Blagojevich Senate Seat

Senate Seat Talk Almost Done In Blagojevich Trial

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 07.16.2011

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CHICAGO — Testimony about allegations that Rod Blagojevich sought to sell or trade President Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat is nearly d...

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Blagojevich Prosecutors Keep Focus On Obama's Senate Seat

AP | MICHAEL TARM and KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 07.05.2011

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CHICAGO — Jurors at Rod Blagojevich's corruption retrial heard him complaining on tape about his money woes Thursday as prosecutors hammered awa...

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Blagojevich's Former Chief Of Staff Expected To Testify About Obama's Senate Seat

AP | KAREN HAWKINS and MICHAEL TARM | Posted 07.04.2011

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CHICAGO — Two years into his second term, then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich was eager to ditch Illinois for a high-paying, high-powered job elsewhere, a...

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Blagojevich's Alleged Senate Seat Sale: A Timeline

Chicago Sun-Times | Chris Fusco | Posted 05.25.2011

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Who knew what -- and when did they know it -- regarding Gov. Blagojevich's alleged effort to sell President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat? Th...

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Why Blagojevich Should Still Appoint A Senator

Slate | Edward McClelland | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Dec. 19, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich held a take-no-prisoners (or questions) press conference, vowing that he's "not going to quit a job the peop...

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Did Patrick Fitzgerald Rush The Blagojevich Bust?

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Conventional wisdom holds that U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald ordered the FBI to arrest Rod Blagojevich before sunrise Tuesday in order to stop a cr...

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Blagojevich Scandal: Madigan, Quinn Discuss Senate Pick, Governor's Options (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn said Sunday that he should appoint a temporary Senator to fill Barack Obama's vacant seat before voters decide a longer-term replac...

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Obama: No Contact With Blagojevich Over Senate Seat (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday afternoon that he has had no dealings with Governor Blagojevich over his replacement in the Senate. From th...

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