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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 1/2/2009
Obama supported Burris over Blago
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From NBC's Savannah Guthrie, Marcie Rickun and Carrie Dann When Roland Burris ran against Rod Blagojevich for governor in 2002, the former state attorney general had the support of none other than current President-elect Barack Obama . The Washington Post, Dec. 12, 2008: "Obama and Blagojevich rarely interacted until Blagojevich ran for governor. Obama told his friends in Springfield that he was unimpressed by Blagojevich's resume, and he tried to lobby his friend Durbin to enter the ...
Sources: Reid pressured governor on Senate replacement :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich
suntimes.com - 1/3/2009
Sources: Reid pressured governor on Senate replacement :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich
— suntimes.com — Reid pressured Blagojevich not to appoint Jackson Jr. to Obama's U.S. Senate seat Days before Gov. Blagojevich... was charged with trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder, top Senate Democrat Harry Reid made ... (more) Sources: Reid pressured governor on Senate replacement  ...

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chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/1/2009
Burris goes to court for Senate seat
— chicagobreakingnews.com — Democrat Roland Burris went to the Illinois Supreme Court today to fight to be seated in the... U.S. Senate. Burris, appointed by disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday to the seat once held by President-elect Barack Obama, asked the justices to force ... (more) Burris goes to court for Senate seat

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Burris and Blago: What Happens Now?
firedoglake.com - 1/1/2009
Burris and Blago: What Happens Now?
— firedoglake.com — The NYT says that Danny Davis was initially offered Barack Obama's Senate seat on December 24, but... he turned it down on Friday the 26th. He did, however, recommend Burris for the position. Blagojevich made the offer on Sunday, and Burris ... (more) Burris and Blago: What Happens Now?

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Classical Values — ... , a Silicon Valley venture capitalist who later joined the Obama campaign's national finance committee. Prosecutors allege that Hsu directed his investors to donate money to specific candidates, and then reimbursed them in violation of federal campaign laws. No wonder Hillary and Barry are thick as thieves. It appears that they have at least one thief in common. I wonder how friendly Obama was with Roland Burris? It seems that Most Corrupt President Elect Ever was a Burris supporter at least while he had a chance to win the election for Illinois Governor in 2002. The ...

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