newsweek.com - 12/11/2008
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My sense is that there isn't much Blago can do to damage Obama. The president-elect had the sense to keep his distance—and he essentially got out of town before Blago went wild. Obama might have more reason to be concerned about the Jacksons. The relationships are complicated.
powerlineblog.com - 12/11/2008
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powerlineblog.com —
Reflecting on the question "Is Blago nuts?," --
retired clinical psychologist Judith Lown writes: I read your...
column with particular interest this morning because it echoed a conversation I had with a friend last night. My reaction then, as to ...
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Is Blago nuts? The experts speak
online.wsj.com - 12/11/2008
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JAMES TARANTO When the 111th Congress convenes next
month, the Democrats may have only 57 senators. It...
now appears that as a result of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's efforts to sell President-elect Obama's erstwhile seat, Blagojevich may not be able to give ...
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Blago-What? Never Heard of Him.
dyn.politico.com - 12/11/2008
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dyn.politico.com —
The stinging criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod
Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris raises...
lots of questions for President-elect Barack Obama questions he ll have a chance to answer Thursday when he does his first news conference ...
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7 Blago questions for Obama - Politico.com Print View
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Howard Fineman: Obama Hermetically Sealed Off From Chicago Corruption
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... Corruption to the left of him. Corruption to the right of him. Corruption right in front of him. Yet in spite of all this, Howard Fineman of Newsweek maintains that Barack Obama has been somehow hermetically sealed off from Chicago corruption throughout his political career. Fineman is merely echoing the premise currently being promoted by much of the media in his Newsweek article about Illinois governor Rod Blagovech and Jesse Jackson, Jr.. Fineman starts out by hinting that Jesse Jackson, Jr. was corruptible (emphasis mine): ...
Essay: What About the Democrats’ 'Culture of Corruption?'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... While Cowan and Gregory found the Chicago political morass to be inevitably corrupting, Newsweek's Howard Fineman insisted that Obama had emerged from it unscathed. And that it was his inexperience that saved him. ...
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Name That Scandal!
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Jesse Jackson Jr’s Dad Lawyers Up, Too
emptywheel.firedoglake.com 12/12/2008 —
In news that is very ominous for Candidate 5 and his family, Jesse Jackson Jr is not the only one who has lawyered up since Blago's arrest on Tuesday. Jesse Jackson Sr has done so too (h/t nextstopchicago and choochmac ).
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chicagotribune.com 12/12/2008 — 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 ...
Jackson: I Did Nothing Wrong
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/10/2008 — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. just gave a press conference adamantly denying any wrongdoing in connection with the Blagojevich charges.
"I reject and denounce pay-to-play politics, and have no involvement whatsoever in any wrongdoing,"Jackson said.
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Big risks for Obama in Blago scandal - Politico.com Print View
dyn.politico.com 12/10/2008 — At first blush, Barack Obama comes out of the Rod Blagojevich scandal smelling like a rose. The prosecutor at a news conference seemed to give the president-elect a seal of approval, and the Illinois governor himself was caught on tape complaining ...
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WSJ.com: Washington Wire 12/11/2008
Cam Simpson reports on the Blagojevich case.
A lot can change in two weeks, especially if youre trying to cut a deal with federal prosecutors to reduce your prison sentence.
On the day before Thanksgiving, convicted Chicago developer ...
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