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powerlineblog.com - 12/11/2008
What did Obama know and what did he do about it?
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It's almost inconceivable that Barack Obama would have participated in Gov. Blagojevich's "pay to play" scheme for appointing the president-elect's successor, and the evidence affirmatively indicates that he did not. But we also know that, as one would expect, Obama was quite interested in who ...
suntimes.com - 12/11/2008
Rahm ducks reporters' questions on Blago :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: 44: Barack Obama
— suntimes.com — Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel ducks reporters' questions President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel,... refused to take questions from reporters this morning about whether he was the Obama “advisor” named in the criminal complaint ... (more) Rahm ducks reporters' questions on Blago :: CHICAGO ...

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blogs.suntimes.com - 12/12/2008
Obama Chief of Staff Emanuel ducks whether he was Blagojevich emissary
— blogs.suntimes.com — By FRAN SPIELMAN AND ABDON PALLASCH Sun-Times Reporters CHICAGO--President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, refused... to take questions from reporters this morning about whether he was the Obama "advisor" named in the criminal ... (more) Obama Chief of Staff Emanuel ducks whether he was ...

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article.nationalreview.com - 12/11/2008
York: Blagojevich: Who Is Advisor B?
— article.nationalreview.com — An unnamed Washington politico is apparently a key player in the Obama Senate-seat scandal.... (more) York: Blagojevich: Who Is Advisor B?

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12/11: Everybody's Talkin'
Blogometer — December 11, 2008 12/11: Everybody's Talkin' Conservative bloggers continue to demand answers about the extent of the contact between disgraced IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Pres.-elect Barack Obama 's staff. The FBI affidavit indicates that Blagojevich was angry that Obama's team refused to give him ...

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