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breitbart.com - 12/9/2008

Obama: No contact with Blagojevich on Senate seat

— breitbart.com — CHICAGO (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama says he is saddened by allegations that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich... tried to trade favors for Obama's Senate seat—and says he had no contact with the governor or his office on the matter. The governor was ... (more) Obama: No contact with Blagojevich on Senate seat

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qando.net - 12/12/2008

Contact with Blagojevich?

— qando.net — I ’m afraid I don’t share Mr. Obama’s confidence that no one on his staff discussed replacements... for his senate seat with Gov. Blagojevich. First, it just doesn’t make any sense, politically. That would indeed have been a ... (more) Contact with Blagojevich?

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chicagotribune.com - 12/9/2008

ROD BLAGOJEVICH: Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrested, charged, released -

— chicagotribune.com — Blagojevich responds Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrives at the Tribune Tower on Monday for an interview at CNN's... Chicago office. ( Tribune photo by Nancy Stone / December 8, 2008) (more) ROD BLAGOJEVICH: Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrested, charged, ...

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