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Obama's Old Senate Seat
corner.nationalreview.com - 12/9/2008
Obama's Old Senate Seat
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Is now for sale on eBay. Going for $51 at the moment.
Who will fill Obama's senate seat? : News : KHQA
connecttristates.com - 12/10/2008
Who will fill Obama's senate seat? : News : KHQA
— connecttristates.com — Ill. governor meeting with Obama today By Carol Sowers Wednesday, November 05, 2008 at 10:39 a.m. CHICAGO,... ILL. -- Now that Barack Obama will be moving to the White House, his seat in the U.S. Senate representing Illinois will have to be filled. ... (more) Who will fill Obama's senate seat? : News : KHQA

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Obama Senate Seat For Sale? - December 9, 2008
thesmokinggun.com - 12/9/2008
Obama Senate Seat For Sale? - December 9, 2008
— thesmokinggun.com — Feds: Blagojevich saw Obama's vacated job as a "valuable thing" DECEMBER 9--The criminal complaint filed today against... Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich contains a remarkable section detailing the Democratic politician's alleged attempt to cash in on ... (more) Obama Senate Seat For Sale? - December 9, 2008

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Obama Met With Blagojevich in Chicago On Nov. 5 To Discuss Senate Seat
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com - 12/10/2008
Obama Met With Blagojevich in Chicago On Nov. 5 To Discuss Senate Seat
— gatewaypundit.blogspot.com — CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN--- "Obviously like the rest of the people of Illinois I am saddened... and sobered by the news that came out of the US attorney's office today... I had no contact with the governor or his office and so we were not, I was not ... (more) Obama Met With Blagojevich in Chicago On Nov. 5 To ...

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Rod Blagojevich Arrest Leads To Split Reactions On Prosecutor Fitzgerald
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... ! The President-Elect and his transition team weren't mixed up in any of this double-dealing, and his old seat is currently available on eBay, where it will probably be bought by Alan Keyes. ...

Rod Blagojevich Arrest Leads To Split Reactions On Prosecutor Fitzgerald
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... ! The President-Elect and his transition team weren't mixed up in any of this double-dealing, and his old seat is currently available on eBay, where it will probably be bought by Alan Keyes. ...

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