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Obama Is to Report Tuesday on Blagojevich Contacts
nytimes.com - 12/23/2008
Obama Is to Report Tuesday on Blagojevich Contacts
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The memorandum will lay out a narrative in about a dozen paragraphs the president-elect’s advisers had with the governor’s office. >
suntimes.com - 12/24/2008
Emanuel wanted to keep his seat 'warm'
— suntimes.com — In addition to talking with Gov. Blagojevich about who would fill President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat, Obama's... newly minted chief of staff had something else on his mind: his own congressional seat. (more) Emanuel wanted to keep his seat 'warm'

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huffingtonpost.com - 12/23/2008
Emanuel Heads To Africa As Blagojevich Report Drops
— huffingtonpost.com — With the Obama transition team set to release an internal report regarding the extent of its interactions... with embattled governor Rod Blagojevich, one of the key figures in the mix is heading out of the country. Incoming White House chief of staff ... (more) Emanuel Heads To Africa As Blagojevich Report Drops

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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:  Blago Report Coming Today

The Page by Mark Halperin:  Obama's Blago Report to be Released at 4:30 ET

The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:  Obama Blagojevich Report: "A Lot About Nothing"

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Blago Report Coming Today
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... New York Times: "The report, according to three people familiar with its findings, is a memorandum that will lay out a narrative in about a dozen paragraphs the limited contact Mr. Obama's advisers had with the governor's office... It is unknown whether one of the leading unanswered questions will be resolved: Did Mr. Obama, through his aides, give Mr. Blagojevich a list of preferred candidates for the Senate seat?" ...

Obama's Blago Report to be Released at 4:30 ET
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... into his staff's contact with the Illinois governor. NYT: "The report, according to three people familiar with its findings, is a memorandum that will lay out a narrative in about a dozen paragraphs the limited contact Mr. Obama's advisers had with the governor's office." ...

Obama Blagojevich Report: "A Lot About Nothing"
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... Three sources also tell the New York Times the review found that Obama's advisers "were not involved in any inappropriate talks about the Senate seat." ...

Obama Blagojevich Report: "A Lot About Nothing"
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Three sources also tell the New York Times the review found that Obama's advisers "were not involved in any inappropriate talks about the Senate seat." ...

The Early Word: Obama Ready to Release Blagojevich Report
The Caucus — ... who federal prosecutors have accused of trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama’s Senate seat. All along the Obama team has said the report, which will be released at 4:30 p.m. Eastern, would put to rest questions about wrongdoing on the part of aides to the president-elect. The Times’s Jeff Zeleny reviews a list of the staff members who are likely to show up in the document, including incoming White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel. But, Mr. Zeleny writes : It is unknown whether one of the leading unanswered questions will be resolved: Did Mr. Obama, ...

Transition News Update
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — ... an economic recovery package with advisers. The Transition team's internal review of its contacts with Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected to be released at 4:30 p.m. ET today. In the meantime, new White House staff hirings have been announced: * Cassandra Butts , Deputy White House Counsel * Elizabeth Sears Smith , Deputy Cabinet Secretary * Shawn Maher , Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for the U.S. Senate * Dan Turton , Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for the U.S. House * Camille Johnston , Director of Communications for Michelle Obama * Katie ...

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