tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/9/2008
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Obama comments on the Blago mess, as per the pool report:
"Like the rest of the people of Illinois I am saddened and sobered by the news that came out of the U.S.. Attorneys office today. But as this is an ongoing investigation involving the governor, I donʼt think it would be appropriate ...
motherjones.com - 12/9/2008
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motherjones.com —
BLAGO UPDATE.... Thanks partly to this being a
slow news day and partly to the sheer juiciness...
of the whole thing, the blogosphere is ablaze with chatter about the arrest of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges. Main theme: the guy ...
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Blago Update
politico.com - 12/9/2008
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politico.com —
The transition hasn't yet responded to questions about
Rod Blagojevich's indictment, but the key question is whether...
the transition was talking to prosecutors, whether Obama and Valerie Jarrett knew that Blagojevich had offered her the Senate seat in ...
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What the transition knew
politico.com - 12/9/2008
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politico.com —
A Democratic source confirms that SEIU President Andy
Stern is the "SEIU official" referred to in the...
federal complaint against Rod Blagojevich. There's no allegation that the SEIU official did anything wrong, and what appears to be a ...
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Source: 'SEIU official' was Stern
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... . * Obama said he was " saddened and sobered " by this morning's developments, and added that he was "not aware of what was happening" when it came to Blagojevich's conduct. * Did Rahm Emanuel ...
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First Read 12/9/2008
From NBC's Athena Jones CHICAGO -- President-elect Barack Obama responded solemnly to news that FBI agents arrested Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich this morning on a series of corruption charges and said that he had not been aware of what ...
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