Blagojevich Scandal

When Another Senate Seat Was Up for Sale

Robert Loerzel | Posted 02.06.2009 | Chicago

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Robert Loerzel

A hundred years ago, political tensions were running high in Illinois. Everyone wanted to know the answer to one question: Who would be the new U.S. Senator from Illinois?

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Burris Says He Had Only One Conversation With Blagojevich

Associated Press | Posted 02.06.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD-- In a formal affidavit, Roland Burris says he had only one limited conversation with Governor Rod Blagojevich before accepting his appoin...

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Senate Violates the Constitution in Turning Away Roland Burris

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

From a legal and Constitutional perspective, the question of whether or not Burris should be allowed to take his seat as the Junior Senator from Illinois is not especially difficult. He should.

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Burris To Appear Before Blagojevich Impeachment Panel Thursday

Associated Press | Posted 02.05.2009 | Chicago

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Senate appointee Roland Burris says he's planning to travel to Springfield on Thursday after being subpoenaed by the panel considering the impeachment...

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Judge Allows Release Of Recorded Blagojevich Conversations To Lawyers

Chicago Sun-Times | Natasha Korecki | Posted 02.05.2009 | Chicago

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A federal judge this afternoon authorized the release of secretly recorded conversations of Gov. Blagojevich, the first such release to the governor's...

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GOP Rep. Mark Kirk: Blagojevich Has 'Severe' Psychological Problems, Calls For Impeachment

Associated Press | Posted 02.05.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO - Congressman Mark Kirk says embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich's career is coming to an end. The Republican says lawmakers should impeach Blagoj...

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Harry Reid: The Most Corrupt of the Corrupt?

Jeff Norman | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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Jeff Norman

It now seems fair to consider the possibility that Reid and his allies might have decided to oppose any Blogojevich appointee ( as an act of political vindictiveness

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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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Lt. Gov. Quinn: Blagojevich Made Illinois An 'International Laughing Stock'

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 02.05.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Illinois has become an "international laughing stock," the state's lieutenant governor said Monday in pledging to create an advisory p...

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Robert Blagojevich: Feds Want To Question Governor's Brother

AP | Posted 02.05.2009 | Chicago

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An attorney for Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother says his client won't cooperate with federal investigators if asked. Rob Blagojevich is a Tennessee bu...

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Embattled Blagojevich Finds Allies Hard To Come By

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 02.04.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich doesn't have many friends these days, particularly among the lawmakers who will decide whether...

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Blagojevich's Homeland Security Credential Stripped

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 02.02.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revoked embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich's access to classified federal security informatio...

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Reid Pressured Blagojevich On Obama Senate Seat

Chicago Sun-Times | NATASHA KORECKI, CHRIS FUSCO AND LYNN SWEET | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

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Days before Gov. Blagojevich was charged with trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder, top Senate Democra...

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Blagojevich Could Be Impeached Next Week

AP | Posted 02.02.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois House could vote as early as next week on whether to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The Illinois House has bump...

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Black Lawmakers: Burris Pick Won't Help Blagojevich

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 02.02.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Roland Burris is battling for a U.S. Senate seat in court and through the media, briefly shifting the spotlight away from the man who ...

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Blagojevich's Special New Year's Message: Stay Away (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.31.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Rod Blagojevich had a special New Year's message for the media assembled outside his house Wednesday morning: go away. In a video captured by NB...

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Illinois Secretary Of State's Refusal Of Burris Appointment May Only Be Symbolic

TPM | Eric Kleefeld | Posted 01.31.2009 | Chicago

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A spokesman for Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White (D) confirmed to Election Central that White knows he does not truly have the authority to sto...

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Burris Stands By Earlier Criticism Of Blagojevich

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 01.31.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick for the U.S. Senate said Wednesday that he stands behind his earlier criticism of the Illinois g...

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The Governor's Audacity to Appoint

Hermene Hartman | Posted 01.31.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Rod Blagojevich, Racial Politics, Obama Race, Blagojevich Senate Appointment, Blagojevich Burris, Roland Burris, Blagojevich Scandal, Chicago News
Hermene Hartman

The world may not understand it, but we who live in Illinois got it. And most of all, the politicians got it. I am still the Governor of the State of Illinois, confirmed Mr. Blagojevich.

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How Long Does it Take to Impeach a Crook?

Erica Heller | Posted 01.31.2009 | Chicago

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Erica Heller

Does Blagojevich honestly think that if he puffs his chest out far enough and acts as if he hasn't been caught, isn't a disgrace, that we'll go along with it? And even more to the point, will we?

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Rep. Danny Davis Turned Down Blagojevich Senate Appointment

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 01.31.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.) would like to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate. The appointment was dangled before him la...

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Feds Seek More Time To Indict Blagojevich As Gov. Stands Firm On Burris Appointment

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 01.31.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's choice of a veteran black politician to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat could b...

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Blagojevich Senate Appointment May Hasten His Impeachment (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.30.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Rod Blagojevich's defiant appointment of Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate could wind up hastening his own impeachment, a member of the House impe...

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Blagojevich's Legal Counsel Resigns

Chicago Sun-Times | Chris Fusco | Posted 01.30.2009 | Chicago

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The Blagojevich administration's top lawyer, William J. Quinlan, resigned today -- the same day that the governor announced he's decided to fill Presi...

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More Blagojevich Wiretaps: Feds Tapped Former Chief Of Staff's Cell Phone

Chicago Sun-Times | Natasha Korecki and Dave McKinney | Posted 01.29.2009 | Chicago

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Federal authorities had more wiretaps than previously disclosed in the investigation of Gov. Blagojevich -- including the cellular telephone of a memb...

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