dailykos.com - 12/15/2008
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The Attorney General of Illinois, Lisa Madigan, has filed a motion before the Illinois Supreme Court seeking to have Rod Blagojevich removed from office on the grounds that he is no longer fit to serve : Atty. General Lisa Madigan called on the Illinois Supreme Court today to temporarily ...
blogs.wsj.com - 12/15/2008
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blogs.wsj.com —
Cam Simpson reports on the Rod Blagojevich case
in Chicago. Conventional wisdom holds that U.S. Attorney Patrick
Fitzgerald ordered the FBI to arrest Rod Blagojevich before sunrise Tuesday in order to stop a crime from being committed. That ...
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The Real Story Behind the Rushed Blagojevich Bust: How ...
rasmussenreports.com - 12/15/2008
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rasmussenreports.com —
Forty five percent (45%) of U.S. voters say
it is likely President-elect Obama or one of his
top campaign aides was involved in the unfolding Blagojevich scandal in Illinois, including 23% who say it is Very Likely. Just 11% say it is not at all ...
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45% Suspect Obama Team Involved in Blagojevich Scandal
bloomberg.com - 12/16/2008
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bloomberg.com —
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats in the Illinois
House of Representatives postponed stripping Governor Rod Blagojevich’s power
to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama that prosecutors say Blagojevich tried to sell. The ...
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Illinois Democrats Let Blagojevich Keep Naming Power ...
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Blagojevich Scandal: The Other Madigan Starts Impeachment
Firedoglake —
... I agree with Adam B that Lisa's move--to use the courts--is inappropriate while her father's more to start impeachment is appropriate. ...
IL-Sen: Electability As Corruption
Open Left - Front Page —
... indicates that, the day before Blagojevich's calls were taped, Harry Reid pushed Blagojevich not to appoint the three leading African-American politicians in Illinois (after Barack Obama, of course). According using "electability" as the rationale, Reid did advocate on behalf of two candidates, one of whom, Attorney General Lisa Madigan, attempted to remove Blgaojevich via judicial coup. If the Senate's move to block Roland Burris wasn't already viewed as a political move rather than one of ethics, this story should put an end to that once and for all. ...
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powerlineblog.com 12/11/2008 — Reflecting on the question "Is Blago nuts?," -- retired clinical psychologist Judith Lown writes:
I read your column with particular interest this morning because it echoed a conversation I had with a friend last night. My reaction then, as to ...
Blagojevich: Oh My, He’s So Gangster
attackerman.firedoglake.com 12/9/2008 —
from enterstageright
Is it wrong to have, on some level, respect for just how gangster Rod Blagojevich is? Consider this, from page 44 of the complaint:
During the call, ROD BLAGOJEVICH’s wife can be heard in the background telling ROD ...
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, ...
IL-GOV Legal Explainer
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 ...
Blagojevich 'Hairy' Insanity Defense Promoted by MSM
newsbusters.org 12/12/2008 — Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has become such a huge embarrassment to his fellow Democrats that the mainstream media is now trying to explain away his over-the-top corruption as insanity on his part. And the sign of Blagojevich's insanity ...
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