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Cam Simpson reports on Rod Blagojevich. Among the hundreds of hours of conversations involving Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich secretly recorded by the FBI since Oct. 22, one phone call is drawing particular scrutiny among politicos, journalists and others in Washington. It was a marathon ...
Rod Blagojevich, Illinois governor -
chicagotribune.com — UPDATE: Feds take Gov. Blagojevich into custody Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff were arrested... today by FBI agents on federal corruption charges. Click here for the latest updates from the Breaking News Center . A three-year federal ... (more) Rod Blagojevich, Illinois governor -
 Blagojevich Yesterday: "Tape My Conversations" (video)
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Blagojevich Yesterday: "Tape My Conversations" (video)
youtube.com — Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-IL) one day before arrest on corruption charges: "If anybody wants to tape my... conversations go right ahead." December 8, 2008 (more) Blagojevich Yesterday: "Tape My ...
Blagojevich’s Big Conference Call and Valerie Jarrett’s Clean Break
blogs.wsj.com — Cam Simpson reports on Rod Blagojevich Among the hundreds of hours of conversations involving Illinois Gov. Rod... Blagojevich secretly recorded by the FBI since Oct. 29, one phone call is drawing particular scrutiny among politicos, journalists ... (more) Blagojevich’s Big Conference Call and Valerie Jarrett’s ...
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Who was on that call?
PoliPundit.com — Who was on that call? I wonder who was on this conference call : Among the hundreds of hours of conversations involving Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich secretly recorded by the FBI since Oct. 29, one phone call is drawing particular scrutiny among politicos, journalists and others in Washington. It was a marathon conference call on Monday, Nov. 10. The call lasted about two hours. On the phone were Mr. Blagojevich, his wife, his general counsel, an unnamed adviser, and John Harris, the governor’s chief of staff and his co-defendant in this week’s case. But what’s drawing the most ...

Change... Blagojevich Held 2 Hour Long Conference Call With Obama Advisors On Selling the Senate Seat
Gateway Pundit — Change You Can Believe In... On November 10, 2008, Governor Rod Blagojevich held a 2-hour long conference call with Obama advisors in Washington DC discussing the sale of the Illinois Senate Seat. This is the same call where Blags famously uses profanity to refer to his good friend, Barack Obama, "F— him. For nothing? F— him." Lovely. The Wall Street Journal reported: The call lasted about two hours. On the phone were Mr. Blagojevich, his wife, his general ...

Name Names, Damn It!
Daily PunditWashington Wire - WSJ.com : Blagojevich’s Big Conference Call and Valerie Jarrett’s Clean Break According to the FBI, there were “various Washington, D.C., based advisers” on the call with Mr. Blagojevich & Co., although the Washington callers are not named. The FBI also said participants popped on and off the line throughout the conversation. During the call, Mr. Blagojevich and those closest to him allegedly detailed virtually every one of their ideas for turning Mr. Obama’s open Senate seat into something valuable. Specifically, the governor ...

Rahm-Rod: Who Is On The Other End In D.C. On Blago’s “Conference Call”?
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Blagojevich’s Big Conference Call and Valerie Jarrett’s Clean Break by Cam Simpson (WSJ) Among the hundreds of hours of conversations involving Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich secretly recorded by the FBI since Oct. 22, one phone call is drawing particular scrutiny among politicos, journalists and others in Washington. It was a marathon conference call on Monday, Nov. 10. The call lasted about two hours. On the phone were Mr. Blagojevich, his wife, his general counsel, an unnamed adviser, and John Harris, the governor’s chief ...

Were Obama Adviser(s) Included in Blagojevich “Sales Call”?
Patterico's Pontifications — ... The Wall Street Journal reports that Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s November 10 conference call where he discussed the sale of Obama’s vacated Senate seat may have included Obama advisers: ...

The Blagojevich-Obama Connections (Video)
Gateway Pundit — Change You Can Believe In... On November 10, 2008, Governor Rod Blagojevich held a 2-hour long conference call with Obama advisors in Washington DC discussing the sale of the Illinois Senate Seat. This is the same call where Blags famously uses profanity to refer to his good friend, Barack Obama, "F— him. For nothing? F— him." The Wall Street Journal wrote more on this two hour call today. It is likely that they were speaking with Barack Obama advisors. Who else would Governor Blagojevich hold a two hour with in ...

Carol Platt Liebau: An Interesting Coincidence?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... in which Blagojevich and some others -- including an unnamed advisor to Obama -- discuss the possibility of a three-way favor trade that would result in Obama friend Valerie Jarrett being named to Obama's Senate seat. What's even more interesting is this Wall Street Journal Washington wire report, revealing that c oincidentally (?), Valerie Jarrett removed her name from the running immediately afterwards. Hmmm. There is much more to be learned about what happened and why. Perhaps all of this wouldn't have been as much of a shock to the public had, say, the MSM devoted 1/100th ...

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