Topic: Rod Blagojevich
Deputy Governor of Illinois Bob Greenlee, one of Governor Rod Blagojevich 's top aides, resigned on December 10, 2008. The document transcribes several hours of telephone conversations between Blagojevich and Deputy Governor A, during which the two discuss manipulating situations to Blagojevich's ...
Get More Info On Blago Verdict 23 Counts In Detail Blago Verdict shock in the courtroom today, as the Court read "Guilty", but only one of 24 counts. 14 days after discussion, the jury accepted he was guilty of lying to the ...
Political novices, Republicans among post-scandal Ill. Democratic lieutenant governor hopefuls Illinois' Democratic voters picked a pawnbroker as their candidate for lieutenant governor, and that didn't exactly end well." Democrats are looking for a replacement for Chicago pawnbroker Scott Lee Cohen, who left ...
I have seen the future, and it is edible. Prototypes are already being passed around, and the maker, Meat Cards, will soon be taking orders. As the manufacturer states, "Meat Cards do not fit in a Rolodex, because of their deliciousness CANNOT ...
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. inquiry headed to House ethics panel; lawmaker says he's cooperatingRep. Jesse Jackson Jr. confirmed Wednesday that he is the subject of a preliminary inquiry from a congressional ethics board looking into his attempts to be appointed to the ...
Illinois lawmakers on Thursday ousted the state's corruption-tainted governor accused of trying to auction off President Barack Obama's Senate seat for personal gain.The state Senate voted 59 to 0 that Democrat Rod Blagojevich abused his power and should be removed from office. ...
Prosecutors defend strongly worded comments in announcing charges against Illinois governorFederal prosecutors fired back Thursday at defense claims that U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald's comments at a news conference were so strongly worded that he should be taken off the fraud case ...
It's old news to folks in Chicago, but the woman who masquerades as a sweet gubernatorial spouse dedicated to children's advocacy is a cutthroat wheeler-dealer who schemed with the gov to fire pesky editorial writers and get herself placed on paid corporate ...
Ill. gov's lawyers ask court to take US attorney off case, say news conference was prejudicialGov. Rod Blagojevich's defense attorneys urged a federal judge Thursday to remove Chicago's top federal prosecutor and all of his assistants from the fraud and bribery case ...
It's been a long holiday season here in Illinois (half as warm as Florida, twice as corrupt! He can't use the resignation as leverage with the feds, because he's not going to be reelected, and it's tough to govern from jail. Productive ...
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