nytimes.com - 12/10/2008
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President-elect Barack Obama became the most prominent voice in a chorus of political leaders who called on Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich to step aside. >
noquarterusa.net - 12/10/2008
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noquarterusa.net —
Please read the Criminal Complaint filed by David
W. Cain , Special Agent of the FBI. Details...
of the conversations Blagojevich had with his operatives about Barack Obama and the possibility Barack Obama would strike several deals with Blagojevich ...
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Michelle Obama Is The “Specifically Named ...
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Blagojevich and Obama: Takes From the Right
The Caucus —
... knew about the Governor’s allegedly crooked ambitions. However, as a Chicago-area pol himself, Mr. Obama did help Mr. Blagojevich plot his first statehouse victory in 2002. Now would be a good time for the President-elect to say that Mr. Blagojevich and his cronies should have nothing to do with naming Mr. Obama’s successor. And that, given the taint of corruption that now hangs over any choice, the state should hold a special Senate election.” In fact, Mr. Obama’s aides later released a statement calling for Illinois lawmakers to get involved with the selection of a ...
The Early Word: Obama Meets the Press
The Caucus —
... for Mr. Obama’s press conference today. Among the developments in the case of Mr. Blagojevich yesterday, political leaders from around the country – including Mr. Obama and members of the United States Senate – called for the governor’s resignation. And Representative Jesse L. Jackson Jr. emerged as “Candidate 5,” whose associates, according to wiretapped conversations, were most directly implicated in the pay-to-play scheme that prosecutors say the governor was trying to hatch. The Times’s Monica Davey ...
Government and Its Discontents
Rising Hegemon —
Its not just Blago. I open my paper and just today I read about ... Nora S. Anderson, a candidate for judge in New York Surrogate Court accused of campaign finance violations. Anthony Seminerio, a New York assemblyman accused of selling state business to the highest bidder. Diane Wilkerson, a Massachusetts state senator accused of stuffing bribe money up her sweater. Charlie Rangel, a U.S. congressman with a plethora of problems. Then there's the past eight years of BushCo and general Republican ...
Who's Cooperating in the Blagojevich Investigation?
The Caucus —
Federal authorities got a big break in the investigation of Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich in October when John Wyma , a fund-raiser and close adviser of the Illinois governor, decided to cooperate with the United States attorney in hopes of gaining immunity from prosecution. While Mr. Wyma’s lawyer has said his client refused to wear a wire, the federal affidavit unsealed on Tuesday indicates that the information he provided helped the government get court approval to bug the offices of the governor’s campaign fund, The Friends of Blagojevich, in an operation that began on ...
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huffingtonpost.com 12/30/2008 — Rod Blagojevich's choice to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, Roland Burris, helped raise money for the governor on multiple occasions.
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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, ...
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 ...
RNC Chair 'outraged;' brings up Rezko —
First Read 12/10/2008
From NBC’s Domenico Montanaro In an interview with MSNBC’s Norah O’Donnell , RNC Chairman Robert M. "Mike" Duncan -- who is running for reelection to his RNC chair post -- continued his criticism of President-elect Obama for his lack of a ...
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