Articles filed under Political Figures
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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...
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Illinois AG promises to act soon against governorDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois' attorney general threatened again Thursday to go to the state Supreme Court to have embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared unfit to hold office if he doesn't ...
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Thompson: Blago hurts Ryan's bidDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson says current Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest hurts the chances of a presidential commutation for another former governor, George Ryan. Th...
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Elvis guv goes from 'All Shook Up' to 'Jailhouse Rock'Dec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - This 2005 description of Rod Blagojevich still makes me laugh: "Sleek is the mot juste to describe Blagojevich - elegant dark suit, glistening white shirt, subdued tie a...
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Quinn opposes special Senate electionDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, who stands to become the state's chief executive if Gov. Rod Blagojevich quits or is impeached, urged his fellow Democrat Thur...
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Will husband's troubles add pressure on Patti Blagojevich?Dec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - The salty language Patti Blagojevich uses in FBI recordings certainly isn't typical of what's expected to come out of the mouths of first ladies. But are her words enoug...