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news.yahoo.com - 12/23/2008
Obama transition team releasing Blagojevich report (AP)
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AP - President-elect Barack Obama's transition office is ready to release an internal review of all contacts his staff had with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office over the Senate seat that Obama has vacated and that the governor is accused of putting up for sale.
Obama Is to Report Tuesday on Blagojevich Contacts
nytimes.com - 12/23/2008
Obama Is to Report Tuesday on Blagojevich Contacts
— nytimes.com — The memorandum will lay out a narrative in about a dozen paragraphs the president-elect’s advisers had with... the governor’s office. > (more) Obama Is to Report Tuesday on Blagojevich Contacts

Comments vote down Taegan Goddard's Political Wire found this 12/23/2008found this
Obama team probe of Obama team finds no Obama team impropriety
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/23/2008
Obama team probe of Obama team finds no Obama team impropriety
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — The Barack Obama presidential transition office today finally released its own report on its own internal investigation... of its own contacts with legally challenged Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich . And you'll be comforted to know the Obama folks ... (more) Obama team probe of Obama team finds no Obama team ...

Comments vote down Little Green Footballs found this 12/23/2008found this
Transition Team Releases Review of Contacts
change.gov - 12/23/2008
Transition Team Releases Review of Contacts
— change.gov — Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Today the Obama Transition Team released the review of Obama Transition staff contacts... with Governor Blagojevich and his office.   Download a PDF of the memo. (more) Transition Team Releases Review of Contacts

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Blago-Rahma Report: Emanuel Had Numerous Conversations with Blago's Office
Gateway Pundit — Rahm Emanuel took a flight to Africa today before the Obama Team released their report on the senate seat investigation. The Obama Team essentially cleared themselves of wrong-doing regarding the Illinois senate seat. The AP reported: An internal review prepared for President-elect Barack Obama says his incoming chief of staff had multiple conversations with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office, but no one close to Obama suspected that the governor might be trying to sell Obama's Senate ...

Transition office releases Blagojevich report
Political Animal — TRANSITION OFFICE RELEASES BLAGOJEVICH REPORT.... There's a very good reason the president-elect and the Obama team seemed completely unconcerned about any connection to the Blagojevich controversy -- they weren't connected to the Blagojevich controversy . An internal review prepared for President-elect Barack Obama says his incoming chief of staff had multiple conversations with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office, but no one close to Obama suspected that the governor might be trying to sell Obama's Senate seat as prosecutors allege. The report was released Tuesday as an ...

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