huffingtonpost.com - 12/26/2008
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Sources tell me that the Obama team's review of contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will show that Rahm Emanuel had only one phone conversation with Blagojevich.
The contact, described as a "pro-forma" courtesy call, came as Emanuel was named Chief of Staff for Obama. Most of the ...
suntimes.com - 12/24/2008
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suntimes.com —
In addition to talking with Gov. Blagojevich about
who would fill President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat, Obama's
newly minted chief of staff had something else on his mind: his own congressional seat.
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Emanuel wanted to keep his seat 'warm'
chicagotribune.com - 12/28/2008
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chicagotribune.com —
Gov. Rod Blagojevich 's attorney will not get
to call key aides of President-elect Barack Obama to
testify at impeachment hearings after U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald told an Illinois House panel doing so would "significantly compromise" his ongoing ...
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Obama aides avoid subpoenas in Blagojevich impeachment ...
thesmokinggun.com - 12/24/2008
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thesmokinggun.com —
President-elect, two aides quizzed last week by federal
prosecutors DECEMBER 23--President-elect Barack Obama and two of his
top advisers were interviewed last week by federal prosecutors probing Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's alleged bid to ...
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Obama Interviewed In Blagojevich Probe - December 23, 2008
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FOX News Teams Up With Karl Rove To Baselessly Suggest An Obama Report Cover Up In Blagojevich Scandal
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... Once again, who cares? Maybe it was because, as had been previously leaked, someone from the governor's office asked Rahm, “All we get is appreciation, right?” in return for naming Jarrett to the Senate. Rahm is reported to have answered, “Right.” Or maybe it was because the governor knew, from the obviously ethical behavior of all his Obama contacts, that there would be none? ...
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Emanuel Heads To Africa As Blagojevich Report Drops
huffingtonpost.com 12/23/2008 — With the Obama transition team set to release an internal report regarding the extent of its interactions with embattled governor Rod Blagojevich, one of the key figures in the mix is heading out of the country.
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I've been boring you all by repeatedly pointing to this passage in the complaint against Blago :
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CNN Political Ticker 12/26/2008
Gov. Blagojevich's attorney urged the Illinois House panel to issue a subpoena to Barack Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.
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