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Why Blago Is So Great
Why Blago Is So Great
Give Rod Blagojevich credit: This man simply does not back down on health care -- the issue that is the true reason the legislature is trying to remove him from office. Blagojevich just responded to his impeachment by holding a press conference surrounded by supporters, some of whom were ...
Obama, Blago flip sides of Bizarro plotline
Obama, Blago flip sides of Bizarro plotline
suntimes.com — Barack Obama jogged only slightly ahead of Rod Blagojevich across the news landscape of the past month, the glistening horizon of a new Camelot ahead, perhaps, but the jagged outline of the clouted city not far behind. Obama and Blago are more than ... (more) Obama, Blago flip sides of Bizarro plotline
Senate takes oath as Blagojevich impeachment jurors | Clout Street - local political coverage
Senate takes oath as Blagojevich impeachment jurors | Clout Street - local political coverage
newsblogs.chicagotribune.com — Posted by Tribune staff at 11:45 a.m.; last updated at 3:35 p.m. Rodblagojevich5 SPRINGFIELD---The Illinois Senate took an oath today to be sworn in as jurors in the historic impeachment trial of Gov. Rod Blagojevich, hours after he made his first ... (more) Senate takes oath as Blagojevich impeachment jurors | ...
AP Exclusive: Calendar shows key Ill. gov meetings
salon.com — Jan 6th, 2009 | SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich's official calendar shows he met with a top union official in his Chicago office the day before Barack Obama was elected president -- just as federal prosecutors say the governor was scheming ... (more) AP Exclusive: Calendar shows key Ill. gov meetings
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Who Would Win in a Fight?
Lawyers, Guns and Money — Clay Davis vs. Rod Blagojevich? ...speaking of which, apparently there's corruption in the Baltimore mayor's office. Who could have guessed?

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