Blagojevich Investigation

Blagojevich Loves To Fight, Rarely Wins

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 01.14.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Anyone who wants a peek inside Gov. Rod Blagojevich's head should look back to last year, when the Illinois House voted on h...

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What The Blagojevich Charges Mean For Daley

Time | Eric Ferkenhoff | Posted 01.13.2009 | Chicago

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It shouldn't come as any surprise that, in the wake of the shocking allegations against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, observers almost immediatel...

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New AG Holder May Have Conflict In Blagojevich Probe

AP | PETE YOST | Posted 01.13.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — If confirmed as attorney general, Eric Holder may have to consider removing himself from overseeing the Chicago corruption probe th...

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Blagojevich Deeply In Debt: Owes Over $1M In Legal Fees, Mortgage Payments

CBS 2 | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago

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A criminal complaint isn't the only problem Governor Rod Blagojevich and his wife have to deal with. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports their financial fu...

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Obama Team Mum On Blagojevich Investigation

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama is refusing to answer any questions about the internal review he has ordered into Illinois Gov. Rod Bl...

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Blagojevich: 'I'll Have A Lot To Say At The Appropriate Time'

CNN | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago

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Embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Friday he will wait to speak to the Illinois people at the "appropriate time." Asked whether he had anything to s...

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Rep. Gutierrez Pulls Out Of Obama Senate Seat Race

Crain's Chicago Business | Robert Herguth | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago

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U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez said he's taken himself out of the running to fill the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. "The Senate sele...

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Jesse Jackson Jr. Denies Involvement In Blagojevich Scheme (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago

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Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. denied Friday that he and his brother were involved in a pay-to-play deal to have him appointed to the Senate by Illinois Gov...

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Rahm Emanuel Gave Blagojevich List Of 'Acceptable' Senate Candidates: Report

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago

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President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had direct conversations with Gov. Rod Blagojevich about Obama's replacement in the US Sena...

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Investigators Still Looking At Jesse Jackson Jr.: Report

Chicago Sun-Times | Natasha Korecki, Tim Novak, Chris Fusco and Dave McKinney | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago

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Even though U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says he has gotten a clean bill of health from federal prosecutors, sources tell the Chicago Sun-Times he's no...

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Tribune Company Subpoenaed In Blagojevich Investigation

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed documents from the Chicago Tribune's parent company in the corruption investigation of Gov. Rod Bl...

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Sam Stein

Jesse Jackson Jr.: I Am Not A "Target" Of Blagojevich Investigation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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***Read more about Jesse Jackson Jr.*** Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. hosted a highly dramatic press conference Wednesday in which he leveled harsh criticis...

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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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Bob Greenlee, Blagojevich's Deputy Governor, Resigns

AP | ADAM GOLDMAN | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — One of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's top deputies resigned Wednesday after being tied to the rampant corruption scandal surrounding the gover...

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Obama Blagojevich Connection Attempted And Failed On "Hannity And Colmes"

Jason Linkins | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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As far as any ongoing corruption is concerned, what Fitzgerald has put out there more or less indicates that Obama wasn't willing to participate in anything out of bounds.

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Jason Linkins

The Blagojevich/Wire Connection, Revealed

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.09.2009 | Media

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Looking over the breadth and scope of the unfolding Rod Blagojevich investigation, I couldn't help thinking that that Patrick Fitzgerald has hooked hi...

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Blagojevich Arrest: Obama Intervention Hastened Gov's Downfall

The New York Times | MIKE McINTIRE and JEFF ZELENY | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

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In a sequence of events that neatly captures the contradictions of Barack Obama's rise through Illinois politics, a phone call he made three months ag...

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Jason Linkins

Rod Blagojevich Arrest Leads To Split Reactions On Prosecutor Fitzgerald

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

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If you're looking to shorthand today's arrest of Rod Blagojevich, which will certainly expand the "Illinois Governor Wing" of the Federal Correctional...

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Sam Stein

Rod Blagojevich Arrested: The Damage He Could Do

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

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The arrest this morning of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has sparked intense discussion in the political universe over how great a taint his ethical f...

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Tribune: Timeline Of Blagojevich Investigation

Chicago Tribune | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Rod Blagojevich became the state's first Democratic chief executive in more than a quarter of a century after vowing to reform what he labeled th...

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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Arrested In Obama Successor Probe

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was roused from bed and arrested Tuesday after prosecutors said he was caught on wiretaps audaciously sc...

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Blagojevich Senate Selection Process Under FBI Investigation: Report

Chicago Tribune | Jeff Coen, David Kidwell and Monique Garcia | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

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A three-year federal corruption investigation of pay-to-play politics in Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration has expanded to include his impending s...

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Lt. Gov. Quinn: Blagojevich Must "Level" With People

Chicago Tribune | Ray Long | Posted 01.05.2009 | Chicago

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Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn demanded today that Gov. Rod Blagojevich immediately explain himself to the public following the Tribune's disclosure that the gove...

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FBI Searches Pharmacies Owned By Blagojevich Fundraiser

AP | Posted 01.05.2009 | Chicago

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The FBI has searched two Joliet pharmacies owned by a fundraiser for Gov. Rod Blagojevich. FBI spokesman Ross Rice said agents took records from Basi...

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Federal Agents Taped Gov. Blagoejvich: Report

Chicago Tribune | Jeff Coen, John Chase and David Kidwell | Posted 01.05.2009 | Chicago

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Federal investigators recently made covert tape recordings of Gov. Rod Blagojevich in the most dramatic step yet in their corruption investigation of...

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