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Rahm’s 21 Conversations with Blagojevich and Friends?
emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 12/16/2008
Rahm’s 21 Conversations with Blagojevich and Friends?
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I've been boring you all by repeatedly pointing to this passage in the complaint against Blago : This affidavit does not include all calls dealing with the corrupt efforts of ROD BLAGOJEVICH, JOHN HARRIS, and others to misuse the power of ROD BLAGOJEVICH to appoint a United States ...
dailykos.com - 12/16/2008
John King: Obama needs to prove a negative
— dailykos.com — Oh brother ... KING: Much like the star report in the impeachment saga Dana just mentioned. In this criminal complaint there are some non-family friendly language that we won't repeat on a Sunday morning, but that is Barack Obama's best defense at ... (more) John King: Obama needs to prove a negative

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article.nationalreview.com - 12/17/2008
York: Could the Blago Scandal Ensnare Team Obama? You Be...
— article.nationalreview.com — You dont think the Blagojevich matter could cause trouble for Obama? Then you havent looked closely enough at the Plame affair. (more) York: Could the Blago Scandal Ensnare Team Obama? You Be...

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One in Four See Obama Staff Illegally Tied to Blagojevich
gallup.com - 12/16/2008
One in Four See Obama Staff Illegally Tied to Blagojevich
— gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- About one out of four Americans, including half of Republicans, believe that members of President-elect Barack Obama's staff engaged in illegal activities relating to the charges that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was trying to profit ... (more) One in Four See Obama Staff Illegally Tied to ...

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