Articles filed under Political Figures
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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...
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Emanuel, Blago traded calls on school grantMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Rahm Emanuel wanted answers. Funds from a $2 million state grant to a school in his congressional district had not arrived, so he went straight to the man in charge: Gov...
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Atty: Blago's wife mulling reality TV spotMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - An attorney says ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's wife is considering being on reality TV after her indicted husband was barred from traveling to Costa Rica to be ...
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Obama administration expands housing planMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration expanded its $50 billion mortgage aid program on Thursday, announcing new measures that would help homeowners avoid a foreclosure ...
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You, too, can have volumized hair like BlagoMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Just when we thought we'd heard "bleep'n" everything. An Elk Grove Village company is marketing hair products inspired by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. "Blago It's Bleep'...