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What Did Obama Know?
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
... As Ben Smith notes, Jarrett's "abrupt withdrawal from consideration for the Senate seat suggests Obama's circle aware of the investigation" and wanted to distance themselves from any contacts with Blogojevich. ...
Rod Blagojevich Arrest Leads To Split Reactions On Prosecutor Fitzgerald
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... expand the "Illinois Governor Wing" of the Federal Correctional Institution in Terre Haute, Indiana, here you go! Rod Blagojevich was taken into custody today because he'd been trying to leverage the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama for cash or favor. Blagojevich swears like it's his job. His wife also swears, like crazy! In the released recordings, "Candidate 1" is probably Valerie Jarrett. "Candidate 5" is probably Jesse Jackson, Jr. Ben Smith does pretty good when he's not reporting on boring things, like church attendance! ...
Rod Blagojevich Arrest Leads To Split Reactions On Prosecutor Fitzgerald
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... expand the "Illinois Governor Wing" of the Federal Correctional Institution in Terre Haute, Indiana, here you go! Rod Blagojevich was taken into custody today because he'd been trying to leverage the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama for cash or favor. Blagojevich swears like it's his job. His wife also swears, like crazy! In the released recordings, "Candidate 1" is probably Valerie Jarrett. "Candidate 5" is probably Jesse Jackson, Jr. Ben Smith does pretty good when he's not reporting on boring things, like church attendance! ...
Governor Blagojevich is caught. What happens next?
The Next Right —
... "the whole Valerie Jarrett incident, where Obama endorsed her for his Senate seat one day and then appointed her as a senior White House aide almost immediately, was awfully suspicious." The Politico's Ben Smith says this "suggests Obama's circle aware of the investigation." However, ...
The Tale of Blagojevich, and What (If Anything) the Transition Knew (Update: RNC Chair Candidate Demands Records)
Weekly Standard Blog —
... Ben Smith notes the part of the 76-page document that suggests Obama's team didn't want to play ball on the Jarrett appointment. ...
