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Obama Tries to Stay Out of Blagojevich Fray
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Blagojevich calls Obama mother****er :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich and Operation ...
suntimes.com — Excerpts from charges against Blagojevich Click here to read the entire complaint Click here to read the... entire complaint Rod Blagojevich said that the consultants (Advisor B and another consultant are believed to be on the call at that time) are ... (more) Blagojevich calls Obama mother****er :: CHICAGO ...
Blagojevich Says He Has No Plans to Resign
Blagojevich Says He Has No Plans to Resign
nytimes.com — Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich was planning to go to work on Monday and study bills, his... spokesman said. > (more) Blagojevich Says He Has No Plans to Resign
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chicagotribune.com — Rod R. Blagojevich is the 40th governor of Illinois. He was first elected in 2002 and was... re-elected in 2006. Blagojevich was born in Chicago in 1956. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1979 and earned his law degree from Pepperdine in ... (more) Rod Blagojevich : Rod Blagojevich News and Photos
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The Early Word: Blagojevich Fallout
The Caucus — ... law that Mr. Obama supported actually helped lead to Governor Blagojevich’s prosecution. The reporters also detail the association between the two politicians, which they write, was “always defined more by political proximity than by personal chemistry” and had become strained as allegations of legal wrongdoing on the part of the governor mounted even before his arrest on Tuesday. Timeline: The Recent Road of Illinois Political Corruption Despite his best attempts to avoid getting mired in the scandal , the Politico’s Ben Smith and Jonathan Martin note ...

AP’s Sidoti Reaching for Next GOP Meme-fest on Obama and Blagojevich?
Firedoglake — ... The Beltway slap and tickle show has begun. The WaPo jumped on the "it would be irresponsible not to speculate" bandwagon, as ...

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