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Patrick Fitzgerald Seeks More Time to Return Blagojevich Indictment
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyIn a potentially worrisome development for the incoming Obama administration, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has asked a federal judge for an extension of the deadline to return an indictment against disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on charges of official corruption. Fitzgerald filed a motion in federal court today seeking an additional 90 days during which he will continue to investigate the governor. If the motion is granted, which seems likely, Fitzgerald will have until early April before he has to bring charges against Blagojevich.In the court filing, Fitzgerald said that ...
Blogging Blago: Is Jesse Jackson Jr. Telling the Truth?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyYesterday, it was revealed that Jesse Jackson Jr. was "Candidate No. 5" in Patrick Fitzgerald's criminal complaint against Illinois Governor (Hot) Rod Blagojevich. At first blush, and despite Fitzgerald's repeated warnings not to do so, many Americans assumed the worst of Jackson Jr. After all, the complaint detailed a possible offer of cash (by either Candidate No. 5 or those representing him) in exchange for Barack Obama's former Senate seat. But late in the day, new details had emerged about the matter, and Mr. Jackson, who was never coy about his ambition to be appointed to the Senate ...
Another Report of Barack Obama Meeting with Illinois Governor Surfaces
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyOn day two of the pay-for-appointment scandal involving disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, more reports independently confirming a meeting between Obama and the governor about that vacant seat came to light. When the scandal broke yesterday, Obama made brief comments denying ever meeting with Blagojevich or anyone on his staff about the vacancy and denying knowledge that Blagojevich was essentially offering the appointment for sale to the highest bidder. That statement contradicted Obama's own chief political strategist, David ...
David Axelrod Endorsed Trading Jobs for Political Favors in 2005 Op-Ed
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyPresident-elect Barack Obama's top adviser and chief political strategist, David Axelrod, penned an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune in 2005 that could come back to haunt Obama as the investigation into disgraced Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich goes ahead. In the article, Axelrod, who was a political adviser to Chicago Mayor Richard Daley before becoming the architect of Obama's presidential campaign, wrote that trading political jobs for favors is a perfectly acceptable practice and part of the way American democracy works."The democratic process is often messy. Diverse constituencies fight ...
Barack Obama Met With Illinois Governor About Senate Successor
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyAt a news conference today, President-elect Barack Obama said that he had no contact with disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (D-IL) or anyone on the governor's staff about potential replacements for Obama in the United States Senate. But that statement directly contradicts Obama's top political strategist, David Axelrod, who told a local Chicago television reporter less than two weeks ago that Obama did have a conversation with Blagojevich about the Senate vacancy."I know [Obama has] talked to the governor, and there are a whole range of names, many of which have surfaced, and I think ...
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