Articles filed under Political Figures
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Patti Blagojevich's family rallies to her defenseDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Patti Blagojevich's father, sister and brother are refuting the foul-mouthed portrait that's been drawn of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's wife since his arrest, saying ...
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Special election 'corruption tax' could cost $31 millionDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois lawmakers must act quickly to hold special elections for U.S. Senate, officials warned Wednesday, or delay might cost an extra $31 million per election. Cook Co...
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For bid on eBay: 1 Senate seat, slightly wornDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - For sale: a U.S. Senate seat that's (bleeping) golden! Suburban eBayers and entrepreneurs are having some fun - and in some cases, raising money for charity - by joking ...
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Illinois needs to expand ethics reformDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Rod Blagojevich was a scandal waiting to happen. When he was running for governor of Illinois for the first time in 2002, he had two impressive opponents in the Democrat...
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Pining for the days of Al CaponeDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - To this day, when Chicago tourists in Europe are discovered as such, they are routinely greeted with a "rat a tat tat" and a pantomime of a Tommy gun. Nearly eight decad...
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Back to work, not to normalDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich defiantly struggled to project the illusion of "business as usual" a day after he was arrested on stunning corruption charges - holing up in his Chi...
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Jackson: I did not 'promise anything' to governorDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said Wednesday he did not offer money or anything else improper to Gov. Rod Blagojevich in exchange for appointment to a vacant U.S. Senate s...
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Deputy governor resignsDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Former Illinois Deputy Gov. Bob Greenlee says he can't talk about his resignation as one of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's top aides. In a brief telephone conversation with The ...
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What was Blagojevich thinking?Dec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - When a spokesman for House Speaker Michael Madigan suggested the governor was a "sociopath" this summer, the dig was chalked up to a bitter rivalry between the two Democ...
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Officials: Obama chooses energy, enviro postsDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama intends to round out his environmental and natural resources team with a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and three former Enviro...