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Tuesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
TUESDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * Israel is considering a temporary cease-fire in Gaza. Should Hamas rocket fire disrupt a cease-fire, Israel is threatening a ground offensive. * Consumer confidence reached an all-time low this month, hitting depths unseen since the Conference Board began keeping track 41 years ago. Nevertheless, the major indexes rallied today, each closing up more than 2%. * If you missed the wild Blagojevich press conference today, it's online . * On a related note, the U.S. Senate isn't the embattled governor's only hurdle to filling the Senate vacancy -- Illinois Secretary ...
The Fatal Flaw in Blago's Scheme
The Stump —
Just a quick question about this afternoon's inmates-running-the-asylum press conference, the highlight of which was Bobby Rush implictly threatening the Senate if it doesn't seat the man who'd be its only black member--as though race were the only reason Roland Burris wouldn't get seated. ("There are no African Americans in the Senate," said Rush, whose dramatic appearance was about as subtly choreographed as a professional wrestling match. "And I don’t think that anyone, any U.S. Senator who’s sitting in the Senate right now, wants to go on record to deny one African American from being seated in ...
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Breaking: Blagojevich tries to name Obama successor
politico.com 12/30/2008 — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich plans to appoint former state attorney general and comptroller Roland Burris to fill out President-elect Obama's term in the U.S. Senate, a Senate official told Politico.
Blagojevich to appoint Burris to Obama's seat
dailykos.com 12/30/2008 — Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected today to name former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate.
The action comes despite warnings by Democratic Senate leaders that they would not seat anyone ...
Ill. governor charged in Obama successor probe
(AP)
news.yahoo.com 12/10/2008 — AP - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was roused from bed and arrested Tuesday after prosecutors said he was caught on wiretaps audaciously scheming to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat for cash or a plum job for himself in the new administration.
Ill. Gov. arrested in Obama successor probe (AP)
news.yahoo.com 12/9/2008 — AP - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to get financial benefits through his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to fill the vacancy left by Barack Obama's election as president.
Whom to Appoint?
corner.nationalreview.com 11/5/2008 — Several readers have suggested that Sarah Palin appoint herself to Ted Stevens's Senate seat in the event of a vacancy. A great idea -- if you hate her and want her career to end, that is.
Ken Rudin, writing in the Washington Post, demonstrated that ...
Obama Successor Expected Around Christmas
politicalwire.com 11/14/2008 — The New York Times has a good story on how Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) is pursuing the task of filling President-elect Obama's soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat. "The list of those rumored to be under consideration (including some, it
seems, ...
Delay, delay, delay —
First Read 12/31/2008
From NBC’s Chuck Todd and Domenico Montanaro One thing to keep in mind about the Senate Democrats' decision to fight the seating of Roland Burris , it's about buying time.
Should Burris decide to fight the U.S. Senate's decision not to seat ...
Burris defends appointment —
First Read 12/31/2008
On NBC Nightly News, Roland Burris defended his selection by embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich to succeed President-elect Obama. "I don't see this appointment as radioactive," Burris said.
Watch the full interview here.Moments earlier, MSNBC's 1600 got ...
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