blogs.tnr.com - 12/17/2008
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. . . when it comes to dealing with the press? Dana Milbank thinks so : A month from now, the nation will say farewell to its sports-obsessed
president who doesn't like tough questions. And it will replace him
with, well, another sports-obsessed president who doesn't like ...
chicagobreakingnews.com - 12/18/2008
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chicagobreakingnews.com —
Gov. Rod Blagojevich will not appoint anyone to
fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack...
Obama, the governor's lawyer said today. Speaking at a news conference following his appearance before a committee weighing Blagojevich's ...
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Blagojevich won't fill Obama Senate seat
nypost.com - 12/16/2008
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nypost.com —
Last updated: 3:54 am December 16, 2008 Posted:
2:57 am December 16, 2008 Barack Obama is experiencing...
the first "scandal" of his presidency before he's taken office - or so sayeth the media. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is accused of (among much ...
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BUNGLING ON BLAGO - New York Post
gallup.com - 12/16/2008
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gallup.com —
PRINCETON, NJ -- About one out of four
Americans, including half of Republicans, believe that members of...
President-elect Barack Obama's staff engaged in illegal activities relating to the charges that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was trying to profit ...
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One in Four See Obama Staff Illegally Tied to ...
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Obama's Press Treatment Just Like Bush's: WaPo's Milbank
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... Notwithstanding the fact that Milbank only enumerates three techniques (Arne Duncan might be able to help with that!), I find this to be a bit melodramatic. Also, a bit unfair. As Jason Zengerle correctly observes: ...
Obama's Press Treatment Just Like Bush's: WaPo's Milbank
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Notwithstanding the fact that Milbank only enumerates three techniques (Arne Duncan might be able to help with that!), I find this to be a bit melodramatic. Also, a bit unfair. As Jason Zengerle correctly observes: ...
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Obama on Blago Inquiry: 'Do You Have Another Question?'
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And we’re supposed to have confidence in this?
sistertoldjah.com 12/16/2008 — The LA Times reports this morning that Team Obama is asserting that the “internal review” they did on themselves regarding the Blago scandal proves that they did nothing wrong:
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huffingtonpost.com 12/12/2008 — Yesterday, Jamison Foser made mention of the need to be watchful for an emerging press trope as the Blagojevich scandal unfolded: stories that darkly warn of imminent implications for President-Elect Barack Obama in one breath, followed in the next ...
Axelrod on Morning Joe —
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