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Blago is The New Media Pinata. A Whacky Devil. Great Fun!

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 02.27.2009 | Media

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Today, after being impeached by the Illinois House, the Senate is hearing evidence to remove Rod Blagojevich, which it will probably do in the next few days.

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Fitzgerald Should Stay On Blagojevich Case: Prosecutors

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 02.15.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors fired back Thursday at defense claims that U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald's comments at a news conference wer...

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Mr. Burris Goes to Washington (Finally)

Zondra Hughes | Posted 02.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Roland Burris Senate Appointment, Bobby Rush, Patrick Fitzgerald, Blagojevich Corruption, Burris Seating, Roland Burris Ironman, Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris, Blagojevich Scandal, Roland Burris Senate, Chicago News

The only thing missing from this scandal is sex. (Oh, wait. U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is an alum of People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" hall of fame, so there ya' go.)

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Blagojevich 2.0

Lloyd Garver | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

What Blagojevich did is so shocking that it could make "Lincoln turn over in his grave." But Caroline getting the seat because of her zillion-dollar fund raising ability wouldn't do the same?

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Obama on Torture: Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

Ari Melber | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

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This answer tracks the language of many torture apologists (and advocates) in Washington, who posit a choice between protecting the country today and second-guessing the past.

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Conrad Black Defends Blagojevich, Calls Fitzgerald Chicago's Torquemada

National Post | Conrad Black | Posted 02.12.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich -- who was impeached on Friday by the Illinois House of Representatives -- has become America's anti-heroic poster b...

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The One-Minute Impeachment

William Klein | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: House of Representatives, Bill Clinton, Patrick Fitzgerald, Eliot Ness, Richard Nixon, Impeachment, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Bill Clinton Impeachment, Alice in Wonderland, Illinois Politics, One-Minute Manager, Management, Blagojevich Impeachment, Political Impeachment, Illinois Corruption, Political Humor, Politics News

The full Illinois House impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich after a zippy ninety minutes of debate. Pretty good -- but I think we can do even better.

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How About Some of that Blago to Go?

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Friends of Blagojevich, Blagojevich Obama, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich, Chicago Governor, Governor Arrested, Blagojevich Complaint, Blagojevich Indictment, Blagojevich Arrested, Illinois Governor, Roland Burris, Patrick Fitzgerald, Gov. Blagojevich, Politics News

Blagojevich, by any reasonable standard, ought to be beside himself with embarrassment over the 114 to 1 vote to impeach him. Yet he's reciting Tennyson in front of cameras.

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Torture Prosecutor Tops 70,000 Questions for Obama on Change.Gov

Ari Melber | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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Thousands of Americans are asking whether Obama will order an independent investigation into allegations of torture and illegal surveillance by the U.S. government. We deserve a "yes," or a "no."

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Blagojevich Wants US Attorney Fitzgerald Removed From His Case

AP | Posted 02.09.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Gov. Rod Blagojevich's defense attorneys have asked a federal judge to throw U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald and all his assistants o...

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It's Time for the Senate to Hold Its Nose and Seat Burris

Mitchell Bard | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Article 3, Roland Burris Senate, Bobby Rush, Patrick Fitzgerald, Bart Simpson, Rod Blagojevich, Al Franken, George W. Bush, Roland Burris, Harry Reid, U.S. Constitution, Burris Race, Barack Obama, Blagojevich Corruption, Politics News

What is the worst case scenario? Burris runs for re-election in 2010 and loses? If a Democrat loses a U.S. Senate race in Illinois, Roland Burris will be the least of the Democrats' problems.

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Obama Prompted To Prosecute Bush

New York Times | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Administration Torture, Special Prosecutor, Patrick Fitzgerald, George W. Bush, Obama, Abu Ghraib Abuse, Abu Ghraib, Politics News

With few exceptions the transition period has been a model of presidential goodwill and cooperation. Apparently, the curious users who have been submi...

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Replace Harry Reid?

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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The Democrats should cut their losses and seat Burris. Perhaps they should cut their losses with Reid, too.

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Blagojevich vs. the Senate

Stanley Kutler | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

In this contest of wills -- the governor's rightful authority to appoint a senator as opposed to the Senate's power to judge the qualification of its members -- the last word simply belongs to the Senate.

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Enough About 'Roland Burris, Good Guy'

John R. Bohrer | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid, Roland Burris, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich, Chicago Governor, Illinois Governor, Gov. Blagojevich, Friends of Blagojevich, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Obama, Blagojevich Complaint, Governor Arrested, Blagojevich Indictment, Blagojevich Arrested, Patrick Fitzgerald, God Tells Burris He Belongs in the Senate Seat, Politics News

It doesn't matter how clean his record was when he was in office a decade ago or if he didn't pay a cent for his appointment: Roland Burris is a willing pawn in a very corrupt game.

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A Lesser Class of Rogue

Allison Silver | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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Though Blagojevich is regularly described as the apotheosis of the shady Illinois politician, he does not come close to the finesse and style embodied by masterful machine politicians. He's no McGinty.

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Federal Prosecutors Granted More Time To Indict Blagojevich

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 02.05.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — State legislators weighing evidence against Gov. Rod Blagojevich may finish their work before getting any tapes of the governor's conv...

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Blagojevich Indictment Delay Requested To Sort Through Evidence

AP | Posted 01.31.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has filed a motion seeking a 90-day extension to return of an indictment against Illinois Gov. Rod Bl...

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Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown Defends Blagojevich, Rips Fitzgerald

Chicago Tribune | Maria L. La Ganga | Posted 01.30.2009 | Chicago

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SAN FRANCISCO--In his memoir "Basic Brown," published in February, former San Francisco Mayor Willie L. Brown Jr. lauded U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald...

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Fitzgerald Asks Blago Impeachment Panel Not To Subpoena Obama Aides

Associated Press | Caryn Rousseau | Posted 01.27.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO -- The Illinois House committee investigating a possible impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich won't subpoena two incoming White House advisers,...

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A "Deal" with Obama? It Takes Two to Blago

Rick Horowitz | Posted 01.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tammy Duckworth, Valerie Jarrett, Patrick Fitzgerald, Cheryle Jackson, Jan Schakowsky, Rod Blagojevich, Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod, Jesse Jackson Jr., Erick Whitaker, Senate, Barack Obama, Gregory Craig, Lisa Madigan, Greg Craig, Politics News

Why was Rod Blagojevich so convinced his deals were being shot down by the Obama folks, when the Obama folks claim they didn't even know deals were being suggested?

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ABC's "The Note" Embarrasses Itself on Behalf of Beltway Journalism

Eric Boehlert | Posted 01.24.2009 | Media

Doing its best to prop up the beyond soggy Blago/Obama "scandal," The Note worked feverishly to convince fellow journalists that they didn't make fools of themselves hyping the non-story for weeks.

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Prosecutor Limits Blagojevich Impeachment Probe

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 01.23.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Federal prosecutors have asked an Illinois House impeachment committee not to delve into the criminal charges against Gov. R...

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Blago and Me

Neil McCarthy | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

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In electoral politics we want to avoid the rich and famous in favor of the modest but qualified. But we make it impossible for anyone but the rich and famous to get the jobs and then keep them.

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