Articles filed under Political Figures
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Blagojevich lawyers want U.S. attorney off caseJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Attorneys for Gov. Rod Blagojevich asked the federal courts today to kick U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald and his staff off the case and end the governor's prosecution....
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Lawmakers recommendation: Impeach BlagojevichJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod Blagojevich should be impeached for failing to put the state's interests before his own and losing the citizens' confidence, an Illinois House pan...
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Burris expects to join Senate 'very shortly'Jan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Roland Burris said Wednesday he should be able to join the Senate "very shortly," after talking to newly supportive Democratic leaders and working on linge...
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What does Blagojevich get out of Senate appointment?Jan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich could have expected Tuesday's spectacle in Washington, D.C., as his U.S. Senate appointee was denied a seat representing Illinois in the upper chamb...
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White says he's taking too much blame in Burris sagaJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says he's being unfairly blamed by members of the U.S. Senate for not seating Roland Burris. Burris was barred from taking Presid...
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Obama names efficiency watchdog for federal programsJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday that reforming massive government entitlement programs -- such as Social Security and Medicare -- would be "a c...
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CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general postJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama's reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of star power to a job that ...
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Burris affidavit shows little contact with BlagoJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In a formal affidavit, Roland Burris says he had only one limited conversation with Governor Rod Blagojevich before accepting his appointment as a U.S. se...
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Burris pick contrary to Obama message, some sayJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - When Gov. Rod Blagojevich put out the "U.S. senator wanted" sign following Barack Obama's White House win, he said he wanted someone who'd carry out the pr...
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Judge gives Blagojevich time to object to release of wiretapsJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - The prospect of a state gubernatorial impeachment committee getting U.S. government tapes of Rod Blagojevich any time soon grew dimmer Monday as a federal judge gave the...