Articles filed under Political Figures
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Suburban lawmakers say Blago indictment shows why he had to goApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Suburban lawmakers weren't surprised by the federal indictment against former governor Rod Blagojevich, saying the latest action by prosecutors validates h...
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Mentioned, but not charged: Did Patti Blagojevich dodge bullet?Apr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - She appears time and time again in Thursday's indictment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, portrayed as a party to his alleged scheme to trade government business for hims...
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Quinn OKs pension reform in Blagojevich wakeApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Pat Quinn approved a state pension system overhaul Friday, a day after a 19-count federal indictment against his predecessor and five others that all...
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Feds indict Blagojevich, 5 others on corruption chargesApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - As Rod Blagojevich was railing against George Ryan and Illinois' "culture of corruption" in his 2002 bid for governor, he was secretly scheming with insiders to rob the ...
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Collins to Illinois legislators: where do you stand on corruption?Apr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - In the wake of Thursday's scathing indictment of Illinois politics, each and every lawmaker should be asked where they stand on public corruption and what they specifica...
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The others facing chargesApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The five other men indicted Thursday along with former Gov. Rod Blagojevich are: • John Harris, 47, of Chicago. Harris, Blagojevich's chief of staff from late 2005 until...
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Emanuel was targeted for extortionApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - President Barack Obama's chief of staff and former Chicago Congressman Rahm Emanuel was targeted for extortion under one of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's a...
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The legal challenges of past state officialsApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Rod Blagojevich is hardly the first former elected official in Illinois to have to spend some time at the federal courthouse after leaving office. Here's a...
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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...