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Judicial Watch Statement: Blagojevich Arrest Shakes Obama Presidency to Its Core
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton issued the following statement today in response to the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich: "There has been an air of lawlessness around Governor Blagojevich for some time and Judicial Watch applauds U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald for his ...
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"Blagojevich Arrest Shakes Obama Presidency to Its Core"
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com — 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 ... (more) "Blagojevich Arrest Shakes Obama Presidency to Its Core"
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"Blagojevich Arrest Shakes Obama Presidency to Its Core"
Gateway Pundit — ... Judicial Watch released this statement on the arrest today of Barack Obama friend and associate Governor Rod Blagojevich: ...

“Blagojevich Arrest Shakes Obama Presidency to Its Core”
Flopping Aces — The statement above comes from Judicial Watch and is dead on target. Obama did say he was going to hit the ground running. But who knew it was going to be in the style of Bill Clinton. The newest tidbit on the Blagovjevich indictment should not surprise anyone. The mysterious number 5 person to be contacted by Blagovjevich for the Senate seat sell is none other then Jesse Jackson, Jr: Chicago Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., is the anonymous “Senate Candidate No. 5″ whose emissaries Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich reportedly ...

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