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By Dan Shomon,Obama and Blago At the core of the charges against Rod Blagojevich is an illegal fundraising operation. In his two runs for Governor,he raised nearly $60 million,a figure nearly double what any other statewide candidate had raised in Illinois. We know that [...] There is growing evidence that Obama had indirect and possibily direct communication with Blagojevich about the Senate Selection process. Not according to Obama’s internal report,which has Obama saying “he had no interest in dictating the result of the selection process and he would not do so,either directly or indirectly through staff or others.” [...] This is a transcript and video of the White House Press Briefing from 6-29-10. The White House refuses to answer about allegations that Obama communicated with Blagojevich through a middleman,which formerly had been denied by Obama. Read and Watch and Comment Below MR.GIBBS:Yes,Ann. Q Tom Balanoff is a local labor [...] By GLENN THRUSH &JONATHAN ALLEN,Politico The White House was mum Tuesday after a union leader testified that Barack Obama personally asked him to approach then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich about appointing confidant Valerie Jarrett to his Illinois Senate seat – testimony Republicans say clearly contradicts the Obama team’s version of [...] It seems as if Obama’s protestations that he was not involved with the Blagojevich nominations are turning out to be a little shaky. Revealed today in the Chicago Sun Times: "Tom,this is Barack,give me a call,"the soon-to-be President-Elect said on the message. After Balanoff sent word through an Obama aide to call [...] BY NATASHA KORECKI AND SARAH OSTMAN Sun-Times- After Barack Obama friend Valerie Jarrett publicly pulled out of contention for the U.S. Senate seat appointment,Rahm Emanuel called Rod Blagojevich’s top aide. Emanuel,now Obama’s chief of staff,wanted Blagojevich to know the list of Senate candidates "acceptable"to [...] By Steve Bartin,Chicago Daily Observer The Chicago Sun-Times reports: A top aide to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he believed Barack Obama knew of Blagojevich’s plot to win himself a presidential Cabinet post in exchange for appointing Valerie Jarrett to the U.S. Senate. John Harris,Blagojevich’s former chief of staff,testified Wednesday [...] This just in from NBC Chicago. Recently released e-mails are now showing that Emanuel Rahm traded favors with disgraced politician Rod Blagojevich. Earlier today a newspaper in Britain released a report saying that Rahm was considering stepping down from his position in the White House. Perhaps these are connected? By JOHN O’CONNER,NBC Chicago [...] By CHARLES HURT,NY Post Obama had spoken with Blagojevich Sections of court papers filed by scandal-scarred former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich that were mistakenly made public show a deeper involvement by President Obama in picking his Senate successor and call into question the president’s public statements on the case. [...] | ||
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