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Blagojevich Attorney: Obama As Witness Would Be 'Awesome'

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 12.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Obama Witness, Trial, Court, Barack Obama, Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Trial, Blagojevich Scandal, Blagojevich Corruption, Chicago News

CHICAGO — One of Rod Blagojevich's attorneys said Wednesday it was possible the defense could call President Obama to take the witness stand if ...

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Blagojevich Book Signing: Debut Event For 'The Governor' Takes Place At University Of Chicago

myfoxchicago.com | Posted 12.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich, Book Signings, Blago Book Signing, Rod Blagojevich, The Governor, Blago, Blagojevich Book Signing, Chicago News

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich is holding the first book signing of his recently-released memoir Tuesday, almost exactly one year after he was arrested f...

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Blagojevich Evidence Stolen: Burglary At Lawyer's Offices

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 12.05.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Burglars broke into the offices occupied by two members of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's legal defense team overnight and stole eight ...

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The Most Scandalous White-Collar Cases Of 2009 (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Raj Rajaratnam, Marc Dreier, White Collar Crime, Madoff, Allen Stanford, Blagojevich, Slidehuge, Robert Greenwood, Stephen Walsh, Slidepoll, Anthony Marshall, 2009 Crime, Bernie Madoff, Business News

Bernie Madoff is only one of the white-collar offenders exposed this year for bilking the country out of millions. Whether stealing from dying family...

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Honest-Services Fraud: Law Used To Indict Blagojevich Challenged As Vague

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 11.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Supreme Court, Jeffrey Skilling, Blagojevich, Springfield, Conrad Black, Chicago, Rod Blagojevich, Politics, Vague, Honest-Services Fraud, George Ryan, Corruption, Illinois, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Among the corruption charges faced by former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is a statute of just 28 words with enough pop to send big n...

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Christopher Kelly Dead: Ex-Blagojevich Fundraiser Found Dead Just Days Before Prison Sentence Was Set To Begin

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 11.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Corruption, Blagojevich, Blagojevich Scandal, Christopher Kelly, Politics, Kelly Dead, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago, Illinois, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Christopher Kelly Dead, Chris Kelly Dead, Blagojevich Corruption, Chicago News

CHICAGO — A former chief fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich died Saturday, just days before he was to begin serving at least ei...

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I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Episode 2 Recap: The Heidi and Spencer Show

Rob Cohen | Posted 07.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Stephen Baldwin, Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag, Patricia Blagojevich, Heidi Montag Spencer Pratt, I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Blagojevich, Heidi and Spencer, Patti Blagojevich, Entertainment News

YES! The guys saved Patti Blagojevich! I don't know why they did it, but that's exactly what I was hoping for.

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Friday Talking Points [79] -- Judicial Activism And Bias

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Nickolas, Supreme Court, White House, Autoworkers, Burris, Constitutional Crisis, Power Struggle, Founding Fathers, Detainee Deaths, Gingrich, President, War Crimes, Rnc, Courts, Princeton, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Sotomayor, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Pussy Galore, Un, Ralph Nader, Judicial Activism, Republican National Committee, Court, Twitter, Terry McAuliffe, Congress, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Constitution, Mddotw, Rod Blagojevich, Sonia Sotomayor, Truth Commission, Youtube, Banks, Hillary Clinton, Uaw, Bonuses, Up or Down Vote, Michael Guest, Same Sex, Nader, President Obama, Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, United Nations, Blaggy, Filibuster, Bankers, Obama, Scotus, Prejudice, Auschwitz, Blago, Republican, Government, Blagojevich, Lionel Sosa, Pelosi, Clinton, Activism, Federal Government, Bias, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Defense of Marriage Act, Legislating From the Bench, Benefits, Gm, Pyne Prize, Roland Burris, Philip Alston, Gay, State Department, Checks and Balances, Mcauliffe, Chris Kelly, Secretary of State, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Spousal Benefits, Nominee, Doma, Torture, Alston, Politics News

"Judicial activism" (or, alternatively, "legislating from the bench") is defined -- no matter what your political beliefs -- as "judges not ruling the...

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Transcript Vindicates Burris

Jeff Norman | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Roland Burris Senate, Roland Burris, Blagojevich Scandal, Roland Burris Investigation, Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Corruption, Politics News

The media continues to exaggerate evidence of malfeasance on the part of Roland Burris.

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Get Rich Cheating

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 06.25.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Embezzlement, Msnbc, Blagojevich, Paris Hilton, Too True, Deceit, Video, Madoff, Satire, Washington, Cheating, Wall Street, Comedy, Funny, Get Rich Cheating, Daily Show, Humor, Cnbc, Tricks, Scams, Colbert, Fraud, Bill Maher, Infomercial, Maddow, Hilarious, Parody, Rachel Maddow, Ceo, Book, Auctions for Income, Reading, Dave Espino, Hollywood, Monty Python, Comedy News

Everyone's doing it--from sleazy CEOs to 'roided-up home run kings, silicone-enhanced starlets, and backroom-dealing congressmen--so why not you?

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Caption This Photo, Vote For Tuesday's Best, See Monday's Winner!

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.15.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Caption Contest, Blagojevich, Poll, Comedy News

Original Caption: Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (R) arrives at the Dirksen Federal building for his arraignment on corruption charges April...

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Obama Declares Himself President-For-Life (No Fooling!)

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Market, Populism, President Obama, Economy, Jindal, Poll, Obama, Media, Agenda, America, Blagojevich, Hat. Aretha Franklin, Pelosi, Muslim, Populist, Bonus, Socialist, Tax Cut, Auto Workers, Over-Exposed, Stimulus Package, Limbaugh, Reid, Teleprompter, Rush Limbaugh, Budget, Socialism, Do Too Much, Conservative, Congress, Right Wing, Sixty-Percent, Capitalism, Bipartisan, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Mainstream Media, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Palin, Hypocrisy, Political Capital, Msm, Two-Thirds, Bipartisanship, Pundit, Class Warfare, Partisan, Leona Helmsley, President-for-Life, Helmsley, Politics News

"I am ashamed at getting my stimulus bill passed so quickly. Republicans, those masters of bipartisanship, offered their sincere efforts to delay this bill for months and, I admit, I ignored them."

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Let The People Choose Their Senators

David O. Stewart | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senator Russ Feingold, Constitution, Senators, Constitutional Amendments, Democracy, Vice President Biden, Blagojevich, Ted Kaufman, Michael Bennett, Kristen Gillibrand, Elections, Beau Biden, Seventeenth Amendment, Special Elections, Politics News

Special elections are a lot of trouble and expense: Democracy is a lot of trouble and expense. Despotism is simple. In the eighteenth century, it was difficult to manage elections. Not today.

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"Senate Blvd." - Post-Oscar Special

Jim Lichtman | Posted 03.26.2009 | Home

Read More: Blagojevich, Mitch McConnell, Burris, Pat Quinn, Heroes, Roland Burris, Harry Reid, Oscar, Ethics, Senate, Home News

"You're Roland Burris. You used to be in the Senate. You used to be big." "I AM big. It's the Senate that got small." First, he's in: Illinois Gover...

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Burris Case Referred To Prosecutor, Admits Blago Fundraising Effort

AP | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has acknowledged trying to raise money for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich before being appointed to the...

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This Week in Cheating: The Blago Defense

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 03.07.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Funny, Blago, Defense, Impeachment, Blagojevich, Satire, Cheat, Cheating, Rich, Hair, Kreisler, Rod Blagojevich, Comedy News

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Letterman Puts Blagojevich On The Hot Seat (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Editors | Posted 03.06.2009 | Chicago

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The Rod Blagojevich media tour rolled on Tuesday night with a surprisingly bracing stop at the "Late Show with David Letterman." "Why exactly are you...

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Welcome to our ENRON-omy and the Year of the Probe

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Corruption, John Thain, Dow Jones, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich, Enron, Fda, Wall Street Journal, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Recall, Economy, Bailout Outrage, Business News

While we read about Blagojevich's hairbrush and the $1,400 trashcan purchased by Merrill Lynch's CEO, the Dow saw "its worst performance ever" posting its worst January in its 113 year history.

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The New Republic: "In Defense Of Blagojevich (Sort Of)"

The New Republic | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Norm Coleman, Blagojevich Scandal, Blagojevich Indictment, Coleman Franken, Blagojevich Investigation, Blagojevich Corruption, Blagojevich Impeachment, Politics News

I fully realize that few complaints are more tiresome than "your party's scandal is worse than my party's scandal." But indulge me for a moment. I can...

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Glam Rocker Justin Tranter's Advice for the GOP: Leak a Palin/Hasselback Sex Tape

Jon Chattman | Posted 03.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Magnetic Baby, Blagojevich, Jon Chattman, Palin, Justin Tranter, Rock Band 2, Sasha and Malia, Huffington, Semi Precious Weapons, Obama, Obamas, Lost, Hasselback, Entertainment News

Justin Tranter:" I'd like to see my girl 'Michey Obamy' show a little more skin. But besides that, [the Obamas] are pretty f--king flawless: bringing glamor back to this country."

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Blagojevich: Obama Should Fire Rahm Emanuel (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Rahm Emanuel Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Bob Menendez, Dick Durbin, Harry Reid, Blagojevich Scandal, Blagojevich Indictment, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Blagojevich Corruption, Blagojevich Impeachment, Illinois State Senate, Politics News

In his hour-long closing statement before the Illinois State Senate today, Governor Rod Blagojevich continued to traipse across the plane of outlandis...

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Advice To Blago: Invoke Caesar

Stuart Whatley | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

If only he had invoked Caesar from the start, instead of civil rights heroes whose legacies are so sacred to so many, perhaps he could go down more gracefully (or at least less offensively).

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Blagojevich: Love Of Poetry Comes From NFL

ABC News | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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It wasn't in the library but rather while watching football as a teenager that embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich first heard the Rudyard Kipling...

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

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 02.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Blagojevich, Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich, Impeachment, Lisa Madigan, Blago, Governor, Illinois, Patrick Fitzgerald, Rod Blagojevich Scandal, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Criminal Justice, Rod Blagojevich Corruption, Rod Blagoyevich, Criminal Justice System, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich Indictment, Media News

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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