youtube.com - 12/10/2008
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"Obviously... I am saddened and sobered by the news that came out of the U.S. Attorney's office today. ... I had no contact with the governor or his off...
politico.com - 12/11/2008
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politico.com —
The stinging criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod
Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris raises
lots of questions for President-elect Barack Obama.
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7 Blago questions for Obama
motherjones.com - 12/9/2008
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motherjones.com —
BLAGO UPDATE.... Thanks partly to this being a
slow news day and partly to the sheer juiciness
of the whole thing, the blogosphere is ablaze with chatter about the arrest of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges. Main theme: the guy ...
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Blago Update
politico.com - 12/10/2008
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politico.com —
David Axelrod denied earlier today that Obama had
spoken to Blagojevich about the Senate seat, but not
that the two men had spoken, and a reader points out that the last time they actually met is obvious -- Obama's visit to the National Governors ...
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Obama and Blago
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Did He or Didn’t He? (Only the U.S. Attorney May Know For Sure)
Deceiver.com —
Here’s Barack Obama senior advisor David Axelrod on November 23, talking with Fox News Chicago about Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s impending pick of someone to replace Obama in the U.S. Senate::
I know he’s talked to the governor and, you know, he’s — there are a whole range of names, many of which have surfaced, and that, and he’s, uh, I think he has a fondness for a lot of them.
Here’s Barack Obama today: ...
Jim's Possible Error in What Obama Said:
The Volokh Conspiracy —
In his post below , my co-blogger Jim Lindgren wonders if Barack Obama was telling the truth when he said he had had no contact with Blagojevich at that time. In fact, Jim notes, there was a picture taken of the two of them shaking hands around then. So they must have had some kind of contact. Jim offers a pretty harsh assessment of Obama: Apparently, “contact” does not include a private meeting with governors in Philadelphia, or a public shaking of hands in front of the cameras. It is not really plausible that Obama was interested in who was replacing him in the Senate, and that Blagojevich was desperately interested in shaking down Obama for ...
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hotair.com 12/10/2008 — Yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama tried to distance himself from Governor Rod Blagojevich after his arrest on corruption charges related to his pending appointment to Obama’s now-vacant Senate seat. Obama himself said that he had had no ...
Emanuel’s List For Blago
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Obama: 'Saddened, sobered,' and 'not aware'
politico.com 12/9/2008 — Barack Obama, at the top of his press conference with Al Gore, offered only a brief, measured statement on the arrest of Governor Rod Blagojevich.
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"7 Blago questions for Obama."
althouse.blogspot.com 12/11/2008 — From Politico: 1 – “Did you communicate directly or indirectly with Blagojevich about picking your replacement in the U.S. Senate?”.... 2 – “Why didn’t you or someone on your team correct your close adviser David Axelrod when he said you had spoken ...
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