Articles filed under Political Figures
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Blago lawyer asks to tap campaign fundApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's lawyer has made a fresh plea for permission to tap the Democrat's campaign fund, saying an effective defense for Blagojevich requires more ...
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Obama channels FDR amid crisesApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Banks failing and the economy in shambles, the new U.S. president reassured a nationwide audience that his administration was putting America back on the r...
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Obama says he has no interest in running autosApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says the government should help Chrysler and General Motors stabilize but then should get out of the auto business as quickly as po...
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Obama says economic recovery will help minoritiesApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says the best way to help hard-hit minority communities is to help the entire nation thrive. Obama was asked Wednesday about his sp...
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Obama favors changes to state secrets doctrineApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says changes need to be made to the state secrets doctrine. Obama was questioned at a prime-time news conference Wednesday about th...
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Obama: Progress made, yet more remainsApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday night that waterboarding authorized by former President George W. Bush was torture, and the information gained from ...
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Nevada brothel woos Blagojevich for its own reality showApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Rod Blagojevich has yet another offer to be on reality TV. But instead of eating bugs in some tropical jungle, he'd be selecting prostitutes in the Nevada ...
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Blagojevich's next trick, wearing his bathrobe to court?Apr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - When Milorad the Magnificent thanked a federal judge for sparing him the gagging chore of eating jungle bugs, he was partially correct. You see, the man who was Illinois...
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Attorney Allan Ackerman may join Blagojevich legal teamApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich may add veteran criminal defense attorney Allan A. Ackerman to his team. Ackerman told The Associated Press on Monday that he's been "asked t...
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Blago in L.A. to plug reality show, talk hair careApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - ARCADIA, Calif. -- Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich eagerly became a Hollywood high-flyer, but his hair paid the price. During filming Thursday of a promotional spot for the ...