Articles filed under Political Figures
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New for your cell phone: BlagotonesDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - You knew this was coming: Blagojevich ringtones. Funmobility, the California-based company that sells Sarah Palintones, has come up with five ringtones that mock the sca...
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Obama adds to CabinetDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - On a pre-holiday push to fill his Cabinet, President-elect Barack Obama announced Wednesday his choices of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack to be agriculture secretary and C...
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Jackson Jr. says he cooperated with feds on governor probeDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Shortly after his 2002 election, Gov. Rod Blagojevich told U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson he'd planned to appoint Jackson's wife as state lottery director but didn't because th...
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Blagojevich attorney trying to get taxpayers to foot his tabDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants taxpayers to pay for the high-profile defense lawyer he hired to represent him in state lawmakers impeachment proceedings. His ...
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Obama Senate seat getting cold fastDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A special election for the U.S. Senate seat - the one Gov. Rod Blagojevich is accused of trying to sell - appeared in serious doubt after lawmakers adjourn...
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Republicans launch TV ad calling for special Senate electionDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - As lawmakers moved to start lengthy impeachment proceedings against Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the push to strip him of the power to appoint a U.S. senator - a key focus of t...
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It's official: Obama chooses Arne Duncan for Education SecretaryDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama announced Arne Duncan, the head of the Chicago school system, as education secretary Tuesday and said failing to improve classroom instructi...
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Ex-Supreme Court justice doesn't believe court can remove governorDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Former Illinois Supreme Court Justice Louis Rathje believes Attorney General Lisa Madigan's request for the state's highest court to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from off...
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Should the House explore impeachment?Dec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers voted Monday to begin an investigation of whether Gov. Rod Blagojevich should be removed from office while the embattled governor hired a h...
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Republicans launch TV ad calling for special Senate electionDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - As lawmakers descend on the state Capitol today to deal with the fallout from the arrest of Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Republicans have launched a TV ad campaign to ...