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by Josh Kalven
10:01am
Wed Jun 10, 2009
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The Republicans' "Blago Did It" Argument

Rod Blagojevich

When pressed to come up with ways to address the state's gaping budget deficit without raising income taxes, Illinois Republicans and conservatives love to bring up former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's unilateral expansion of Medicaid. (In 2007, he issued an emergency regulation ...

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by Progress Illinois
11:28am
Tue Jun 2, 2009

Fox News Distorts AP Story On Durbin

Dick Durbin

Media Matters caught the oh-so-talented hosts of Fox News Channel's morning show falsely claiming that an AP story published yesterday accuses Sen. Dick Durbin of involvement in a "pay-to-play" scheme with Gov. Rod Blagojevich.  Be sure to watch the on-screen text...

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by Progress Illinois
11:44am
Tue Apr 14, 2009

Blagojevich Pleads "Not Guilty"

Rod Blagojevich

No surprise here:

"Mr. Rod Blagojevich would waive reading of the indictment and enter
a plea of not guilty," the lawyer said. U.S. District Judge James Zagel
asked the former governor a series of questions, including one about
his schooling...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
9:52am
Fri Apr 3, 2009

Burris Camp Commends Blagojevich's "Final Act"

Rod Blagojevich

The Sun-Times published this statement from Delmarie Cobb, spokeswoman for Sen. Roland Burris, in response to the Blagojevich indictment.  Here's an excerpt:

To Blagojevich’s credit, he decided as a final act it was important to
appoint someone with an exceptional ...

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by Progress Illinois
7:20pm
Thu Apr 2, 2009

Indictment Details The "Blagojevich Enterprise" (UPDATED)

Rod Blagojevich

Originally posted at 5:12 pm.

The U.S. Attorney's office has just released their indictment of former Gov. Blagojevich, his brother Rob Blagojevich, former chief of staff John Harris, fundraiser Christopher Kelly, lobbyist Lon Monk, and William Cellini -- all on ...

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by Progress Illinois
10:35am
Thu Apr 2, 2009

Blagojevich Indictment "Later Today"

Rod Blagojevich

From the Tribune:

The U.S. attorney's office in Chicago says that later today it is
announcing developments in a "significant criminal matter." Sources
familiar with the situation said the announcement is expected to be the
indictment of former Gov. ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
11:09am
Thu Mar 26, 2009
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Did Quinn Ever "Promise" Not To Raise The Income Tax?

Rod Blagojevich

In his column today, the Tribune's Eric Zorn digs into Rod Blagojevich's theory -- espoused on WLS yesterday -- that Gov. Pat Quinn has entered a "corrupt bargain" with House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullterton. I'm more interested in ...

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by Progress Illinois
9:47am
Thu Mar 26, 2009

Maddow On Republic Windows, Blago

Rod Blagojevich

Last night, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow touched on both the Republic Windows legacy and Rod Blagojevich's radio hosting stint in her "Ms. Information" segment.  Watch it...

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by Progress Illinois
11:28am
Wed Mar 25, 2009

The "Guh-Former Guv"

Rod Blagojevich

The highlight of Rod Blagojevich's stint as a WLS Radio guest host this morning had to be the moments when he almost introduced himself as the "governor" rather than the "former governor."  Right off the bat he almost slipped up.