Articles filed under Political Figures
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Madigan asks state Supreme Court to declare Blagojevich unfitDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan moved to ask the Illinois Supreme Court to oust Gov. Rod Blagojevich, arguing he can "no longer fulfill his official duties with a...
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Did Obama team have contact with Blago?Dec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Barack Obama insists he didn't have any contact with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich or anyone else who might have been scheming to sell the president-elect's U.S. Senate ...
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Blago 'upbeat' as resignation demands multiplyDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - With pressure mounting by the hour for him to resign or face impeachment, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich returned to work Thursday in what an aide described as an attempt...
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Obama denies any involvement in scheme to sell Senate seatDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama said this morning his office had "no involvement in any deal making" related to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged attempts to trade his vacant ...
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Deputy governor is 'Senate Candidate 4'Dec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois Deputy Governor Louanner Peters was identified Thursday as one of the Senate candidates that Gov. Rod Blagojevich was accused of using to his political benefit ...
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State postpones borrowing as scandal may lead to rating cutDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois delayed until next week plans to borrow $1.4 billion to boost cash flow as Governor Rod Blagojevich's arrest on federal corruption charges led Standard & Poor's...
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Mayor says governor stayed out of Hoffman Estates dealDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Hoffman Estates officials said Thursday they've been spared any political shakedown efforts by the governor or his aides as they await his signature on an ...
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Report: Jackson Jr. backers sought cash for BlagoDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Businessmen with ties to both Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson discussed raising $1 million for Blagojevich to help persuade him to appoint Jack...
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When it comes to Blago, everyone's a comedianDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - There's his hard-to-pronounce name, his helmet hair, his and his wife's Sopranos-like language, and his insistence that there's "nothin' but sunshine hanging over me." G...
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Feds subpoena Tribune in Blagojevich investigationDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed documents from the Chicago Tribune's parent company in the investigation of an alleged attempt by Gov. Rod Blagojevich to get certain...