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Blago Video Roundup: Compares Self to Gandhi & Mandela, Deploys Cowboy Metaphors, Tennyson Quotes & More

George Spyros | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Video, Blagojevich Indictment, Blagojevich Scandal, Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Impeachment, Blagojevich Corruption, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah, Today Show, Diane Sawyer, Good Morning America, Politics News

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Do the Right Thing

Susan Greenhalgh | Posted 02.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Roland Burris Senate, Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Corruption, Burris Senate Seating, Roland Burris, Blagojevich Scandal, Blagojevich Indictment, Illinois, Roland Burris Senate Appointment, Blagojevich Corruption, Politics News

The Senate is doing the right thing by seating Burris, now Burris should do the right thing and pledge to resign if Blagojevich is convicted.

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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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How About Some of that Blago to Go?

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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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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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

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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

Read More: Roland Burris Senate, Blagojevich, Chicago Governor, Roland Burris, Roland Burris Senate Appointment, Illinois Governor, Gov. Blagojevich, Friends of Blagojevich, The Great Mcginty, Preston Sturges, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Obama, Blagojevich Complaint, Governor Arrested, Blagojevich Indictment, Blagojevich Arrested, Patrick Fitzgerald, Politics News

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

Read More: Patrick Fitzgerald, Blagojevich Indictment, Evidence, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Corruption, Chicago News

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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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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Outrage Over Blagojevich? Really?

Aram Khayatpour | Posted 01.23.2009 | Media

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Alright, what he did was bad. But why is there all this concern over little old Rod Blagojevich while Bush, Cheney, and his cronies still sit in the White House, untouched?

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Blago and Me

Neil McCarthy | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Chuck Schumer, Blagojevich, Chicago Governor, Illinois Governor, Gov. Blagojevich, Friends of Blagojevich, Campaign Finance Reform, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Obama, Blagojevich Complaint, Governor Arrested, Blagojevich Indictment, Blagojevich Arrested, Patrick Fitzgerald, Blagojevich Corruption, Politics News

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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Blago Should Still Appoint Diane Nash

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 01.20.2009 | Politics

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Diane Nash is a pillar of the civil rights movement who happens to be a blue ribbon Chicago citizen and is certainly more qualified than Caroline Kennedy to be a US Senator.

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Welcome to the Blagosphere

Thomas Frank | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

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The Blagojevich scandal is widely seen as a heavy blow for the incoming administration, but in fact it's good for Mr. Obama that it happened early on.

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Reporters: Our Obsessive Blago Coverage A Problem For Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.16.2009 | Media

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Carol Marin seems to live in this world where the people who are actively responsible for turning the story into a "distraction" and a "soap opera" are not aware of what they are doing.

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Illinois Secretary Of State Would Block Blagojevich Senate Pick

Pantagraph | Mike Riopell | Posted 01.16.2009 | Chicago

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Secretary of State Jesse White said Monday he would block any appointment Gov. Rod Blagojevich's makes for the state's empty U.S. Senate seat, should ...

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Former Governor Edgar Opposes Special Election

Chicago Public Radio | Cate Cahan | Posted 01.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Indictment, Obama Senate Seat, Obama Senate Seat Special Election, Illinois Special Election, Rod Blagojevich, Jim Edgar, Chicago News

Illinois legislative leaders are gathering in Springfield today, with their eyes on the future. That could include plans for a special election to fil...

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Sun-Times Endorses Special Election For Obama's Senate Seat

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 01.15.2009 | Chicago

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Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn is a good man with a strong record as a reformer. So we're not questioning his integrity when we take exception to his stated inte...

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Rep. Danny Davis On Obama's Seat: I'd Say No To Blagojevich

WBBM 780 | Bob Roberts | Posted 01.15.2009 | Chicago

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U.S. Rep. Danny Davis wants to be the next U.S. senator from Illinois -- but not enough to accept if Gov. Rod Blagojevich appoints him. "If the gover...

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Weekly Standard's Hayes Uses Blago Probe As Excuse To Slag New York Times

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Stephen Hayes, Reliable Sources, Howard Kurtz, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Corruption, Blagojevich Indictment, Blagojevich Arrested, New York Times, Thomas Tamm, Media News

On this weekend's edition of Reliable Sources, Howard Kurtz led off the show with a panel discussion on the Blagojevich scandal. Kurtz billed his pane...

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 01.13.2009 | Politics

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It's been amusing watching the media try to turn a scandal affecting the governor of Illinois into a scandal affecting the president-elect. Every detail was milked for maximum ominousness: a recent handshake between Obama and Blagojevich, a list of favored replacement candidates delivered by Rahm Emanuel, Rahm's "beet-red" face, David Axelrod's work for Blago in the 90s. All inflated to fill a sparse news cycle. But wouldn't it have been weird if Obama hadn't shaken Blago's hand, and weirder still if he'd shown no interest in who his successor would be? Trying to turn any of this into a suspicion of pay-to-play carries about as much weight as the Obama citizenship case. Sorry, guys, but Blagojevich said it all: the Obama people were "not willing to give me anything except appreciation."

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Blagojevich's Facebook Following

NBC 5 | Steve Rhodes | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago

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It's not exactly villagers with torches rampaging through the North Side on their way to the governor's house, but the good folks with Facebook are no...

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Ward Boss' Son Rostenkowski Defends Chicago: We're Not All Corrupt

The Daily Beast | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago

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During my career as a public official, I always tried to steer away from the minority of my colleagues who viewed public service as a potential commer...

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Blagojevich Scandal Celebrated In Song: 'Dey Know (Blago)'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.12.2009 | Media

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As we've documented, the Rod Blagojevich scandal has been such an amazing source of creative inspiration. So we're excited that Spencer Ackerman, of ...

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