Articles filed under Political Figures
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'The Passion of Blagojevich' offends everybodyJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Why does embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich just keep beating around the bush when you know he is dying to come right out and say it? He's suffered more than Jesus....
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Senate Republicans mix politics with impeachment trialJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - The 2010 campaign season is under way. Using the impending impeachment trial of Gov. Rod Blagojevich as a backdrop, four local state Senate Republicans held a media conf...
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Gov. on radio show: I acted for good of the people, stateJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Friday that everything he's done as governor has been for the good of the state and "in the best interest of the people." Speaking for more tha...
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Blagojevich opens his mouth again this morning outside Chicago homeJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - For the second day in a row, Gov. Rod Blagojevich stated he is not being treated fairly during his impending impeachment trial. Blagojevich told reporters outside his C...
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Blago: The strain on me is like Japan's attack on Pearl HarborJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois' embattled but defiant governor turned to the history books to describe the emotional strain on him and his family, comparing his arrest last month to Japan's a...
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Daley on Blago: He's 'cuckoo'Jan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says the disgraced governor of Illinois is "cuckoo." The powerful mayor was asked at a Friday news conference what he thinks about fellow Dem...
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Governor declares trial a sham, likens arrest to Pearl HarborJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is boycotting his own impeachment trial - calling it a sham and an attempt to "thwart the will of the people " - and he may even sue to stop it. Bl...
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Homeless agency fires Patti BlagojevichJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - The wife of impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was fired from her $100,000-a-year job as a Chicago homeless agency's chief fundraiser. The Chicago Christian Indust...
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Senate action expected on Clinton, other nomineesJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Senate is expected to consider several of President Barack Obama's Cabinet nominees Wednesday. A vote to confirm Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of...
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The black community cries for the past and the futureJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Too excited to sit, Barbara Mosley paced around her Huntley living room until she saw Barack Obama place his hand on the Bible. "Oh yes! Oh yes!" shouted the smiling, 64...