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 Senate scandal snares Obama’s chief aide
Senate scandal snares Obama’s chief aide
U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., accompanied by Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks at a news conference Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003
 Emanuel: I'm Getting Death Threats Over Blagojevich Scandal
Emanuel: I'm Getting Death Threats Over Blagojevich Scandal
abcnews.go.com — Chief of Staff Refuses to Go to Work Because of Media Stakeout... (more) Emanuel: I'm Getting Death Threats Over Blagojevich Scandal
Barack Obama aide named in Illinois scandal
Barack Obama aide named in Illinois scandal
telegraph.co.uk — One of Barack Obama's closest aides faces claims he had repeated conversations with the governor accused of... trying to sell Senate seat. (more) Barack Obama aide named in Illinois scandal
Name That Scandal!
Name That Scandal!
corner.nationalreview.com — So, what do we call the Blagojevich fiasco? Senategate? Nah, too anodyne. Blago-gate? Tired of "-gate." Blago-quiddick?... Better. Other suggestions? (more) Name That Scandal!
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Theo Spark — ... are. Mumbai attacks: How Indian-born Islamic militants are trained in Pakistan. Most 'terrorists' seem to be trained in Pakistan at the moment. Why Eurocrats believe that No to EU treaty is the Irish for Yes. They will not stop until they get their way. They need to be chopped down to size. Pakistan 'linked to 75% of all UK terror plots', warns Gordon Brown. So why don't we ban flights from Pakistan? Senate scandal snares Obama’s chief aide. Fact: Democrats are dishonest and always have ...

Dissecting Leftism — ... Obama aide caught in corruption: "The bullish, foul-mouthed but effective Chicago arm-twister Rahm Emanuel has come under pressure to resign as Barack Obama’s chief of staff after it was revealed that he had been captured on court-approved wire-taps discussing the names of candidates for Obama’s Senate seat. Emanuel’s presence at the heart of the scandal threatens to roil the president-elect’s administration as a Chicago prosecutor builds his corruption case against Rod Blagojevich, the Illinois governor. Blagojevich has been accused of plotting to sell Obama’s Senate seat - ...

PRESSURE MOUNTS ON EMANUEL TO RESIGN!
Gateway Pundit — Pressure is mounting on Rahm Emanuel to resign! (Times Online) The Patriot Room is following the latest Chicago Corruption Story-- Via LGF The Herald Sun reported on this massive story that is being ignored by the US media: BARACK Obama's chief of staff is under pressure over reported contacts with Illinois's corruption-tainted governor, who faces impeachment proceedings this week. Rahm Emanuel, a combative congressman from ...

Bad Moon Risin’
The Democratic Daily — ... not a presidential scandal…. [emphasis added] After giving Ronnie Ray Gun and George “Herbert Hoover” Bush a pass, the brave media hounded Bill Clinton for eight years with bogus “scandals” that effectively prevented him from ever fully taking office. And now, after giving George W. “W is for War Criminal” Bush an eight year pass, they are already priming to do it again. Listen to the Sunday Times (of London — owned by Rupert Murdoch): ...

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