volokh.com - 12/17/2008
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Moran Mistaken About Particular Blagojevich-Obama Contacts. At Pajamas Media, Rick Moran is claiming that the government affidavit shows that Blagojevich had conveyed his corrupt plan to two Obama advisors, referred to in the affidavit as Advisor A and Advisor B. But I think that Moran is ...
chicagobreakingnews.com - 12/18/2008
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich will not appoint anyone to
fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack...
Obama, the governor's lawyer said today. Speaking at a news conference following his appearance before a committee weighing Blagojevich's ...
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Blagojevich won't fill Obama Senate seat
dailykos.com - 12/16/2008
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dailykos.com —
Oh brother ... KING: Much like the star
report in the impeachment saga Dana just mentioned. In...
this criminal complaint there are some non-family friendly language that we won't repeat on a Sunday morning, but that is Barack Obama's best defense at ...
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John King: Obama needs to prove a negative
article.nationalreview.com - 12/17/2008
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Obama Names Secretary of Education
Patterico's Pontifications —
... Law professor and blogger Steve Diamond say Barack Obama has rejected Bill Ayers in his selection of Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education: ...
On Arne Duncan
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days —
I am cautiously optimistic , though I want to hear more about his belief in local control when it comes to setting an education agenda and his belief in school choice (on this latter issue, ...
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emptywheel.firedoglake.com 12/16/2008 —
I've been boring you all by repeatedly pointing to this passage in the complaint against Blago :
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swamppolitics.com 12/13/2008 — by Bob Secter
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latimesblogs.latimes.com 12/31/2008 — There's something weirdly fascinating about professional wrestling. Not that we've ever watched it ourselves, mind you. But a, uh, friend tells us that you know someone is gonna get thrown out of the ring onto the fragile tables sitting over there ...
Is Blago nuts? The experts speak
powerlineblog.com 12/11/2008 — Reflecting on the question "Is Blago nuts?," -- retired clinical psychologist Judith Lown writes:
I read your column with particular interest this morning because it echoed a conversation I had with a friend last night. My reaction then, as to ...
AP’s Emotive Language For Gov. Rod Blagojevich
stoptheaclu.com 12/10/2008 — -By Warner Todd Huston
Evidence in abundance of AP's new "style" of news coverage.
Not long ago, the Associated Press informed its writers that they should be more emotive in their writing. Instead of an old newsy just-the-facts style of reporting, ...
Scandal in IL: Rahm still in the news —
First Read 12/17/2008
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that incoming chief of staff Rahm Emanuel pushed for Valerie Jarrett to be appointed to the Senate seat. "Jarrett was initially interested in the U.S. Senate post before Obama tapped her to be a White House senior ...
Axelrod on Morning Joe —
First Read 12/17/2008
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