suntimes.com - 12/12/2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- In an unprecedented move, the Illinois attorney
general asked the state's highest court Friday to strip scandal-plagued
Gov. Rod Blagojevich of his powers.
chicagotribune.com - 12/12/2008
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chicagotribune.com —
As Gov. Rod Blagojevich was trying to pick
Illinois' next U.S. senator, businessmen with ties to both
the governor and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. discussed raising at least $1 million for Blagojevich's campaign as a way to encourage him to pick ...
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Blagojevich fundraiser held by Jackson allies Saturday -
blogs.suntimes.com - 12/12/2008
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By FRAN SPIELMAN AND ABDON PALLASCH Sun-Times Reporters
CHICAGO--President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, refused
to take questions from reporters this morning about whether he was the Obama "advisor" named in the criminal ...
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Obama Chief of Staff Emanuel ducks whether he was ...
hotair.com - 12/12/2008
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hotair.com —
Illinois’ Attorney General moved today to disconnect Governor
Rod Blagojevich from executive power through the judiciary today,
rather than wait for the legislature to act. Lisa Madigan filed a motion with the Illinois Supreme Court finding ...
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Breaking: Illinois AG files motion to declare Blago “unfit”
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IL Attorney General launches legal effort to oust Blagojevich, says he is unfit to serve.
Think Progress —
... Today, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed an “unprecedented legal attack against a sitting Illinois governor,” taking initial steps to ask the state Supreme Court to declare Gov. Blagojevich unfit to serve: ...
Madigan makes her move against Blagojevich
Political Animal —
... Barack Obama, who abandoned the seat as he prepares to enter the White House. Madigan also said she wants the court to bar Blagojevich from directing state contracts and conducting a broad range of state business. "We think it is very clear he is incapable of serving," Madigan said of the governor during a news conference in downtown Chicago. Madigan told reporters that she is pursuing this option, in part because it's faster than the impeachment process, though the Chicago Sun-Times noted that it "was not immediately clear when the Supreme Court might take up the matter," or ...
Illinois Attorney General Accuses Blagojevich of Being Chicago Dem, Uses Different Words
The New Editor —
... The filing further states, "Mr. Blagojevich is unable to distinguish between his financial interests and his official duties and between illegal acts and legal conduct, rendering him incapable of legitimately exercising his ability as governor," according to the AP. ...
Using the courts to oust Blagojevich on the theory that he's "disabled" from serving as governor.
Althouse —
Illinois AG Lisa Madigan makes the move to oust Blagojevich that we were talking about yesterday. Madigan said that she took the action with the Supreme Court because she thinks that this is a faster way to strip Blagojevich of his power than through impeachment, which could take several weeks. "I recognize that this is an extraordinary request, but these are extraordinary circumstances," Madigan said at a news conference.Oh, the irony! Grabbing power to oust someone for grabbing power. As noted in yesterday's post, Madigan is relying on ...
Living with Blago
Cold Fury —
Democrats, with Illinois AG Lisa Madigan as their stalking horse , desperately need to see the Blago bomb defused before the coming explosion spatters too many of their stinking-corrupt higher-ups with shrapnel. The reliably liberal MSM already sought to preempt any notion of Blago as a typical Democrat by ...
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Removing Blagojevich ... The Right Way
dailykos.com 12/15/2008 — The Attorney General of Illinois, Lisa Madigan, has filed a motion before the Illinois Supreme Court seeking to have Rod Blagojevich removed from office on the grounds that he is no longer fit to serve : Atty. General Lisa Madigan called on the ...
Senate Candidate 2 appears to be Madigan
politico.com 12/10/2008 — Another clue from the complaint: "Senate Candidate 2" appears to be Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. That candidate isn't implicated in any wrongdoing.
The complaint:
On November 6, 2008, ROD BLAGOJEVICH talked with Spokesman. ...
Blagojevich: Oh My, He’s So Gangster
attackerman.firedoglake.com 12/9/2008 —
from enterstageright
Is it wrong to have, on some level, respect for just how gangster Rod Blagojevich is? Consider this, from page 44 of the complaint:
During the call, ROD BLAGOJEVICH’s wife can be heard in the background telling ROD ...
IL-GOV Legal Explainer
dailykos.com 12/10/2008 — 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 ...
AP’s Emotive Language For Gov. Rod Blagojevich
stoptheaclu.com 12/10/2008 — -By Warner Todd Huston
Evidence in abundance of AP's new "style" of news coverage.
Not long ago, the Associated Press informed its writers that they should be more emotive in their writing. Instead of an old newsy just-the-facts style of reporting, ...
IL AG tries to remove Blago from office —
First Read 12/12/2008
From NBC's Pete Williams and Mark Murray Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today asked the state Supreme Court to temporarily remove embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich from the governor's office and to put the lieutenant governor in charge for ...
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