Witness:Blago given list of Obama favorites

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 [...]

Obama knew of Blagojevich plot:Chief of Staff Testifies

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 [...]

Rahm Traded Favors with Blago:Report

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

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Secret papers reveal Senate ‘talks’between Obama and Blagojevich

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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President makes Top 10 list of corrupt politicians

WorldNetDaily

 Obama with some of his corrupt pals

President Obama has been named to a "Top 10"list he’d likely be grateful to avoid:Judicial Watch’s "Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians,"for 2009.

"The Obama White House believes,"said the report from the organization that monitors government for corruption,[...]