Articles filed under Political Figures
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'I'm a Celebrity' brings jungle, semi-famous togetherMay 31, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Spencer Pratt would like to see his new bride get back to her roots. Former "American Idol" contestant Sanjaya Malakar wants to be known as more than a mo...
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Patti Blagojevich: I won't swear on showMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Illinois first lady Patti Blagojevich says she swears less than her friends despite the numerous expletives she uses in secretly wiretapped conversations. Blagoje...
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Danny Davis: 'I thank God every day' I didn't take Senate seatMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - He is the man who would be king - or at least senator. Before there was Roland Burris, there was U.S. Congressman Danny Davis. Davis was offered the U.S. Senate seat by ...
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Burris fends off new calls for resignationMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Sen. Roland Burris struggled to explain his words Wednesday while again resisting calls for his resignation after the release of a taped conversation in which he pleads ...
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Burris needs to 'explain himself,' Durbin saysMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said this morning he was "disappointed" in junior Sen. Roland Burris for not telling the Senate or an Illinois impeachment panel before he was seat...
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Obama's vision of Supreme Court pick clearMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- On the verge of choosing his first Supreme Court nominee, President Barack Obama has already provided a profile of the person he is likely to pick: an inte...
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Blago now has 2 defense lawyers, wants moreMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's legal defense team now has two official members -- but he wants more. Sheldon Sorosky has been standing up in court for the impeached gover...
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Why Blago's book deal might not be so goldenMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Rod Blagojevich might have thought his book deal was bleeping golden, but his two-term running mate will now decide if the impeached and ousted former gove...
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Patti Blagojevich a go for reality showMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich wasn't allowed to appear in a network TV reality show in Costa Rica, so his wife will appear instead. A federal judge barred Blagoje...
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Details of Blago's call logMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - When Rahm Emanuel was a U.S. congressman, he called then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich about releasing a grant for a school in his district in summer 2006, around the time federa...