hotair.com - 12/10/2008
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Yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama tried to distance himself from Governor Rod Blagojevich after his arrest on corruption charges related to his pending appointment to Obama’s now-vacant Senate seat. Obama himself said that he had had no contact with Blagojevich about the open seat ...
michellemalkin.com - 12/10/2008
suntimes.com - 12/10/2008
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is 'Senate Candidate 5'
in Blagojevich criminal complaint Watch the video: Jackson denies...
knowing of Senate seat "bid" U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is Senate Candidate 5, whom Gov. Blagojevich was considering appointing as ...
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is 'Senate Candidate 5' :: ...
article.nationalreview.com - 12/10/2008
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Obama/Blagojevich or Podcasts?
The Anchoress —
... because - as I told Friend Jeanette today - Advent, coming on the heels of this exhausting two-year election, has been a true balm to my soul, and brought much healing to me, personally. But I’ll understand if you’re getting tired of my submersion in it, and if you really want me to, I’ll stick my head out and breathe in the Obama/Blagojevich scandal, but it does seem to me that the thing is being sufficiently covered throughout the blogosphere - and very interestingly, too -this timeline, for instance; is ...
The Morni…er, Afternoon Scramble, 12/10/2008
No Runny Eggs —
... still has it cached (and I have the cache saved in case the ObamiNation Net Scrubbers strike Yahoo as well). Meanwhile, Fred put up a screencap, knowing full well the ObamiNation Net Scrubbers would strike.
Rob reports that meeting did, in fact, take place. Of course, the station that had that report did the same thing it did to the one MKH found, and thankfully Yahoo still has it for the moment (I also saved this one).
To counter that, Ed Morrissey found a report from the Chicago Sun-Times on November 6 ...
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Maggie's Farm —
... Posting this tonite because I'll be away tomorrow - So maybe that reported Obama-Blago meeting never happened? I'm totally confused now, but Volokh's timeline helps clear it up. Related, Mad or Bad? Warnings about Blago Does time exist? New Scientist (h/t, Flares). I don't think it "exists," but it sure is a good practical concept, especially at dinner time. This report about the Sphinx is old news, isn't it? Yes, it was jungly there in those days. ...
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"7 Blago questions for Obama."
althouse.blogspot.com 12/11/2008 — From Politico: 1 – “Did you communicate directly or indirectly with Blagojevich about picking your replacement in the U.S. Senate?”.... 2 – “Why didn’t you or someone on your team correct your close adviser David Axelrod when he said you had spoken ...
Emanuel’s List For Blago
commentarymagazine.com 12/14/2008 — The Chicago Tribune has these rather eye-opening details on Blago-gate:
Obama said Thursday he had never spoken to Blagojevich about the Senate vacancy and was “confident that no representatives” of his had engaged in any dealmaking over ...
Blago-What? Never Heard of Him.
online.wsj.com 12/11/2008 — 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 ...
Obama on Blago Inquiry: 'Do You Have Another Question?'
blogs.abcnews.com 12/16/2008 — ABC NEWS' SUNLEN MILLER REPORTS: At today's Chicago press conference, Obama was pressed by only one reporter out of four about embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The president-elect cut the Chicago reporter off -- claiming that he didn’t want to...
Blago could decide future by Monday
suntimes.com 12/13/2008 — Gov. Blagojevich will decide early next week -- perhaps as early as
Monday -- whether he should resign, a source close to the governor told
the Chicago Sun-Times.
Why Blago Is So Great
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/10/2009 — Give Rod Blagojevich credit: This man simply does not back down on health care -- the issue that is the true reason the legislature is trying to remove him from office.
Blagojevich just responded to his impeachment by holding a press conference ...
Obama calls on Blagojevich to resign —
CNN Political Ticker 12/10/2008
Obama is now calling on Blagojevich to step down.
(CNN) – President-elect Barack Obama Wednesday joined calls for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign.
"The president-elect agrees with [Illinois] Lt. Governor Quinn and many others that ...
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