ turn to cope with scandals. MSNBC: So who’s corrupt now?…
Instapundit — L.A. TIMES: It’s the Democrats’ turn to cope with scandals. MSNBC: So who’s corrupt now? ...

“Collateral Damage.” What a lovely phrase that is, especially when it comes to Democrats.
RedState: Conservative News and Community — This paragraph from FirstRead (”First thoughts: So who’s corrupt now?“) (via Instapundit) has so much to play with I have to break it down. So let’s get started, yes? *** Collateral damage: Where to begin? Indeed, it’s a smorgasboard. First, there’s the case of Charlie Rangel. Could he and his Ways and Means chairmanship become the first real casualty of the Blagojevich scandal? Nope: that honor goes to Representative Jesse ...