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chicagobreakingnews.com - 12/30/2008

Blagojevich to name Burris to Senate

— chicagobreakingnews.com — burris400.jpg Then Governor-elect Rod Blagojevich introduces his board of advisors, including Roland Burris (to the governor's left)... in November 2002. (Tribune file photo / Chuck Berman) Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected today to name former Illinois ... (more) Blagojevich to name Burris to Senate

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chicagotribune.com - 12/30/2008

BLAGOJEVICH'S LATEST MOVE: Rod Blagojevich expected to name Burris to Obama senate seat -

— chicagotribune.com — Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected today to name former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris to replace President-elect... Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate. The action comes despite warnings by Democratic Senate leaders that they would not seat anyone ... (more) BLAGOJEVICH'S LATEST MOVE: Rod Blagojevich expected to ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 12/30/2008

Blagojevich Pick Raised Money For The Governor

— huffingtonpost.com — Rod Blagojevich's choice to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, Roland Burris, helped raise money for the governor... on multiple occasions. Blagojevich's choice is already being met with a steep wave of skepticism, because the embattled Illinois ... (more) Blagojevich Pick Raised Money For The Governor

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Emanuel, Jarrett Avoid Blago Subpoenas
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Chicago Trib: The Illinois House panel declines Blagojevich's lawyer's request to call the Obama aides to testify at impeachment hearings. Comes after U.S. Attorney Fitzgerald tells the panel that subpoenaing them would "significantly compromise" his ongoing criminal investigation of the governor.       ...

Top Obama Aides Will Not Be Subpoenaed In Blago Impeachment
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Blago To Be Impeached By Lincoln’s Birthday Chicago Tribune: By Rick Pearson Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s attorney will not get to call key aides of President-elect Barack Obama to testify at impeachment hearings after U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald told an Illinois House panel doing so would “significantly compromise” his ongoing criminal investigation of the governor. The chairman of the House impeachment committee, state Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie (D-Chicago), will respect Fitzgerald’s ...

Blago won’t get subpoenas for Emanuel, Jarrett, Jackson
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... The Illinois House will not subpoena Rahm Emanuel and Valerie Jarrett to force them to testify at the impeachment hearings after Patrick Fitzgerald told them it might compromise his investigation.  Although that appears to be a defeat for Rod Blagojevich and his attorney, it actually works in Ed Genson’s favor in a key way: Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s attorney will not get to call key aides of President-elect Barack Obama to testify at impeachment hearings after U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald told an Illinois House panel doing so would “significantly compromise” his ongoing ...

Blagojevich Watch: The Squabble over Subpoenas in Springfield
Firedoglake — ... The committee has made it clear it will comply with Fitz's request. Now, I think it would be a mistake to read too much into Fitz's request. After all, he's unlikely to want to pick and choose (for example, if he said "you can subpoena JJJ but not Larsen"), as that selection, by itself, would signal which witnesses he wanted to withhold. And Fitz is notoriously reluctant to show his cards before his time. Also note Fitz's wording. This was misrepresented in some of the coverage of this, suggesting that Fitz had asked the committee not ...