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washingtonmonthly.com - 12/10/2008
The ethics bill that started it all
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THE ETHICS BILL THAT STARTED IT ALL.... Federal investigators have been focused on Rod Blagojevich for several years, but it was a deeply ironic series of events three months ago that led to yesterday's dramatic fall. In a sequence of...
Obama’s Effort on Ethics Bill Had Role in Governor’s Fall
nytimes.com - 12/10/2008
Obama’s Effort on Ethics Bill Had Role in Governor’s Fall
— nytimes.com — The sequence of events captures the contradictions of Barack Obama’s rise through the murky world of Illinois... politics. > (more) Obama’s Effort on Ethics Bill Had Role in Governor’s Fall

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Obama’s Intervention for Ethics Bill Indirectly Led to Case Against Governor
nytimes.com - 12/10/2008
Obama’s Intervention for Ethics Bill Indirectly Led to Case Against Governor
— nytimes.com — Beyond the irony of its outcome, a phone call Barack Obama made three months ago is also... a reminder that he has never quite escaped the murky and insular world of Illinois politics. > (more) Obama’s Intervention for Ethics Bill Indirectly Led to ...

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article.nationalreview.com - 12/10/2008
York: The Blagojevich Case: Why Did Fitzgerald Act Now?
— article.nationalreview.com — We have some of the juciest political wiretaps in years.... (more) York: The Blagojevich Case: Why Did Fitzgerald Act Now?

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News — ... are misleading, considering the public may seem to be shifting toward endorsing more gay rights, Ali Frick asserts at Think Progress. Host Jon Stewart landed some devastating lines against Huckabee, which made it a more-than-usually compelling argument on the issue, Washington Monthly’s Steve Benen claims. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] Legislature Moves to Block Blago – Ed Morrissey, Hot Air [image] Oh, Rod. The Humanity! – Megan McArdle [image] The Ethics Bill Starting it All – Steve Benen, Political Animal [image] ...

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