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Ethics Panel Defers Investigation On Jesse Jackson Jr.

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The House ethics committee said Wednesday it will put off for now an expanded investigation into whether Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. or ...

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Cheryle Jackson Running For Obama's Old Senate Seat

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 09.10.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — A political rookie who was a top aide to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Monday that she intends to run for the U.S. Se...

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Blair Hull, Former Obama Senate Rival, Sought Seat Again From Blago

Chicago Sun-Times | NATASHA KORECKI | Posted 09.03.2009 | Chicago

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Multimillionaire Chicago trader Blair Hull wanted to be a U.S. senator so badly that he spent more than $24 million of his personal fortune in 2004, b...

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Giannoulias Endorsed By Cullerton For U.S. Senate

Huffington Post | Posted 08.31.2009 | Chicago

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State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias unveiled another endorsement for his 2010 U.S. Senate campaign Friday. State Senate President John Cullerton announ...

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Blagojevich Offered $5 Million In Campaign Cash To Appoint Jesse Jackson Jr. To Obama's Senate Seat: Sun-Times

Chicago Sun-Times | NATASHA KORECKI | Posted 05.14.2009 | Chicago

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Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's camp was told last year that U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) would raise up to $5 million in campaign cash for the ...

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Dem Congresswoman May Run For Burris's Seat In 2010

Politico | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics

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Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-Ill.) is open to running against Roland Burris in 2010, potentially setting up a contested Democratic primary for the scanda...

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Burris May Return To DC To Demand Seat

Politico | JOHN BRESNAHAN | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics

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Roland Burris may return to Washington next week to demand that he be accepted as the legitimate Senate appointee to replace President-elect Barack Ob...

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Friday Talking Points [60] -- Democratic Assertiveness Training

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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What a week! With Congress back in session, with the excitement of newly-elected members being sworn in (or barred at the door, as the case may be), ...

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Burris To Meet With Reid, Durbin Wednesday

Politico | AMIE PARNES & MANU RAJU | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Roland Burris heads into a pivotal meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin on Wednesday with an unmistakabl...

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When Another Senate Seat Was Up for Sale

Robert Loerzel | Posted 02.06.2009 | Chicago

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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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Please Dems, Obey the Law

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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The recent upset and political theatre over the appointment and seating of the Junior Senator Rolland Burris (D-Ill) made me cringe. As I sat and watc...

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Senate Violates the Constitution in Turning Away Roland Burris

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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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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GOP Rep. Mark Kirk Had Been 'Looking Hard' At Running For Obama Senate Seat

Chicago Tribune | Posted 02.06.2009 | Chicago

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North Shore Republican Rep. Mark Kirk said today that he had been "looking hard" at running in a special election for the U.S. Senate seat held by Pre...

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Burris, Race, Religion, And The Senate

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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"I am now the junior senator from the state of Illinois. . . . Friends, we're going to have to have some powerful prayer. . . . They can't deny what t...

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Reid, Burris To Meet As Senate Showdown Looms

ABC News | LOUISE SCHIAVONE | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics

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Arrangements are under way for a Wednesday meeting between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Roland Burris, the Democrat tapped by Illino...

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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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Illinois Special Election Bill Revived

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 01.31.2009 | Chicago

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A bill to hold a special election to fill President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat may be getting another life in Springfield. The measure, which h...

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Democrats Should Declare Victory on Obama's Senate Seat

David Epstein | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

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By reacting strongly against Blagojevich's corrupt attempt to sell the seat, the Democrats stood up for political ethics, even against a member of their own party.

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Roland Burris: Reid Blasts Blagojevich For Making Pick

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics

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Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid released a statement today in response to reports that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will nominate Roland Burr...

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ROLAND BURRIS: Blagojevich Appoints Former Attorney General To Obama's Senate Seat

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 01.30.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — A defiant Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday named a black political trailblazer to Barack Obama's Senate seat, a surprise move that put ...

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Chicago Legislator Plans Compromise Bill To Fill Obama's Senate Seat

Chicago Public Radio | Natalie Moore | Posted 01.29.2009 | Chicago

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The governor is supposed to appoint Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. But Rod Blagojevich is under a federal cloud of alleged corruption. And so the ...

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Blagojevich's Alleged Senate Seat Sale: A Timeline

Chicago Sun-Times | Chris Fusco | Posted 01.29.2009 | Chicago

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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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Obama Blagojevich Report: "A Lot About Nothing"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

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Two Democratic officials tell CNN that the "long-awaited report about aides to President-elect Barack Obama alleged contact with the office of embattl...

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Wrong Again: How the Press and Pundits Harm The Nation

Aaron Harber | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

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Newsweek's Isikoff: If I Had Subpoena Power, Here's What I'd Ask Obama

Newsweek | Posted 01.21.2009 | Politics

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Invoking his wartime commander-in-chief authority, NEWSWEEK Editor Jon Meacham has granted yours truly, a lowly investigative correspondent, sweeping ...

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