tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/12/2008
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Did Rahm Emanuel speak to Rod Blagojevich about the governor's plans to fill the Senate seat left open by Barack Obama?
That's what a Fox affiliate in Chicago has reported , based on "a source familiar with the investigation" into the Illinois governor.
Fox Chicago News reports that ...
A tip from Rahm?
politico.com 12/9/2008 — Jack Connaty, of Chicago's Fox affiliate, reported this morning :
We did receive a tip this morning that perhaps all of this came together so quickly because the Governor may have reached out to Rahm Emanuel, the president-elect’s chief of ...
Rahm Emanuel's Run For Cover
wizbangblog.com 12/10/2008 — 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...
Rahm Almost Certainly Didn’t Bust Blagojevich
emptywheel.firedoglake.com 12/10/2008 —
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I know I reported the local Chicago Fox reporter's scoop that Rahm may have turned Blago into Fitz.
CONATY: We did receive a tip this morning that perhaps all of this came together so quickly because the Governor may ...
What Did Rahm Emanuel Know, And When Did He Know It?
wizbangblog.com 12/10/2008 — President-elect Obama has denied any direct contact with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. He hasn't denied that others may have been in contact with Blagojevich. From the criminal complaint it seems...
SATURDAY ROUNDUP —
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Revelations that White House Chief of Staff-designate Rahm Emanuel may have maintained talks with the indicted Illinois governor causes conservative bloggers to pounce, while President-elect Obama's choice to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development draws praise from liberals. Also, ...
Rendell Slams Obama on Blagojevich —
Outside The Beltway | OTB
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is not happy with how Barack Obama and his team have handled the Rod Blagojevich scandal.
“They have never been in an executive position before,” Rendell said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “The rule of thumb ...
The Rahm Pile-On —
Swampland
Fox News Chicago reports that a "source familiar with the investigation" reports that president-elect chief of staff Rahm Emanuel talked to Gov. Rod Blagojevich about candidates who would be acceptable to Obama, but that the conversations involved no quid pro quo or dealmaking.
Meanwhile, ...
Blagojevich: 'I Want to Make Money' —
JammieWearingFool
Maybe you should have made up some mushy memoirs of your father. Oh, and a better haircut would have worked wonders.
Now you're just a punchline on the road to oblivion.Rod Blagojevich is the third-highest-paid governor in the country, but you wouldn't know it from conversations recorded by ...
Obama's Bus Is Getting More Crowded —
The Jawa Report
Rahm Emanuel said that he and Obama were top advisors advisors to Blagojevich during his run for governor.He and Obama participated in a small group that met weekly when Rod was running for governor, Emanuel said. We basically laid out...
Did Bold Blago Reach Out to Rahm? —
Weekly Standard Blog
A local Chicago TV report suggests that the busting of Blagojevich came together so fast because the governor reached out to none other than Rahm Emanuel about working some angles on the Senate seat, and Emanuel blew the whistle on him.
Update: Sen. Dick Durbin is suggesting the Illinois ...
A Tip from Rahm? —
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]Politico.com[/b]
Jack Connaty, of Chicago's Fox affiliate, reported this morning:
We did receive a tip this morning that perhaps all of this came together so quickly because the Governor may
have reached out to Rahm Emanuel, the president-elect's chief of staff, in attempting ...
A Show of Support or a Signal? —
WSJ.com: Washington Wire
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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