politico.com - 12/9/2008
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Here's another piece of the jigsaw puzzle that is the Blagojevich indictment: The Chicago Sun-Times columnist it refers to is Michael Sneed , a source familiar with that detail of the indictment tells me.
Sneed's most recent column today cites a Blagojevich source telling her that Illinois ...
suntimes.com - 12/8/2008
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As gun sales shoot up around the country,
President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday that gun-owning Americans do...
not need to rush out and stock up before he is sworn in next month. "I believe in common-sense gun safety laws, and I believe in the ...
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Obama: Don't stock up on guns :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: ...
suntimes.com - 12/10/2008
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Madigan may take him to high court NEXT
STEP | Attorney general might invoke rule to get...
Illinois Supreme Court to vote on ousting Blagojevich SPRINGFIELD -- If Gov. Blagojevich refuses to relinquish power and avoids impeachment, Attorney General Lisa ...
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Madigan may take Blagojevich to high court :: CHICAGO ...
suntimes.com - 12/10/2008
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FEDERAL PROBE | Criminal charges cripple is already
limited ability to lead state government If Gov. Blagojevich...
does not resign immediately, impeach him. This is the inescapable conclusion that comes after reading Tuesday's 76-page criminal ...
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Gov. Blagojevich must go -- right now :: CHICAGO ...
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... The only candidate with whom Blagojevich met within that period was Jesse Jackson, Jr. The narrative of the indictment goes on to allege that Blagojevich attempt to extract something tangible about of Candidate 5 in order to secure the appointment.” But Ben Smith at the Politico throws another name into the hopper : “Here’s another piece of the jigsaw puzzle that is the Blagojevich indictment: The Chicago Sun-Times columnist it refers to is Michael Sneed, a source familiar with that detail of the indictment tells me. ...
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... Candidate 1 appears to be Valerie Jarrett, who removed herself from consideration right when the indictment suggests that candidate did. Archpundit convincingly asserts that Candidate 2 is Lisa Madigan, and believes that Louanner Peters is number 4. The only one who's accused of anything shady is Number 5, from whom Blagojevich thought he might get signicant fundraising in return for the seat. Marc Ambinder thinks it's Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr; Ben Smith wonders if it's State Rep. Art Turner. 5. What part of the ...
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