politico.com - 12/11/2008
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politico.com —
The stinging criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod
Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris raises...
lots of questions for President-elect Barack Obama.
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7 Blago questions for Obama
directorblue.blogspot.com - 12/11/2008
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directorblue.blogspot.com —
Commenter Howdy points us to a Chicago Tribune
article that references additional discussions between Obama and Governor...
Blagojevich regarding his Senate seat. Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday cited the potential for bad “karma” and avoided ...
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RED ALERT: Chicago Tribune article referenced ...
online.wsj.com - 12/11/2008
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online.wsj.com —
JAMES TARANTO When the 111th Congress convenes next
month, the Democrats may have only 57 senators. It...
now appears that as a result of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's efforts to sell President-elect Obama's erstwhile seat, Blagojevich may not be able to give ...
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Blago-What? Never Heard of Him.
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... argues. The Chicago Tribune deserves credit for its editorial restraint in publishing stories on the investigation of Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey blogs, bemoaning that the same sort of consideration hasn’t been exercised by other papers in recent years. The governor’s attempt to shake down the Tribune may have been the most ham-handed element of the scandal, ...
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"7 Blago questions for Obama."
althouse.blogspot.com 12/11/2008 — From Politico: 1 – “Did you communicate directly or indirectly with Blagojevich about picking your replacement in the U.S. Senate?”.... 2 – “Why didn’t you or someone on your team correct your close adviser David Axelrod when he said you had spoken ...
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tigerhawk.blogspot.com 12/14/2008 — I love Chicago. I lived there for eight years back in the day, and would happily return. While there (during the late '80s and early '90s), I embraced Chicago's view that politics is theater as much as anything else. But that does not mean that they ...
Trib Agreed To Hold Story On Blago Probe
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Senate Dems 'insist' Blagojevich resign —
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From NBC’s Ken StricklandIn a letter being circulated for signatures among Senate Democrats, the members "insist" that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich resign from his post, "and under no circumstance make an appointment to fill the vacant Illinois ...
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