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dailykos.com - 12/9/2008
Obama Wouldn't Play
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When the news of the arrest of Illinois Governor Rob Blagojevich broke, it took the RNC less than an hour to try and tie him to President-elect Barack Obama, an attempt so pitiful that even the Washington Times wasn't buying it. Apparently the RNC didn't bother to read the Criminal Complaint .  ...
Boomerang: The Democrat culture of corruption
michellemalkin.com - 12/10/2008
Boomerang: The Democrat culture of corruption
— michellemalkin.com — My syndicated column today looks at how the Democrat “culture of corruption” boomerang has returned to smack... the donkeys right back in the face. [...] Read the rest » (more) Boomerang: The Democrat culture of corruption

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politico.com - 12/9/2008
What the transition knew
— 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 ... (more) What the transition knew

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politico.com - 12/9/2008
Source: 'SEIU official' was Stern
— 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 ... (more) Source: 'SEIU official' was Stern

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