The Blagojevich Timeline: Everything Fits Easily Except Obama's Monday Denial.
volokh.com 12/15/2008 — Most people have misunderstood the timeline of the Blagojevich Senate scandal. Pretty much everything fits except Barack Obama's statement yesterday that he knew nothing about it....

Media Matters: Media pick up where they left off 8 years ago
mediamatters.org 12/13/2008 — To anyone who lived through the media feeding frenzy of the 1990s, during which the nation's leading news organizations spent the better part of a decade destroying their own credibility by relentlessly hyping a series of non-scandals, the past ...

John King: Obama needs to prove a negative
dailykos.com 12/16/2008 — Oh brother ... KING: Much like the star report in the impeachment saga Dana just mentioned. In this criminal complaint there are some non-family friendly language that we won't repeat on a Sunday morning, but that is Barack Obama's best defense at ...

Obama’s Report Claims His Campaign Didn’t Know Blago Was Trying To Sell Senate Seat
sayanythingblog.com 12/24/2008 — It also confirms that Rahm Emanuel had multiple conversations with Blago and that Rahm, Valerie Jarrett and Obama himself have all been interviewed by federal investigators. The report was released Tuesday as an Obama transition official confirmed ...

AP Laments: 'Blagojevich questioning takes up Obama's time'
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com 12/24/2008 — Poor Barack Obama. This messy Rod Blagojevich distraction is just taking up too much of his time. The guy needs to relax and hit the golf course some more in between surfing and flashing his abs for an adoring public. A good thing his lawyer cleared ...

What did Obama Actually Promise to Disclose?
volokh.com 12/14/2008 — Barack Obama's promise to release a list of contacts “between the transition office and the governor’s office” commits to far less than people think. Indeed, it does not cover either...

CBS: GOP Attempts to Tie Obama to Blagojevich ‘A Tough Sell’
newsbusters.org 12/11/2008 — Wednesday’s CBS Early Show worked hard to put as much distance as possible between Barack Obama and disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, as correspondent Chip Reid reported: "Barack Obama and Rod Blagojevich have both been leaders in ...

Obama Team Clears Itself of ‘Inappropriate Discussions’ with Blago
pajamasmedia.com 12/17/2008 — Perhaps they'll try self-surgery next.

What did Obama know and what did he do about it?
powerlineblog.com 12/11/2008 — It's almost inconceivable that Barack Obama would have participated in Gov. Blagojevich's "pay to play" scheme for appointing the president-elect's successor, and the evidence affirmatively indicates that he did not. But we also know that, as one ...

Pressure builds on Obama to release his Blagojevich contacts
latimesblogs.latimes.com 12/14/2008 — In case you're wondering about that list President-elect Obama promised a few days ago to release in "a few days" detailing all of his office's contacts with accused Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about the vacation U.S. Senate seat, the ...

Obama picks Colorado's Salazar as Interior head — Reuters: Politics 12/16/2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will nominate Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado, who once practiced as an environmental lawyer, to be his interior secretary, a senior Democrat said on Monday.

Salazar Obama's choice for interior — CNN Political Ticker 12/16/2008
Salazar is a senator from Colorado. CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama is set to tap Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado as his nominee for secretary of the interior, two transition officials told CNN ...

One More Round of Voting, as Electors Do Their Duty — NYT > Politics 12/16/2008
The Electoral College cemented Barack Obama’s victory, in a year when new figures showed that voter turnout reached its highest level since 1968. >

Three Algerian Detainees Set for Transfer to Bosnia — Wash Post Obama Administration 12/16/2008
The Bush administration has decided to transfer three Algerian detainees to their adopted homeland of Bosnia, a decision that partially complies with the order of a federal judge who said last month that five Algerians should be released "forthwith," ...

Congressional Panel Says Nuclear Proliferation Is at a ‘Tipping Point' — Wash Post Obama Administration 12/16/2008
The development of nuclear arsenals by both Iran and North Korea could lead to "a cascade of proliferation," making it more probable that terrorists could get their hands on an atomic weapon, a congressionally chartered commission warned yesterday.