thehill.com - 12/9/2008
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President-elect Obama said Tuesday afternoon that he had not been in contact with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) and “was not aware of what was happening.” Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday morning on corruption and fraud charges for allegedly trying to profit from selecting a replacement for ...
jeffberkowitz.blogspot.com - 12/9/2008
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When he held three press conferences earlier this
week , President-Elect Barack Obama spoke somewhat circumspectly as...
he answered questions about the economy and his economic team, which includes such notables as former Carter/Reagan Fed Chief Paul ...
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Barack Obama, Blagojevich, Rezko, Fitzgerald, Volcker, ...
thecapitolfaxblog.com - 12/9/2008
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* 1:11 PM - I just talked to
Senate President-in-waiting John Cullerton. Here’s what he had to...
say… Before I take office as the President, we should pass legislation changing the law to allow for special election for the replacement of Sen. Obama. ...
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This just in… SENATE TO RECONVENE *** ...
suntimes.com - 12/9/2008
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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich taken into federal custody
Gov. Blagojevich, wearing a black and blue jogging suit,...
appeared before a federal judge this afternoon on corruption charges. U.S. Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan set a $4,500 ...
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Gov. Blagojevich free on bond after arrested by feds ...
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Obama Claims He “Was Not Aware Of What Was Happening” With Blagojevich
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An interesting claim from Obama:
President-elect Obama said Tuesday afternoon that he had not been in contact with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) and “was not aware of what was happening.”
But according to section 104 of the affidavit filed by federal authorities today someone in the Obama camp was talking to Blago’s people:
Later in the conversation, ROD BLAGOJEVICH said he knows that the President-elect wants Senate Candidate 1 for the Senate seat but “they’re not willing to ...
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From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** Obama meets Gore: As first reported by NBC’s Savannah Guthrie, the man who almost became president eight years ago (Al Gore) will meet today in Chicago at 1:00 pm ET with the man who ...
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Gore and Obama are meeting in Chicago Tuesday. (Getty Images)
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A spokeswoman for Al Gore says the former vice president is not meeting Tuesday with President-elect Barack Obama about a position in his administration.
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