Articles filed under Political Figures
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What should Blago say to his kids? Honesty a great policyApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Among all the tasks in front of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich in the wake of his indictment on Thursday, one of the trickiest might be how he handles the subject with his ...
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Obama vows to repair rift with EuropeApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - STRASBOURG, France -- Welcomed with thunderous cheers, President Barack Obama pledged on Friday to repair damaged relations with Europe, saying the world came together f...
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Madigan: Blagojevich indictment confirms distrustApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois attorney general says former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's indictment confirms a long-standing distrust of his administration. Lisa Madigan said Thursday that it a...
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Quinn: I have to repair the damageApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn didn't say much about the 19-count indictment against his predecessor Thursday, other than that it was "serious" and "sad" and that Rod Blagojevich is ent...
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Blagojevich goes to Disney WorldApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - As a federal grand jury in Chicago finalized an indictment alleging his political career as a corrupt enterprise Thursday, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich apparentl...
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What the indictment allegesApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - A federal indictment of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich lays out accusations of corruption spanning six years. These are some of the incidents described in the docu...
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Suburban lawmakers, officials react to indictmentApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Suburban politicians and area officials reacted Thursday to the indictment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich on sweeping corruption charges dating back to his...
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Blagojevich statement on indictmentApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich issued this statement after his Thursday indictment by federal prosecutors in an alleged wide-ranging corruption scheme. As prosecutors relea...
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Reforms proposed to state board linked to Edward Hospital shakedownApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Edward Hospital took the news of Rod Blagojevich's indictment quietly Thursday, despite the fact it was CEO Pam Davis who started a chain of events contributing to the o...
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Feds: 'Significant' Blago court filing this afternoonApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald announced a court filing will come late this afternoon related to a "significant criminal matter," as the public awaits a formal indictm...