tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/9/2008
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A source close to Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is denying reports that Rahm tipped off the Feds to Blagojevich's alleged efforts to sell Obama's Senate seat.
The rumors to this effect have been flying all afternoon, kicked off by a local Fox reporter in Chicago who claimed that he'd ...
blogs.abcnews.com - 12/9/2008
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blogs.abcnews.com —
"Obviously like the rest of the people of
Illinois I am saddened and sobered by the news...
that came out of the US attorney's office today," said President-elect Obama this afternoon in Chicago, speaking of the criminal complaint against Democratic...
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Questions Arise About the Obama/Blagojevich Relationship
suntimes.com - 12/11/2008
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suntimes.com —
Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel ducks reporters'
questions President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel,...
refused to take questions from reporters this morning about whether he was the Obama advisor named in the criminal complaint ...
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Rahm ducks reporters' questions on Blago :: CHICAGO ...
thinkprogress.org - 12/9/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
Marcy Wheeler catches local Chicago press reporting that
Rahm Emanuel may have tipped off federal investigators that...
Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) was engaging in corrupt acts. Jack Conaty , a Chicago reporter for the local Fox affiliate, said on-air that ...
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Chicago reporter suggests Rahm Emanuel may have ‘tipped’ ...
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Not Rahm?
Talking Points Memo —
Source close to Rahm Emanuel says the 'tip-off' story isn't true.
Team Barry begins to throw the Chicago machine under the bus
Sister Toldjah —
... that it may have been Obama’s COS and fellow a Chic-town politico machinist Rahm Emanuel who tried to help the feds by giving them info on Blago’s “pay to play” scheme. It wouldn’t be surprising if he had a hand in it - after all, the pattern is with Barack Obama to throw anyone under the bus once their usefulness runs its course. Emanuel’s denying the reports, of course, presumably because Obama wants people to think that neither he nor anyone on his staff spoke with Blago even innocently about the issue, ...
Rahm Almost Certainly Didn’t Bust Blagojevich
Firedoglake —
... Rahm now denies he was the one who tipped off the investigation. But it was already clear from the chronology that Rahm couldn't have been the one to tip off the entire wiretap. ...
What Did Rahm Emanuel Know, And When Did He Know It?
Wizbang —
... that a tipster has floated the possibility that Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, reported Blagojevich to the feds. Emanuel has reportedly denied that story . If Emanuel was aware of the pay for play scheme (Note: There's no evidence of that yet) things might get much messier for Emanuel and Obama. Consider the following scenario: That means the Chief of Staff to the President-elect knew of a plot to auction off the President-elect's former Senate seat and did nothing to stop it. That's not good. Emanuel better hope there's nothing to connect him, or anyone else in the ...
Did Rahm Emanuel End Rod Blagojevich?
Politics Daily —
... Progress: Marcy Wheeler catches local Chicago press reporting that Rahm Emanuel may have tipped off federal investigators that Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) was engaging in corrupt acts. Jack Conaty, a Chicago reporter for the local Fox affiliate, said on-air that Rahm Emanuel might have been responsible for causing federal investigators to act quickly to apprehend Blagojevich this morning. You can see the video of that report below. TPM, however, reports getting an email tip contradicting the report: But a source close to Rahm emails ...
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Blagojevich Arrest: Rahm Emanuel Tip Off? (VIDEO)
huffingtonpost.com 12/9/2008 — Republicans are already attempting to tie the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to President-elect Barack Obama . But local reports suggest that it was Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel who tipped feds off to Blagojevich's corrupt dealings: ...
Rumor Patrol: Rahm's Not The Whistleblower —
The Atlantic Politics Channel
The juiciest rumor of them all is that White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel somehow tipped off U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald that Gov. Rod Blagojevich was allegedly trying to create a market in Senate seats. It's just not true. Didn't happen. That said, Obama's team refused to ...
What Did They Know and When Did They Know It —
A Blog For All
The circus that surrounds Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is only going to get worse, and the questions are going to get a whole lot more uncomfortable for far more people in a hurry. That includes Barack Obama's expected Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel. In fact, Emanuel may have tipped off the feds ...
Rahm Emanuel's Run For Cover —
Wizbang
The latest buzz about the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is that President-elect Barrack Obama's appointed Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, "turned" him in. While Emanuel's conduct is sure...
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