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Rightbloggers: Blago, Richardson Prove Obama Corrupt, Dems Racist
blogs.villagevoice.com - 1/5/2009
Rightbloggers: Blago, Richardson Prove Obama Corrupt, Dems Racist
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It's a rare treat when liberals and conservatives can get together, and they seem to agree that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is one awesome crook. Lefty outlets have been following the Blagojevich " fiasco ," exploring the linkages between Blagojevich and Illinois politicians who might ...
Sources: Reid pressured governor on Senate replacement :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich
suntimes.com - 1/3/2009
Sources: Reid pressured governor on Senate replacement :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich
— suntimes.com — Reid pressured Blagojevich not to appoint Jackson Jr. to Obama's U.S. Senate seat Days before Gov. Blagojevich... was charged with trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder, top Senate Democrat Harry Reid made ... (more) Sources: Reid pressured governor on Senate replacement  ...

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salon.com - 1/7/2009
AP Exclusive: Calendar shows key Ill. gov meetings
— salon.com — Jan 6th, 2009 | SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich's official calendar shows he met with a... top union official in his Chicago office the day before Barack Obama was elected president -- just as federal prosecutors say the governor was scheming ... (more) AP Exclusive: Calendar shows key Ill. gov meetings

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politicalwire.com - 12/31/2008
Blago's Hail Mary Pass
— politicalwire.com — Dan Conley, a former speechwriter for Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and a keen observer of Illinois... politics, offers his take on today's attempt by Gov. Rod Blagojevich to appoint a new senator. The selection of former Illinois Attorney General ... (more) Blago's Hail Mary Pass

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"Rightbloggers: Blago, Richardson Prove Obama Corrupt, Dems Racist."
Althouse — I always enjoy Roy Edroso's pithy, pissy roundup of opinion in the "Right-Wing Blogosphere" in The Village Voice — especially when he includes excellent quotes from me. ...

alicublog — NEW VOICE COLUMN UP, still following conservative bloggers on Blagojevich and adding late demolition derby entrant Bill Richardson. One thing that's hard to figure is the effect all this fierce and relentless spinning of the pre-Presidency has on normal people. They seem ...

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