Rob Blagojevich

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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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Blagojevich Brother Speaks Out: I Am Not A Criminal

AP | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — The brother of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he isn't a criminal and the federal wire fraud charges against him are unfair...

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Why Roland Burris Must Go

Rep. Jack Franks | Posted 06.28.2009 | Chicago

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Sen. Burris only had to tell the truth to the House Special Investigative Committee, of which I was a member, to be seated in the Senate. He did not fulfill that requirement.

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Would Burris Have Sent Blago a Check? Probably, but Then Blago Got Arrested

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 06.27.2009 | Chicago

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Does anyone believe that Burris, who was panting after the Senate appointment as the capstone to his headstone, would not have delivered the check had Blagojevich not been arrested?

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Blagojevich's Brother Seeks Campaign Money To Pay For Defense

AP | Posted 05.28.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother Robert has asked a federal judge to free up $2.3 million in campaign funds to pay defense attorn...

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Blagojevich To Be Arraigned Tuesday

AP | Posted 05.09.2009 | Chicago

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Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arraignment on federal corruption charges has been set for April 14. The federal court schedule indicates that the form...

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Blagojevich Indicted For Corruption Along With Brother And Top Aides (READ THE CHARGES, BLAGO REACTION VIDEO)

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.03.2009 | Chicago

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Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and five others were indicted Thursday on charges of scheming to auction off President Barack Obama's vacant U.S....

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Burris Tried To Raise Money For Blagojevich Before Senate Appointment

AP | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 03.20.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — U.S. Sen. Roland Burris now acknowledges attempting to raise money for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich _ an explosive twist in h...

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The Sporadically Honorable Gentleman From Illinois (or, "Mr. Burris Goes Out to Lunch")

Rick Horowitz | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics

"...and here you are, sir: hamburger, medium-rare, and fries. You're sure you don't want anything to drink?"

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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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Handcuffs and Shoulder Shrugs

Toby Greenwalt | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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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

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 Scandal An Early Test For Obama Team

nytimes.com | PETER BAKER and JEFF ZELENY | Posted 01.10.2009 | Home

WASHINGTON -- When Representative Jan Schakowsky, an Illinois Democrat, began exploring whether she might fill Barack Obama's seat in the United State...

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

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago

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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My Take on Blagojevich

David Mamet | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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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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Media Use Blagojevich Scandal Against Obama

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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Media Matters reports that, despite U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's warning to "not cast aspersions on people for being named or being discussed" i...

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Obama Unfairly Tainted by Crimes He Didn't Commit

Bob Cesca | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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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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Blagojevich Proves Obama is Clean

Cenk Uygur | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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The headline shouldn't be about how this is a problem for Obama. The headline should be, "Blagojevich Case Proves Obama Can't Be Bought." He is indisputably clean.

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Blagojevich's Magnificent Downfall

James Warren | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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At the heart of it all, is money -- as is the case in about 49 other states, regardless of all the television chatter Tuesday about a peculiarly "Chicago" brand of corruption.

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Blagojevich Returns To Work

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI and CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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CHICAGO — His career in shreds, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich clung defiantly to power Wednesday, ignoring a call to step down from President-el...

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Blagojevich Deserves the Chicago Tribune's Thanks

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 01.09.2009 | Media

Blagojevich should have just exercised a little more patience in demanding that Zell fire writers since Zell, who has just had the Tribune declare bankruptcy, seems to be taking down the entire place anyway.

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Chorus of Illinois Elected Officials Call for Governor's Resignation

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

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"If Governor Blagojevich has any regard for the State of Illinois and its residents, he will immediately resign from office," said Congressman Shimkus.

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Schakowsky: Blagojevich Should Step Down Now

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

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As the full extent of Rod Blagojevich's alleged scheme to auction off the vacant Illinois Senate seat became known, some of the Governor's Illinois co...

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My Governor Got Led Away in Handcuffs, and All I Got Was This Lousy Newspaper

Daniel Sinker | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

Be glad you're not Rod Blagojevich. In addition to having a terrible haircut, he's going to go down in history as the worst politician in the history of Illinois politics--a high bar to pass, but one he's passed handily.

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Blagojevich Offers Senate Seat to Arresting Officer

Andy Borowitz | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics

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The astonishing escape attempt occurred moments after Mr. Blagojevich was handcuffed by the agent, who was wearing a wire and captured the entire expletive-laden offer on tape.

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