washingtonmonthly.com - 12/11/2008
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REID'S SHOT ACROSS BLAGOJEVICH'S BOW.... There haven't been any reports over the last 48 hours indicating Rod Blagojevich's intention to go ahead and fill the Senate vacancy, but just in case he's thinking about, the Senate's Democratic leadership wants him...
politico.com - 12/11/2008
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politico.com —
President-elect Barack Obama's Transition today launched " Open
for Questions ," a Digg-style feature allowing citizens to...
submit questions, and to vote on one another's questions, bringing favored inquiries to the top of the list. It was ...
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Blagojevich questions censored on Transition site
huffingtonpost.com - 12/10/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Senator Harry Reid is drawing a fairly bold
line in the political sand in regards to the...
ethical missteps surrounding Rod Blagojevich. On Wednesday, the Majority Leader and Sen. Dick Durbin drafted a letter -- which they subsequently urged their ...
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Reid: Blagojevich Must Go, Must Not Make Appointment
chicagotribune.com - 12/11/2008
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chicagotribune.com —
When it comes to Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Dead
Meat), many national TV talking heads can't resist playing...
amateur psychiatrist. "He's crazy," said one talking head of our governor. "A sociopath!" said another. "He should have been put in a ...
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By Chicago standards, Blagojevich isn't crazy -
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News —
... Recount: Unanswered Questions - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air [image] Obama Lied? You decide. - Josh Painter, RedState [image] Wingers Should Give Up - Josh Orton, MyDD [image] Obama Team's New Questions Site - G. Sargent, TPM Election Central [image] Pelosi Enables 'Culture of Corruption' - Carol Platt Liebau, Townhall.com [image] Who Runs for Obama's Seat? - J. Geraghty, The Campaign Spot [image] Reid's Shot at Blagojevich - Steve Benen, Political Animal [image] Critiquing ...
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dailykos.com 12/10/2008 — A few questions about which you may be wondering: 1. With what was Gov. Blagojevich charged? The indictment (PDF) has two counts: conspiracy to defraud the State of Illinois and the people of the State of Illinois of the honest services to ...
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sistertoldjah.com 12/31/2008 — Despite the heap of legal troubles he’s in, Governor Blago today announced his pick for Obama’s Senate seat (and no, it isn’t Senate Candidate #5 ):
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AP’s Emotive Language For Gov. Rod Blagojevich
stoptheaclu.com 12/10/2008 — -By Warner Todd Huston
Evidence in abundance of AP's new "style" of news coverage.
Not long ago, the Associated Press informed its writers that they should be more emotive in their writing. Instead of an old newsy just-the-facts style of reporting, ...
A Show of Support or a Signal? —
WSJ.com: Washington Wire 12/11/2008
Jonathan Weisman reports on politics.
Was Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich sending a message to incoming White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel Monday?
As news broke that federal investigators had tapped the governors phone, he defiantly ...
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