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Rezko Sentencing Delayed

Chicago Tribune | Jeff Coen | Posted 08.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Rezko Conviction, Rezko Sentence Delayed, Rezko Sentencing, Rod Blagojevich, Amy St. Eve, Tony Rezko, Joseph Duffy, Rezko Blagojevich, Antoin Rezko, Rezko Appeal, Rezko, Rezko Sentencing Delayed, Rezko Trial, Chicago News

The sentencing of convicted political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko has been delayed for more than a month by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge ...

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Rep. Charlie "Wrangle" Plays Dumb on Real Estate Scam

Andy Ostroy | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lenox Terrace, Tony Rezko, 19th District, Rent-Stabalized Apartments, Olnick Organization, Chris Dodd, Charlie Rangel, Corruption, Politics News

It's unconscionable that Rangle would amass a 50% discounted rent-stabilized fiefdom when his constituents are put on the street for failing to meet much less stringent requirements.

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A Thousand Points of Blight: Lindsey Graham and the McSmear Campaign

Linda Hansen | Posted 06.19.2008 | Home

Read More: Ralph Reed, Karl Rove, John McCain, South Carolina Campaign 2000, George W. Bush, Charlie Condon, James Dobson, Pat Robertson, Smears, Hillary Clinton, Lindsey Graham, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Tony Rezko, George Stephanopoulos, Osama Obama and Chelsea's Moma Poster, Home News

Lindsey Graham wants to be a kinder gentler right-winger. Really he does. He doesn't want to talk about which church Obama attends, he says, and, as we say down here in the Deep South, "That's mighty white of him."

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Did Obama's Triumph Over Hillary Drown Out News Of Tony Rezko's Conviction?

Huffington Post | Adam Rose | Posted 06.05.2008 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, Clinton, Obama, Tony Rezko, Rezko, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Media News

Hillary Clinton's willingness to concede the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama dominated the front page today in newspapers nationwide, but news t...

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Tony Rezko Guilty On 16 Of 24 Corruption Charges

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rezko Conviced, Tony Rezko, Rezko Guilty, Antonin, Politics News

CHICAGO — A prominent fundraiser for Sen. Barack Obama and Gov. Rod Blagojevich was convicted of fraud, money laundering and bribery Wednesday a...

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Karl Rove, White House Surface In Rezko Trial

Chicago Tribune | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: US Attorneys Scandal, Tony Rezko, Rezko Karl Rove, Tony Rezko Karl Rove, Rove Fitzgerald, Rove Attorneys Scandal, Karl Rove Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney Scandal, Politics News

More bombshells were lobbed in the Antoin "Tony" Rezko trial even before the jury was seated this morning and they involved a purported attempt to pul...

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Thoughts on Pennsylvania, Clinton and Obama from a "Realisticrat"

Andy Ostroy | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pennsylvania, Tony Rezko, Pennsylvania Primary, Rev. Wright, Electability, Hillary Clinton, William Ayers, Obama, Barack Obama, Realisticrats, Politics News

With a win in PA, Clinton's question to the superdelegates will be, "Are you better off with me or Obama against the Ruthless Republican Attack Machine." This Realisticrat already knows the answer.

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Obama Attended Rezko Reception For Controversial Iraqi Billionaire

Chicago Sun Times | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rezko Nadhmi Auchi, Obama Rezko Trial, Barack Obama Rezko, Tony Rezko, Barack Obama Rezko Scandal, Obama Rezko House, Obama Rezko, Obama Nadhmi Auchi, Antoin Rezko, Nadhmi Auchi, Obama Rezko Ties, Politics News

When Iraqi-born billionaire Nadhmi Auchi attended an April 3, 2004 reception for himself at Tony Rezko's home White House hopeful Barack Obama, and hi...

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Rove Already Answered the GOP's Question of Who's the Weaker Democrat

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Karil Rove, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Superdelegates, Democratic Presidential Nomination, Jeremiah Wright, Tony Rezko, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Race Card, Politics News

In an open memo which got almost no media play last December, Karl Rove spit out six things Obama should do to zap Clinton. Obama has followed the script to the letter.

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Obama's Shallow Credentials on National Security Are Dangerous for the Country

Joseph C. Wilson | Posted 03.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton 3AM Ad, Susan Rice Barack Obama, Gulf War, Hillary Clinton Richard Holbrooke, Barack Obama Tony Rezko, Dayton Accords, Richard Holbrooke, Obama Jeremiah Wright, Obama National Security, Obama Foreign Policy, Bosnia, Samantha Power Resignation, 3am Ad, Clinton Northern Ireland, Susan Rice 3am Ad, Joe Wilson, Samantha Power Obama, Tony Lake, Tony Rezko, Obama Europe, Obama Experience, Tony Lake Barack Obama, Susan Rice Hillary Clinton, Obama Rezko, Clinton 3AM, Jeremiah Wright, Genocide in Bosnia, 2008 Election, Iraq War, Samantha Power, Orlando Patterson, Susan Rice, Jeremiah Wright Barack Obama, Iraq, Hillary Experience, Politics News

Much of the reaction to Sen. Clinton's 3 a.m. ad is from people who have never been involved in foreign policy and certainly never had to field such a call in a crisis situation.

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Obama Rising Again

Trey Ellis | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Election, Tony Rezko, Race Relations, Barack Obama, Transparency, Racism, Obama Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama Race Speech, Jeremiah Wright, Race, Obama Race Speech, Obama Racism, Obama Speech Race, Obama Speech, Barack Obama Race, Politics News

Obama's willingness to cowboy up and face all the accusations at the same time has been breathtaking in its transparency.

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Huckabee Hillary

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 03.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Mike Huckabee, Huffington Post Off the Bus, Tony Rezko, Superdelegates, Breaking Politics News, Hillary Clinton, Obama Jeremiah Wright, Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, Offthebus, John McCain, Vicki Iseman, Home News

Hillary Clinton has adopted the role of the erstwhile Republican candidate, Mike Huckabee. She has nothing to lose by continuing her campaign and hoping that Obama makes a severe-enough misstep to effectively remove him from contention.

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Obama: Ties To Rezko Show I'm A Washington Outsider

Huffington Post | Posted 03.17.2008 | Politics

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Obama will appear tonight in an interview for PBS. When asked about his connection with indicted fundraiser Tony Rezko, he offers a novel explanation...

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On Clinton's Tax Returns, a "Frankly Disturbing" Lack of Transparency, and Surrogate-ancholy

Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.17.2008 | Politics

It's well past time for Hillary Clinton to be as "vetted" as she claims to already be -- and to have this vetting done now by Democratic voters rather than later by GOP hit squads. Read More Arianna Huffington: Bill O'Reilly Needs to Enroll in "Understanding the Internet 101" I find it laughable to be lectured on hate speech by O'Reilly, who spews hate as readily as he breathes. It's his lifeblood. Read More Why I Am Grateful that Rush Limbaugh Attacked Me This Week It's one thing to have the likes of Rush Limbaugh blatantly politicizing terrorism -- he is, after all, little more than a toxic curiosity. But we need to have a very different standard when it comes to members of Congress. Read More

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Obama Prepares For Full Assault On Clinton's Ethics

Huffington Post | Posted 03.16.2008 | Politics

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The Chicago Tribune reports that Barack Obama's is pushing this week for greater transparency in his campaign as part of a plan to launch a head-on at...

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Chicago Tribune: Obama Satisfied All Doubts About Rezko

Chicago Tribune | Posted 03.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Rezko, Barack Obama Rezko, Antoin Rezko, Barack Obama Tony Rezko, Tony Rezko, Barack Obama, Tony Rezko Trial, Politics News

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama waited 16 months to attempt the exorcism. But when he finally sat down with the Tribune editorial board Friday, Obama offered a...

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Obama Admits More Extensive Rezko Ties

AP | David Jackson | Posted 03.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rezko Fundraising, Tony Rezro Trial, Antoin Rezko, Obama and Rezko, Tony Rezko, Barack Obama, Politics News

CHICAGO — Presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday that he got more political money from indicted Chicago businessman Antoin "Tony" Rezko...

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Hsu's Legal Process Continues As Rezko's Heats Up

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tony Rezko Trial, Norman Hsu, Norman Hsu Clinton, Norman Hsu and Tony Rezko, Tony Rezko, Tony Rezko and Obama, Norman Hsu Trial Date, Politics News

As the trial of embattled Illinois political insider Tony Rezko creates headaches for Sen. Barack Obama, the legal fate of Sen. Hillary Clinton's famo...

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Thank You, Gov. Spitzer, For Making 2008 Even More Fun

Tony Sachs | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Mann Act, Tony Rezko, New York State, Spitzer Resignation, David Patterson, Client 9, 2008 Presidential Race, Governor Spitzer Prostitution, Spitzer Client 9, Hillary Clinton, Eliot Spitzer, Barack Obama, Politics News

I feel a little bad getting my jollies at the expense of Gov. Spitzer, but... actually, no I don't. The guy's entire basis for running was that he was Mr. Integrity.

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Rezko Trial: Obama Consulted On Health Board Appointees As State Senator

Daily Chronicle | Mike Robinson | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Barack Obama was among eight state officials and others consulted about who should be appointed to a state board that later became involved in wh...

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Clinton Got Money From Rezko Codefendants

Daily Kos | First Amendment | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tony Rezko Money, Hillary Clinton Rezko, Antoin Rezko, Rezko Clinton, Rezko, Tony Rezko, Politics News

The vetting of the Clinton's is just beginning. This was a risky strategy by the Clinton's in the first place, because the boomerang effect will expos...

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The New Phase for Obama, Clinton and the Rest of Us

Tom Hayden | Posted 03.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Iraq, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Barack Obama Iraq War, Tony Rezko, Obama War, John Podesta, Obama Iraq, Politics News

It is becoming increasingly questionable whether Obama can succeed at his lofty visionary level without sharpening a principled policy difference with Clinton that really matters to voters.

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Hillary Discovers Happy Medium in Television

Margaret Carlson | Posted 03.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama Tony Rezko, Tony Rezko, 2008 Election, Politics News

McCain's challenge is to continue acting "humbled'' and "honored'' to have won and to resist any straight talk regarding his feelings for his own party and almost every elected official in it.

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Chicago Columnist: Obama Still Owes Answers On House Deal

Sun Times | Mark Brown | Posted 03.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tony Rezko Money, Obama Rezko, Rezko House Deal, Rezko Housing Deal, Antoin Rezko, Barack Obama Tony Rezko, Tony Rezko, Obama Rezko House, Politics News

Even I'm a little leery of writing another Barack Obama-Tony Rezko column at this point. After Hillary Clinton's resurgence in Tuesday's primaries, t...

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Woman At Tony Rezko Trial Taking Notes For Obama Campaign

chicago sun-times | Posted 03.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Ties to Rezko, Tony Rezko, Tony Rezko and Barack Obama, Tony Rezko Charges, Tony Rezko Trial, Politics News

From the Chicago-Sun Times: It was a low-key start to what could be an explosive trial that's expected to highlight Rezko's influence in Gov. Blagoje...

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