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article.nationalreview.com - 12/15/2008
York: The Blago Scandal: Whats the Rush?
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Are Obama allies stoking a crisis to push an embarrassing scandal offstage?
blogs.wsj.com - 12/15/2008
The Real Story Behind the Rushed Blagojevich Bust: How the Feds Are Frustrated by Losing (Maybe) ...
— blogs.wsj.com — Cam Simpson reports on the Rod Blagojevich case in Chicago. Conventional wisdom holds that U.S. Attorney Patrick... Fitzgerald ordered the FBI to arrest Rod Blagojevich before sunrise Tuesday in order to stop a crime from being committed. That ... (more) The Real Story Behind the Rushed Blagojevich Bust: How ...

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rasmussenreports.com - 12/15/2008
45% Suspect Obama Team Involved in Blagojevich Scandal
— rasmussenreports.com — Forty five percent (45%) of U.S. voters say it is likely President-elect Obama or one of his... top campaign aides was involved in the unfolding Blagojevich scandal in Illinois, including 23% who say it is Very Likely. Just 11% say it is not at all ... (more) 45% Suspect Obama Team Involved in Blagojevich Scandal

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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 12/15/2008
The New Rules
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — One new this was coming, but since I’d been out of town all last week I hadn’t... been following the cable “news” channels where they’re “covering” the Blagojevich scandal with all the “ethics” and ... (more) The New Rules

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Instapundit:  WHY SO EAGER to push Blago out? I’d say good riddance if he resigned or was impeached. On the othe…

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Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos — ... Byron York: In what passes for conservative thought, let's look at how Illinois' handling of a crooked Governor Blago is a nefarious plot to overplay the crisis for Obama's benefit. Thank God we have something to write about, unlike Harwood. ...

WHY SO EAGER to push Blago out? I’d say good riddance if he resigned or was impeached. On the othe…
Instapundit — ... WHY SO EAGER to push Blago out? I’d say good riddance if he resigned or was impeached. On the other hand, as both Ann Althouse and I have ...

Reaction in Illinois
The Corner on National Review Online — ... stretch," she said. "If you know the history in Illinois, obviously our previous governor, George Ryan (R), is in jail. Jim Ryan, no relation, was the Republican attorney general at that time. And when George Ryan was being investigated for corruption, Jim Ryan really didn't do anything, and he was criticized for that when he ran for governor (in 2002). So Lisa Madigan is thinking, hey, I've got to do something so that I don't suffer the same criticism." Her opinion reflect's Byron's excellent piece on the subject, in which he points out the circular logic of Madigan's case. ...

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Obama Team’s Statement on Blagojevich Contacts — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 12/15/2008
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