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chicagotribune.com - 12/13/2008

Rahm Emanuel talked with governor's office about who should fill Obama's Senate seat -

— chicagotribune.com — By Bob Secter Rahm Emanuel , President-elect Barack Obama 's pick to be White House chief of... staff, had conversations with Gov. Rod Blagojevich 's administration about who would replace Obama in the U.S. Senate, the Tribune has learned. The ... (more) Rahm Emanuel talked with governor's office about who ...

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suntimes.com - 12/8/2008

Obama: Don't stock up on guns :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: 44: Barack Obama

— suntimes.com — As gun sales shoot up around the country, President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday that gun-owning Americans do... not need to rush out and stock up before he is sworn in next month. "I believe in common-sense gun safety laws, and I believe in the ... (more) Obama: Don't stock up on guns :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: ...

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suntimes.com - 12/8/2008

Obama defends Republic workers :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: 44: Barack Obama

— suntimes.com — Obama defends Republic Windows and Doors workers President-elect Barack Obama put himself on the side of the... workers at the Republic Windows and Doors factory Sunday: “When it comes to the situation here in Chicago with the workers who are asking for ... (more) Obama defends Republic workers :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: ...

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No discussions between Blago and Obama? Maybe
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... representing Illinois will have to be filled. That’s one of Obama’s first priorities today. He’s meeting with Governor Rod Blagojevich this afternoon in Chicago to discuss it. Jim also has a press release from Blagojevich’s office, but it doesn’t explicitly discuss any meeting with Barack Obama in the same manner as KHQA’s report.  And a search of the two Chicago newspapers, which were in position to report on this story, shows that the KHQA report may not have been accurate.  The Sun-Times reported on November 6th — the day after this report — that Blagojevich himself stated ...

The Morni…er, Afternoon Scramble, 12/10/2008
No Runny Eggs — ... a report from the Chicago Sun-Times on November 6 (between the two noted above) that says Blago and Obama didn’t meet. ...

KHQA retracts Blago-Obama meeting reports
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... I expressed some skepticism over two reports from KHQA that put Barack Obama and Rod Blagojevich in a meeting to discuss his Senate successor a day after winning the presidential election, on November 5th.  I searched both major Chicago newspapers to find substantiation, and could find no mention of any meeting at all.  The only reporting came in the Sun-Times , which reported that Blagojevich said on November 5th that he had not met with Obama, at a point in time when Blagojevich had no reason to lie.  KHQA then followed up on the 8th with another report apparently ...