Articles filed under Rod Blagojevich
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Talk is cheap, but it still can be a crimeDec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Confronted with taped conversations of the governor allegedly scheming to sell off a U.S. Senate seat and state business, Gov. Rod Blagojevich's defense attorney shrugs ...
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Who gains, who loses?Dec 20, 2008 10:00 pm - The two-term governor's arrest has given the struggling state Republican Party a possible lifeline and simultaneously has provided a platform for many top Democrats. Yet...
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Blagojevich may get free defenseDec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - How Gov. Rod Blagojevich might foot the bill to defend himself on criminal and impeachment charges may have become clearer Friday with at least one defense attorney indi...
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Gov. Blagojevich: 'I will fight' until 'my last breath'Dec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich came out swinging Friday, pledging his innocence, refusing to resign and defying the "political lynch mob" he sees as trying to take him out. "I wil...
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Transcript of Blagojevich's statementDec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The following is a transcript of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's statement Friday about the federal charges against him and calls for his resignation: "Thank you very much. I'm ...
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Governor pardons man cleared of DuPage rapeDec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Marcus Lyons, wrongfully convicted and sent to prison for raping a DuPage County woman 20 years ago, has been pardoned by Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the final a...
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Workers at Thompson Center watch governorDec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Work all but stopped at the James R. Thompson Center as employees watched Gov. Rod Blagojevich make his first public statements since his arrest on federal corruption ch...
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What the Clinton impeachment may tell us about BlagojevichDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - It was 10 years ago today that the U.S. House voted to impeach President Bill Clinton and send the case on for a trial in the U.S. Senate. Then-U.S. Rep. R...
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Blagojevich aides offer shrugs to impeachment inquiryDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The state's top welfare officials repeatedly said Thursday they didn't know or couldn't recall who it was that decided to press forward with a taxpayer-fin...
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Lawyer: Feds want gov. to forfeit campaign fundDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - A defense attorney said Thursday that federal prosecutors have served notice they will seek to have Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign fund forfeited if he is convicted of ...