Rod Blagojevich

                   

Connections could touch every somebody

chicagotribune.com
15-Nov-2008
        

Watching the quiet little man with the fresh Julius Caesar haircut plead innocent Friday to federal extortion and corruption charges, I wondered: Was I in Chicago, or in Rome before the fall? What he didn't wear was a neon sign...

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Senate Seat Appointment Could Come Soon

cbs2chicago.com
16-Nov-2008
        

Call it a very unusual election – with only one voter, Rod Blagojevich. The governor has to appoint someone soon to the president-elect's Senate seat. The governor has said he wants to make the announcement by the new year. But...

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Judge rejects fundraiser Rezko's bid for new trial

freerepublic.com
15-Nov-2008 2 related
        

A federal judge on Wednesday turned down a request for a new trial from convicted influence peddler Tony Rezko, the pivotal figure in a major Illinois political corruption scandal. Rezko, 53, who made millions of dollars as a...

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Should Obama's Senate replacement be black?

pittsburghlive.com
16-Nov-2008 10 related
        

By Roger Simon Sunday, November 16, 2008 Although Barack Obama's historic election will place a black in the White House, it will reduce the number of blacks in the Senate to zero. And Jesse Jackson Jr., a member of the House...

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Durbin says race not key for Obama vacancy

upi.com
15-Nov-2008 3 related
        

CHICAGO, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., says race should not be the main qualifier for whoever succeeds President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate. The senior senator from Illinois said the "most talented...

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Obama To Leave His Senate Seat

freeinternetpress.com
15-Nov-2008
        

President-elect Barack Obama intends to step down from his seat in the United States Senate on Sunday, leaving his seat just as lawmakers return to Washington, D.C., for a lame-duck Congressional session. Obamaâ__s decision...

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Power broker pleads not guilty in shakedown

stltoday.com
14-Nov-2008 7 related
        

CHICAGO -- One of the biggest behind-the-scenes power brokers in Illinois pleaded not guilty Friday to charges he plotted to squeeze a firm seeking business with the state for a $1.5 million campaign contribution to Gov. Rod...

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Obama to meet rival McCain in Chicago on day after Senate resignation

guardian.co.uk
14-Nov-2008 180 related
        

President-elect Barack Obama and vanquished opponent John McCain are set to meet in Chicago on Monday, in an apparent effort to make peace after the long and contentious presidential campaign. The meeting at Obama's Chicago...

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Down the ballot: Back on the trail

msn.com
14-Nov-2008 679 related
        

GEORGIA: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that 2,000 showed up yesterday to see McCain campaign for Sen. Saxby Chambliss. “‘I did not think I would be back on the campaign trail quite this early,’ McCain said. ‘But...

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Palin to GOP: Keep Democrats in check

signonsandiego.com
14-Nov-2008 245 related
        

MIAMI – Sarah Palin called on fellow Republican governors to keep the new president and his strengthened Democratic majority in check on issues from taxes to health care as she signaled she'll take a leadership role in a party...

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