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Blagojevich Corruption

Blagojevich Impeachment Panel Adjourns Until Monday, Waiting On Prosecutor Fitzgerald

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 01.22.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Lawmakers studying impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich heard Monday from a political watchdog who said she sees strong links...

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Blagojevich's Poem A Popular Choice

NPR | Linton Weeks | Posted 01.22.2009 | Chicago

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As it turns out, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is not the first to quote the popular English poet Rudyard Kipling at a time of great turmoil. At a ne...

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Blagojevich Charged Lobbyists $10,000 To Meet: Former Rival Topinka

WJBC | Jim Anderson and Eric Stock | Posted 01.22.2009 | Chicago

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Former state treasurer Judy Baar Topinka says lobbyists had to pay $10,000 to get to see Governor Blagojevich. Topinka says lobbyists who found the go...

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Getting Away With It

Michael Jones | Posted 01.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Clinton Blagojevich, Bill Clinton, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Scandal, Hillary Clinton, Blagojevich Corruption, Clinton Morals, Chicago News
Michael Jones

Blagojevich won't get away with it. But, in trying, he will harm this state, and this country, and our ideals and hopes.

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Blagojevich's Replacement: Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn Assembling Transition Team

Chicago Tribune | Ray Long and Rick Pearson | Posted 01.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Corruption, Pat Quinn, Quinn Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Jack Lavin, Blagojevich Resignation, Brian Hamer, Blagojevich Scandal, Pat Quinn Governor, Pat Quinn Transition Team, Blagojevich Impeachment, Chicago News

As a disgraced but defiant Gov. Rod Blagojevich vows a lengthy fight to hold on to his office, Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn has been quietly working to put toge...

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Sun-Times Calls For Blagojevich To Resign

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 01.22.2009 | Chicago

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Every day the governor of Illinois fights, fights, fights, the people of Illinois lose, lose, lose. We're all for Gov. Blagojevich getting his day in...

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Jesse Jackson Jr, Blagojevich And The Feds: A Timeline

Chicago Sun-Times | Chris Fusco and Tim Novak | Posted 01.22.2009 | Chicago

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So just what did Jackson know about Blagojevich, and when did he know it? And what did the feds know about Jackson? Here's a timeline of those events...

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Raghuveer Nayak: Blagojevich, Jackson Emissary Identified, Seeks Immunity

Chicago Tribune | David Kidwell and John Chase | Posted 01.22.2009 | Chicago

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A key figure in Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged scheme to sell a U.S. Senate seat has sought immunity from federal authorities in return for his cooper...

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Daley Still Not Calling For Blagojevich Resignation

NBC Chicago | Posted 01.21.2009 | Chicago

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Mayor Richard Daley continued to be out of tune with the state's political leader chorus calling for Blagojevich's resignation. "He should really loo...

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Blagojevich Issues 22 Pardons, Vows To Stay And Fight

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI and MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 01.20.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Facing federal corruption charges that threaten to end his political career, Gov. Rod Blagojevich has made clear to the world what tho...

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Meet Rod Blagojevich, 'The Idiot Savant'

Chicago Sun-Times | Mark Brown | Posted 01.20.2009 | Chicago

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What you saw, ladies and gentleman of America, was quintessential Blagojevich, right down to his recitation of a portion of Rudyard Kipling's "If." M...

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Blagojevich May Resign Despite Statement: Attorney

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.19.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Rod Blagojevich could still step down despite his forceful statement to the contrary, one of his lawyers said Friday. Friday afternoon, in his f...

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Blagojevich Statement 'A Very Serbian Presentation'

Guardian | Michael Tomasky | Posted 01.19.2009 | Chicago

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Well, Blago's press conference was one of the greatest of recent vintage, no? "I will fight. I will fight! I will fight!! Until I take my last breath!...

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Blagojevich's Wife, Brother Lawyer Up

Chicago Sun-Times | Natasha Korecki and Chris Fusco | Posted 01.19.2009 | Chicago

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Both the brother and wife of Gov. Blagojevich are bracing themselves as the investigation that led to the governor's arrest last week could be headed ...

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BLAGOJEVICH'S SENATE PICK PRESS CONFERENCE

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.19.2009 | Chicago

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UPDATE, 12/30 Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will hold a press conference today to defend his pick of Roland Burris as a replacement for Barack Ob...

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Naked Blagojevich Painting In Works By 'Nude Sarah Palin' Artist (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Azam Ahmed | Posted 01.19.2009 | Chicago

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The Chicago Tribune reports that local artist Bruce Elliott is "nearly complete" with a nude painting of Rod Blagojevich titled "The Cavity Search," w...

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Blagojevich Previews Legal Defense Strategy

AP | JIM SUHR | Posted 01.19.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — A combative Gov. Rod Blagojevich served notice Friday that he has no intention of quitting over his corruption arrest, declaring: "I w...

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Case Against Blagojevich 'Weak,' Media On 'Witch Hunt': Lawyer (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.18.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Rod Blagojevich's lead attorney described the case against his client as a "fairytale" and said the press is on a "witch hunt" in an interview wi...

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Blagojevich and Beijing: Political Corruption in China and America

Alexander Davenport | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Political Corruption, Rod Blagojevich, China, World News, Blagojevich Corruption, Politics News
Alexander Davenport

We decry corruption in government, yet in our day-to-day lives, the very same influence peddling that would be seen as corruption on a grander scale is somehow tolerated.

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Attorney General: State Won't Pay For Blagojevich's Legal Defense

AP | Posted 01.18.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has rejected a request that the state pay for Gov. Rod Blagojevich's legal defense. Under Illi...

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Chicago Tribune Did Not Force Timing Of Blagojevich Arrest: FBI

Wall Street Journal | Posted 01.18.2009 | Chicago

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The timing of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest wasn't affected by a Chicago Tribune story that reported Blagojevich was being secretly recorded ...

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Blagojevich Impeachment Hearings: WATCH LIVE

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.18.2009 | Chicago

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The Illinois House Panel Weighing Impeachment for Gov. Rod Blagojevich is currently meeting in Springfield. Watch a live stream of the hearings here...

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Emanuel Had Direct Talks With Blagojevich But No Wrongdoing: Report

Chicago Sun-Times | Natasha Korecki | Posted 01.18.2009 | Chicago

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President-elect Barack Obama's incoming chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had a deeper involvement in pressing for a U.S. Senate seat appointment than previ...

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Blagojevich Impeachment Panel Calling First Witnesses

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 01.18.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers could be forced to build their impeachment case against Gov. Rod Blagojevich on a raft of relatively smal...

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Blagojevich's Multi-Million Dollar Campaign Fund To Be Frozen: Report

Chicago Sun-Times | Natasha Korecki | Posted 01.17.2009 | Chicago

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Federal authorities plan to freeze Gov. Blagojevich's campaign fund, crippling the governor's ability to use the money for his legal bills. In a lett...

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