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Obama steering clear of Illinois scandal
The Swampby Mark Silva Could President-elect Barack Obama be one of the cleanest politicians from one of the dirtiest states in America? To hear a prominent FBI agent tell it, Illinois is hard in the running for the latter category: "If......Tags: Chicago, Politics, Justice System, Lawyers, Government
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Durbin 'stunned' by Blagojevich news
The Swampby James Oliphant The senior senator from Illinois, Richard Durbin, said Tuesday he had no indication that Gov. Rod Blagojevich was on the verge of being indicted or that he was attempting to leverage his power to appoint the state's......Tags: Politics, Al Franken, Government, Pat Quinn, Punishment
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Obama too tepid on Blago: RNC chair
The Swampby Frank James President-elect Barack Obama's first comments on the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges left something too be desired, according to Robert "Mike" Duncan, the Republican National Committee's chair: "Leaders of both...Tags: Politics, Government, National Government, Values, Corporate Crime
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Selling Obama's seat too cheaply?
The SwampBy Jim Tankersley and Andrew Zajac It's a quote likely destined for political infamy: A Senate seat, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich allegedly said, "is a (expletive) valuable thing, you just don't give it away for nothing." But if federal prosecutors'........Tags: Politics, Government, New Mexico, Corporate Crime, Values
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Illinois Gov. Blagojevich arrested
The Swampby Frank James So do you still get to pick the Senate replacement for President-elect Barack Obama if you've been arrested on federal corruption charges as Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was today? Some pretty stunning allegations are being made by......Tags: Politics, Dan Walker, Tribune Company, Government, Punishment
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Jesse Jackson Jr. proclaims his innocence
The Swampby Frank James Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. held a Capitol Hill press conference to assert that he didn't participate in Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged scheme to sell the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Jackson, who's been openly......Tags: Politics, Justice System, Lawyers, Government, National Government
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DoJ left Fitzgerald alone in Blago probe
The Swampby Josh Meyer The prolonged federal investigation into corruption in the office of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was run almost entirely out of Chicago, with little input or guidance from officials at Justice Department headquarters in Washington,...Tags: Justice System, Politics, New York, Lawyers, Government
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For N.Y., five big lessons from the Land of Lincoln
Spin CycleNew York has lots to learn from this huge statehouse scandal in Illinois. And pronouncing Blagojevich as ???Blah-goya-vitch??? is the least of it. Gleaned from the advice of consultants in the Empire State we offer five important lessons for......Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Baseball, Bankruptcy, Financially Distressed Companies
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Illinois most corrupt? Try 18th on list
The Swampby Frank James It's hard to lose a bad reputation, especially when it's well deserved. And Chicago and Illinois politicians certainly have done enough over the decades, and in the past few days judging by the federal case against Gov.......Tags: Politics, Chicago, Government, Alaska, Louisiana
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Naked Ambition
Spin CycleWhich was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion by a power player? Vote. 1. Indicted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich declaring: ???If I don???t get what I want and I???m not satisfied with it, then I???ll just take the Senate seat......Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Illinois, New York, Jeff Klein, Values
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Palm Beach County Commissioner Shelley Vana scopes out new stomping grounds
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsPalm Beach County Commissioner Shelley Vana, fresh on the commission (she was sworn in on Nov. 18), stopped by a meeting of COBWRA (Coaltion of Boynton West Residential Associations) this morning to say hello. She???s district 3???s third commissioner in....Tags: Lake Worth, Prisons, Boynton Beach, Corporate Crime, Values
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Dick Durbin: Senate seat remains open
The Swampby Mark Silva Probably no one would like to see a new junior senator from Illinois seated more than the senior senator from Illinois. But Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) asserts this evening that no one can fill the vacant seat......Tags: Politics, Justice System, Court Administration, Government, Celebrities and Bad Behavior
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