Articles filed under Political Figures
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Images of Blago on 'View', 'GMA'Jan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - ...
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Governor's historic impeachment trial beginsJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The first impeachment of a governor in the history of Illinois began at high noon today with the chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court taking contro...
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Canadian supplier drops drug-import planJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Canadian supplier of low-cost drugs to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's much-hyped but illegal drug-import program has dropped out, bemoaning the state...
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Blago says 'the fix is in,' as he makes the talk-show roundsJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Twice confronted with his own damning words allegedly caught on federal wiretaps, Gov. Rod Blagojevich refused to explain on national TV Monday morning why he called a U...
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Blago likens himself to King, GandhiJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - On the eve of his appearance on three national TV shows, Gov. Rod Blagojevich compared himself to Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela in an interv...
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Durbin on Blago: 'The sooner he's gone, the better'Jan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, calling corruption charges against Gov. Rod Blagojevich a "great embarrassment," said Sunday that the governor should appear in...
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If Blagojevich is ousted, his tollway signs will follow suitJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - For more than three years motorists on the Illinois tollway have driven under giant blue signs that read "Open Road Tolling - Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor" every few mil...
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Blago dumped by attorney; judge orders release of tapesJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich launched a last ditch media blitz Friday to save his job, as his high-profile defense attorney jumped ship and a judge ordered his secretly recorded...
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Blagojevich's talking pointsJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich talked for more than an hour at a news conference and during a morning radio program, Don Wade & Roma on WLS 890AM. Here are some key poin...
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Illinois governor hires Drew Peterson's PR firmJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois' embattled governor has hired the same public relations firm that represents former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson. That decision by Gov. Rod Blagojev...