Articles filed under Political Figures
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Obama denies any involvement in scheme to sell Senate seatDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama said this morning his office had "no involvement in any deal making" related to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged attempts to trade his vacant ...
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Deputy governor is 'Senate Candidate 4'Dec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois Deputy Governor Louanner Peters was identified Thursday as one of the Senate candidates that Gov. Rod Blagojevich was accused of using to his political benefit ...
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State postpones borrowing as scandal may lead to rating cutDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois delayed until next week plans to borrow $1.4 billion to boost cash flow as Governor Rod Blagojevich's arrest on federal corruption charges led Standard & Poor's...
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Mayor says governor stayed out of Hoffman Estates dealDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Hoffman Estates officials said Thursday they've been spared any political shakedown efforts by the governor or his aides as they await his signature on an ...
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Report: Jackson Jr. backers sought cash for BlagoDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Businessmen with ties to both Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson discussed raising $1 million for Blagojevich to help persuade him to appoint Jack...
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When it comes to Blago, everyone's a comedianDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - There's his hard-to-pronounce name, his helmet hair, his and his wife's Sopranos-like language, and his insistence that there's "nothin' but sunshine hanging over me." G...
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Feds subpoena Tribune in Blagojevich investigationDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed documents from the Chicago Tribune's parent company in the investigation of an alleged attempt by Gov. Rod Blagojevich to get certain...
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Jackson Jr. denies he was involved in schemeDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. flatly denies he and his brother were involved in a scheme to get him a Senate seat in a deal with scandal-tainted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. ...
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Rush wants 'transparent' process in Obama appointmentDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush is calling for a "transparent appointment process" for President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat that doesn't involve Gov. Rod Blagojevich....
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Blagojevich still not leavingDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich ducked questions for a third day as President-elect Barack Obama and top officials grappled with clearing the pungent stench of corruption that is t...