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dailykos.com - 12/10/2008
IL-GOV Legal Explainer
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A few questions about which you may be wondering: 1.  With what was Gov. Blagojevich charged? The indictment (PDF) has two counts: conspiracy to defraud the State of Illinois and the people of the State of Illinois of the honest services to which each was entitled, which is a crime ...
Boomerang: The Democrat culture of corruption
michellemalkin.com - 12/10/2008
Boomerang: The Democrat culture of corruption
— michellemalkin.com — My syndicated column today looks at how the Democrat “culture of corruption” boomerang has returned to smack... the donkeys right back in the face. [...] Read the rest » (more) Boomerang: The Democrat culture of corruption

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politico.com - 12/9/2008
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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politico.com - 12/9/2008
Source: 'SEIU official' was Stern
— politico.com — A Democratic source confirms that SEIU President Andy Stern is the "SEIU official" referred to in the... federal complaint against Rod Blagojevich. There's no allegation that the SEIU official did anything wrong, and what appears to be a ... (more) Source: 'SEIU official' was Stern

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FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right:  Senate Might Not Have Authority to Reject Blago Appointment

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Senate Might Not Have Authority to Reject Blago Appointment
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... EDIT: Short of impeaching Blagojevich, the Illinois Legislature could also rewrite its appointments law in conjunction with establishing a special elections procedure, removing the governor's power to make an appointment, as some states like Oregon have done. See Adam B's legal explainer for more. FURTHER UPDATE: ...

Blagojevich Scandal: The Other Madigan Starts Impeachment
Firedoglake — ... even been indicted yet; it's just a criminal complaint. And especially in the courts, Blagojevich should be entitled to a presumption of innocence. So, yes, we tend to be fans here of Patrick Fitzgerald's work, but what about a less scrupulous prosecutor in a state with a malleable Supreme Court? A criminal complaint, by itself, shouldn't be enough to empower a court to remove someone from office. There are, thankfully, other remedies. First of all, as I've noted before, under Article V of the Illinois Constitution he can resign ...

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Illinois’s Boycott is Wrong
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BUSTED!... ILLINOIS GOVERNOR BLAGOJEVICH ARRESTED!
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