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The promised detailing of the contacts with the scandal-plagued Illinois governor reportedly exonerates Rahm Emanuel, among others.
By Alex Koppelman
December 22, 2008
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The embattled Illinois governor comes out with guns blazing.
By Thomas Schaller
December 19, 2008
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Probably nothing. But by mishandling the scandal, his team has allowed questions to be raised where there were none.
By Joe Conason
December 19, 2008
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Illinois governor removes picture of him and Obama from his website.
By Thomas Schaller
December 17, 2008
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The governor himself is holding on, but his staffer, who was also arrested Tuesday, is stepping down.
By Alex Koppelman
December 12, 2008
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Lisa Madigan has filed a motion with the state's Supreme Court, asking it to rule that Lt. Gov. Patrick Quinn should temporarily assume the governor's duties.
By Alex Koppelman
December 12, 2008
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The future White House chief of staff reportedly discussed Barack Obama's Senate seat with the governor.
By Alex Koppelman
December 12, 2008
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The right is trying to link Obama to Blagojevich and corruption -- and the mainstream media is playing along. The Clinton rules are back.
By Joe Conason
December 12, 2008
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The Illinois governor reportedly owes more than $500,000 to a law firm that now refuses to represent him because of the debt.
By Alex Koppelman
December 11, 2008
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. speaks to the media about his status as "Senate Candidate 5" and denounces pay-for-play.
By Alex Koppelman
December 10, 2008
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If David Mamet didn't write the profane, wiretapped dialogue for the Illinois governor's attempt to sell Obama's Senate seat, he should have. A play in one act.
By Choire Sicha
December 10, 2008
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New York Gov. David Paterson says the news in Illinois makes him even more resolved to pick Hillary Clinton's replacement on merit.
By Alex Koppelman
December 10, 2008
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Advisors to the president-elect say he thinks it's time for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to step down.
By Alex Koppelman
December 10, 2008
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The son of the civil rights leader may indeed be the candidate with an ally who discussed "pay-for-play;" he says he's "not a target of this investigation," though.
By Alex Koppelman
December 10, 2008
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Contrary to earlier rumors, Rahm Emanuel apparently didn't make any moves leading to Rod Blagojevich's fall.
By Alex Koppelman
December 10, 2008
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Sage advice from Rod Blagojevich: Assume everyone's listening.
By Alex Koppelman
December 9, 2008
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The president-elect says he never spoke with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about his vacant post.
By Alex Koppelman
December 9, 2008
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The speedy arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich may have been due to the intervention of future White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.
By Alex Koppelman
December 9, 2008
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It was almost inevitable that Obama, as a Chicago politician, would spend a lot of quality time with someone like recently jailed Rezko. But that doesn't excuse bad judgment.
By Edward McClelland
February 1, 2008
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The president says a big tax cut for the rich will create jobs for the hard-hit middle class. In this city of faded glory, few believe him.
By Patrick Arden
April 30, 2003
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