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emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 12/11/2008

Blagojevich’s SEIU Contact NOT Andy Stern

— emptywheel.firedoglake.com — Not This Man My NPR station reported earlier today that the SEIU contact that Blagojevich spoke with--referenced in the complaint --was not Andy Stern. NPR said it was Tom Balinoff, President of SEIU Local 1. A senior advisor to the SEIU has ... (more) Blagojevich’s SEIU Contact NOT Andy Stern

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emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 12/9/2008

Statement from SEIU Suggests Fitz Talked with SEIU

— emptywheel.firedoglake.com — I gotta disagree, politely, with Ian's statement that the SEIU statement is "rather uninformative." Here's the statement again, from Communications Director Ramona Oliver: We have no reason to believe that SEIU or any SEIU official was ... (more) Statement from SEIU Suggests Fitz Talked with SEIU

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msnbc.msn.com - 12/14/2008

Dec. 14: Blagojevich corruption scandal, U.S. economic turmoil

— msnbc.msn.com — Transcript of the Dec. 14, 2008 broadcast of NBC's 'Meet the Press,' featuring Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, Mary Mitchell, Chuck Todd, Jennifer Granholm, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Lee Scott, Eric Schmidt (more) Dec. 14: Blagojevich corruption scandal, U.S. economic ...

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