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Blagojevich Indictment

Jason Linkins

MSNBC's Tamron Hall Pushes Back On Contention That Obama And Blagojevich Were 'Good Friends'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.12.2009 | Media

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On yesterday's MSNBC LIve, Republican strategist Doug Heye attempted to characterize President-elect Barack Obama and Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich as "good friends." One problem: you're not going to be able to run that game on MSNBC's Tamron Hall!

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Jackson Sr. Denies Being 'Emissary' To Blagojevich

ABC | Thomas Giusto and Brian Ross | Posted 11.24.2009 | Chicago

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Rev. Jesse Jackson says he played no role and was not "an emissary" in alleged efforts to make a deal with Governor Rod Blagojevich for the appointm...

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Jesse Jackson Sr. Lawyers Up

NBC 5 | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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The alleged scheme by Gov. Rod Blagojevich to trade a U.S. Senate post and other favors for personal gain includes an alphabet soup of unidentified pa...

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Forrest Claypool Floated For Obama Senate Vacancy

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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A thoughtful veteran of Illinois politics offers an interesting name for Illinois Senate, one that I hadn't heard before: Forrest Claypool. Claypool ...

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Axelrod On Blagojevich Scandal: 'We Were Not Involved'

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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David Axelrod said at tonight's Harvard Institute of Politics conference that Obama's team wasn't involved in talks with Rod Blagojevich about Obama's...

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Blagojevich Impeachment Resolution: Illinois House Democrats Gather Support

Chicago Sun-Times | Dave McKinney | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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Four House Democrats this afternoon have begun circulating a letter among their colleagues gauging interest in having their names attached to an impea...

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"Senate Candidate 4" Is Illinois Deputy Governor Louanner Peters

AP | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois Deputy Governor Louanner Peters has been identified as "Senate Candidate 4" in the criminal complaint filed against Gov. Rod Blagojevich. An...

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Blagojevich Scandal Delays State Debt Offering

Crain's Chicago Business | Paul Merrion | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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The corruption scandal surrounding Gov. Rod Blagojevich is already affecting the state's precarious finances. Illinois has postponed a $1.4-billion s...

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The Blago-Sphere

Craig Bloomfield | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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Craig Bloomfield

A common response to the news goes something like this: "What is this guy, nuts?" In the end, Blago's nuttiness may be his best defense.

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Clout Gate

Mike Doyle | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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Mike Doyle

As long as clout remains unchallenged, it will also remain the reason for the sudden waning of Chicago's equally sudden waxing of credibility on the national stage.

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Mommy, Where Do Blagojeviches Come From?

David Murray | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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David Murray

For many years after moving to Chicago I witnessed Illinois politicians and I asked my Ohio self: "These people were innocent children once. How did they get this way?"

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Blagojevich Hurts Ryan's Clemency Hopes: Former Gov. Thompson

AP | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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Former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson says current Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest hurts the chances of a presidential pardon for another former governor, G...

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Handcuffs and Shoulder Shrugs

Toby Greenwalt | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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Toby Greenwalt

The conversation has moved on to how far this investigation will lead. Whether it's a political newcomer like Tammy Duckworth or a political institution like Richard Daley, a lot of people are hoping Fitzmas only hits once this year.

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The Other Blago-Sphere Takes a Hit

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

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Robert J. Elisberg

It's not just Lincoln turning in his grave, as U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald suggested, this would make even the first Mayor Daley turn in his grave, a man who could peddle boodle in his sleep without a scratch.

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Blagojevich Gets Little Love In Serbia

Chicago Tribune | Christine Spolar and Zoran Cirjakovic | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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Rod Blagojevich, a second-generation Serb-American, did not have a big public profile in Serbia. But the arrest of the Democratic Illinois governor me...

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Tony Rezko Gave Feds Information On Blagojevich, Complaint Confirms

Chicago Tribune | Jeff Coen | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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While allegations that Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to sell a Senate seat have grabbed the headlines, the complaint filed against him contained a nugget...

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Jason Linkins

Blagojevich Scandal A Font Of Creative Inspiration

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.11.2009 | Media

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Yesterday, I made mention of how neatly this whole unfolding Blagojevich scandal seemed to neatly intersect with so many cultural referents. An inves...

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The Right Way to Sell a Senate Seat

Jonathan Handel | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

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Jonathan Handel

Blago is actually the Governor's nickname, and please don't confuse it with "blogger," which is what I am. I'm not the governor of anything, and I left Chicago at age 6, with my morals more or less intact.

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America's New Political Capital: Don't Judge Chicago by Its Crooks

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago

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Brett Ashley McKenzie

As names are named, and Blagojevich becomes the fourth Illinois governor since the '70s to be charged with white collar crime, you may find yourself asking, "What's going on with Illinois?"

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Who Did In Blagojevich?

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago

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The demise of Rod Blagojevich continues to make so much news, I almost don't know where to start. Take the man himself. Just how idiotic is it for so...

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My Take on Blagojevich

David Mamet | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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David Mamet

I am from Chicago, and, so, having been disillusioned with politics at an early age I do not become involved. The only reason I vote is because they pay me.

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The Glass House Surrounding Blagojevich Called the "Culture of Corruption"

Ray Hanania | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago

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Ray Hanania

Are there any honest politicians left in Illinois? We can count them, metaphorically, on one hand.

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Obama Unfairly Tainted by Crimes He Didn't Commit

Bob Cesca | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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Bob Cesca

We've seen this before: specious attempts to connect Obama with corrupt or controversial figures in Chicago. This is what we can expect for the next four years. The crazy has only just begun.

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Jason Linkins

Blagojevich Profanity-Laced Conversations Reenacted On "Rachel Maddow"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.10.2009 | Media

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Everybody's been reading over the obscenity-strewn transcribed conversations of Rod Blagojevich and realizing that he's the most profane, David Mamet-...

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Daley Urges Blagojevich To 'Do The Right Thing,' But Doesn't Call For Resignation

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago

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Arguing that incriminating federal wiretaps of Gov. Blagojevich are "not light-hearted, windbag conversations, Mayor Daley on Wednesday urged the gove...

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