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Obama, Rezko, Blagojevich: Illinois Governor Arrested
directorblue.blogspot.com - 12/10/2008
Obama, Rezko, Blagojevich: Illinois Governor Arrested
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Moments ago The Wall Street Journal reported that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was just arrested for (allegedly) offering to sell the Senate seat vacated by President-Elect Obama (download the complaint (PDF)). Blagojevich and his chief of staff were each charged with conspiracy to commit ...
jeffberkowitz.blogspot.com - 12/9/2008
Barack Obama, Blagojevich, Rezko, Fitzgerald, Volcker, Summers and Santa; Obama, 2002 to ...
— jeffberkowitz.blogspot.com — 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 ... (more) Barack Obama, Blagojevich, Rezko, Fitzgerald, Volcker, ...

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campaignspot.nationalreview.com - 12/10/2008
The Obama-Blagojevich Ties - Don't Forget Rezko
— campaignspot.nationalreview.com — Boy, since a lousy Election Night, the news really has been pretty good for the GOP. The... RNC is gleefully pointing out the longtime ties between Arres... . . . (more) The Obama-Blagojevich Ties - Don't Forget Rezko

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Gov. Blagojevich free on bond after arrested by feds :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich and Operation Board Games
suntimes.com - 12/9/2008
Gov. Blagojevich free on bond after arrested by feds :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich ...
— suntimes.com — 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 ... (more) Gov. Blagojevich free on bond after arrested by feds  ...

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Obama/Blagojevich or Podcasts?
The Anchoress — ... want more politics and less prayer, I’ll be sad, only because - as I told Friend Jeanette today - Advent, coming on the heels of this exhausting two-year election, has been a true balm to my soul, and brought much healing to me, personally. But I’ll understand if you’re getting tired of my submersion in it, and if you really want me to, I’ll stick my head out and breathe in the Obama/Blagojevich scandal, but it does seem to me that the thing is being sufficiently covered throughout the blogosphere - and very ...

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Illinois Attorney General's Office Not Sure Whether Blago Still Can Appoint Senator
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/9/2008 — A number of you have written to ask: What happens to Obama's Senate seat now? Does Governor Blagojevich still have the authority to appoint Obama's successor to the open seat, now that he's been accused of, er, conspiring to sell that same seat?  ...
Illinois Governor Arrested For Trying to Sell Obama Senate Seat
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The Most Corrupt Office in America
politicalwire.com 12/11/2008 — James Pindell : "Along with the position of Newark, New Jersey mayor the seat of Illinois Governor may be the most corrupt office in America... If Blagojevich is convicted he will become the fourth Illinois Governor in 40 years to go to jail."
Blago Busted
shakespearessister.blogspot.com 12/9/2008 — Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been arrested and taken into federal custody by the FBI, charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery. The charges allege that Blago, and his chief-of-staff John ...
Illinois’s Boycott is Wrong
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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Arrested On Corruption Charges
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Illinois Governor Arrested
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/9/2008 — Beleaguered Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was taken into custody by law enforcement authorities at his home this morning, reports the Tribune Company, sourcing a US Attorney's office spokesman. The governor's chief of staff, John Harris, was also ...
BUSTED!... ILLINOIS GOVERNOR BLAGOJEVICH ARRESTED!
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 12/9/2008 — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is arrested in Chicago! He is accused of attempting to benefit financially from his position to appoint Barack Obama's Senate replacement. Federal officials already announced in September that they had enough ...
So. Who Will Appoint the Next Illinois Senator?
motherjones.com 12/9/2008 — Looks like it is Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn , the man on the right. He better have zero uncovered corruption scandals in his past, because the entire national media is going to turn its eyes to him as soon as it's done digesting Fitzgerald's ...
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Taken Into Federal Custody
firedoglake.com 12/9/2008 — I week or so back I wondered if Dick Durbin's support for former Illinois GOP Gov. Ryan's pardon might not be laying some groundwork for a pardon of Blago down the road, after a close confident of Blago's had allowed his conversations with the ...
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Is the Ballsiest Governor in America
motherjones.com 12/9/2008 — The most corrupt politician in America is, apparently, also the gutsiest. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, has been under investigation for three years because of a litany of corruption charges and has the most famous prosecutor in ...
Rod Blagojevich Arrested: The Damage He Could Do
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Illinois Governor Arrested: Rod Blagojevich (VIDEO)
huffingtonpost.com 12/9/2008 — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to get financial benefits through his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to fill the vacancy left by Barack Obama's election as president. A 76-page FBI affidavit said ...
Big time troubles for Ill. Governor Rod Blagojevich
sistertoldjah.com 12/10/2008 — Another Illinois corruptocrat taken into custody : WASHINGTON - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to get financial benefits through his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to fill the vacancy left by ...
Illinois Governor Blagojevich Taken Into Custody: Report
huffingtonpost.com 12/9/2008 — A source said today that Gov. Rod Blagojevich was taken into federal custody at his North Side home this morning. The U.S. attorney's office would not confirm the information, and a spokesman for the governor did not immediately return a phone call ...
Reuters: 'Obama Seen Untouched by Illinois Governor Charges'
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"Senate Candidate 4" Is Illinois Deputy Governor Louanner Peters
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Breaking: Illinois AG files motion to declare Blago “unfit”
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AG Lisa Madigan's argument to the Illinois Supreme Court about ousting Governor Blagojevich.
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EMBARRASSING: AG Lisa Madigan’s argument to the Illinois Supreme Court about ousting Governor Blago…
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Response to the accusations that Illinois Governor Rod. R. Blagojevich sought to auction off, among other things, the senate seat being vacated by Barack Obama was swift, harsh and widespread. It is time, many seemed to be saying, for the governor to go.
Illinois Gov. Blagojevich Arrested In Comical Chicago Corruption Case — Wonkette » top
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In a stunning blow to Democratic Party claims to represent a reversal of years of Republican corruption, Illinois Governor Blagojevich has been arrested this morning . Charges include attempts by the Governor to trade an appointment to President-Elect Obama’s Senate seat for ...
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An unsigned CNN.com article on Tuesday which broke the news that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich had been arrested by federal authorities omitted his Democratic party affiliation. Both Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris face conspiracy and bribery charges related to the ...
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was taken into federal custody at his North Side home this morning by FBI agents on federal corruption charges, according to the Chicago Tribune . Blagojevich and Chief of Staff John Harris are accused of a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy that included Blagojevich ...
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All 50 Senate Democrats Warn Blagojevich On Trying to Appoint — ArchPundit
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