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Rod Blagojevich stories: 211 news summaries

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Illinois Awash
in Philandering Drunks: Blago

Deposed guv rails against 'holier than thou' lawmakers

Feb 12, 09 7:19 AM CST
(Newser) - The lawmakers who deposed Rod Blagojevich are “holier than thou” hypocrites, the ex-guv declared on a radio show this morning, saying that Springfield is full of anonymous lawmakers who drink too much and cheat on their wives. “This is how the system in Springfield works,” he said.... More »

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Springfield • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Illinois representatives • Illinois State Senate

OPINION

Blago College Bud Saw
Some of This Coming

Back then, he was 'honing his craft:' Powell

Feb 5, 09 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich’s media blitz during his impeachment trial puzzled many, but not his best college bud. “Rod wanted to be Barack, and has been driven to distraction by the press’s fawning over him,” Bill Powell tells Men’s Journal. He recalls college-age Blago, a youthful prankster... More »

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Chicago • corruption • impeachment • Richard Nixon • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • President Obama

(Newser) - A little thing like being impeached isn't going to stop Rod Blagojevich from making the media rounds. The ousted Illinois governor showed up on Letterman tonight, and Dave's first question was, "Why exactly are you here, honest to God?" When Blagojevich joked that he's always wanted to be on... More »

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Chicago • impeachment • Illinois • David Letterman • governor • Rod Blagojevich

 Illinois Pols Offered 
 Me Easy Out: Blago 

Replacement denies deal to keep him on as 'incapacitated governor'

Feb 3, 09 12:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich said today that shortly after his December arrest by federal authorities, he was approached by “leading senators” who offered him a chance to stay on as an “incapacitated governor,” the Chicago Tribune reports. The deal, which the now-impeached governor rejected, would have been contingent on... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • corruption • impeachment • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Today show • Illinois State Senate • Pat Quinn • Senate seat

UPDATED

Blago Blitzes TV Again Tomorrow

Disgraced guv will start with Today, hit Larry King, van Susteren,
and Letterman

Feb 2, 09 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Though last week’s TV blitz didn’t save his job, Rod Blagojevich is coming back for another round tomorrow, the AP reports. The ousted Illinois governor will start on NBC’s Today and continue into the evening, for interviews with CNN’s Larry King and Fox News’ Greta Van... More »

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television • corruption • impeachment • Illinois • David Letterman • governor • Rod Blagojevich • scandal

Blago Wanted
to Quit, Says Father-in-Law

Chicago power broker says daughter's hubby hoped to avoid ouster

Jan 31, 09 8:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Illinois' newest ex-governor wanted to jump before he was pushed, Rod Blagojevich's estranged father-in-law tells the Chicago Sun-Times. Richard Mell, a powerful Chicago alderman credited with launching Blago's career, says his son-in-law, despite his denials, wanted to avoid being ousted "but he didn't reach out to anybody" in state... More »

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corruption • impeachment • resignation • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Patti Blagojevich

Meet Blago's Unlikely Replacement

Crusader Quinn promises to 'fumigate' state government

Jan 30, 09 11:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich never wanted Patrick Quinn as his running mate. Few Democrats would. Quinn is a notorious gadfly, who’s spent 40 years ruffling feathers with his populist crusades and citizens’ initiatives, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. He’s not planning on calming down as governor, either. “We can... More »

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Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • lieutenant governor • Pat Quinn

Blago's Final Day: Dark Humor Amid
the Gloom

Ex-gov finds lighter
side as he exits

Jan 30, 09 7:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich—now the former governor of Illinois—spent his last day in office in characteristic fashion: a stew of gallows humor, bitter recrimination, and concern about how he looked (literally and figuratively). A New York Times reporter flew with him from Chicago to Springfield and back, as he lurched... More »

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Chicago • corruption • impeachment • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich remained unapologetic after the Illinois Senate added him to the ranks of the unemployed today, MSNBC reports. "I'm obviously saddened and disappointed by what's happened, but not surprised," said the impeached governor. "It's a very dangerous precedent to set because a whole bunch of politicians... More »

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(Newser) - The Illinois Senate voted unanimously today to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich and remove him from office, the Chicago Tribune reports. Senators also barred him from holding any future office in the state. Blagojevich, accused of essentially putting a Senate seat up for sale, appeared before the body earlier in the... More »

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UPDATED

 Prosecutor: Blago Has 
 No 'Right to Be Governor' 

Rebuttal of governor's speech comes as impeachment trial nears conclusion

Jan 29, 09 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - The Illinois House prosecutor gave a forceful rebuttal today to Rod Blagojevich’s closing speech, in the last act of the governor’s impeachment trial before the state Senate deliberates on his fate, the Chicago Tribune reports. “He doesn’t have a constitutional right to be governor,” David... More »

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corruption • impeachment • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Illinois State Senate • David Ellis

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich gave a passionate defense of himself at his Illinois Senate impeachment trial today, saying he had done “absolutely nothing wrong,” and reiterating his grievances—that he wasn’t allowed to bring witnesses, and that there is no real evidence against him, save for the infamous wiretap... More »

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OPINION

 Blago's a Clown, 
 and That's Not Funny 

Blagojevich is not some kind of clown here to amuse you

Jan 29, 09 9:16 AM CST
(Newser) - These days, everyone seems to find Rod Blagojevich hilarious. Everyone, that is, except the state of Illinois, writes David Broder of the Washington Post. When Blagojevich went on TV instead of testifying at his impeachment hearing, there wasn’t a hint of outrage. The media “treated Blagojevich as... More »

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impeachment • comedy • Gene Robinson • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Dana Milbank

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich will show up at his own impeachment trial after all. The Illinois governor will appear before the state Senate tomorrow, the Chicago Tribune reports. Blagojevich won't take questions but will deliver a closing argument on his own behalf. State senators could vote to remove him from office later... More »

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 Blago Tapes Captivate Senate 


Jan 27, 09 6:29 PM CST
(AP) - Rod Blagojevich was hundreds of miles away, but his voice captivated the Illinois Senate today as impeachment prosecutors played FBI wiretaps of conversations in which he seems to demand campaign contributions in exchange for signing legislation. One person on the recordings assures Blagojevich that a horse-racing track owner "is... More »

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FBI Agent Details Blago's Misdeeds in Trial's 2nd Day

Guv says he hasn't ruled out suing Senate

Jan 27, 09 12:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Prosecutors walked FBI agent Daniel Cain through the affidavit detailing wiretapped conversations of Rod Blagojevich in the second day of the Illinois Senate’s impeachment trial against the governor, the Chicago Tribune reports. Cain confirmed comments attributed to Blagojevich taken from wiretapped conversations, including the governor’s attempt to sell... More »

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(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich probably didn’t help his case with his whirlwind media tour yesterday, “but he just might establish himself as an unofficial poet laureate of the criminal justice system,” Dana Milbank writes in the Washington Post. Blago quoted Tennyson and Kipling all day, proclaimed his innocence,... More »

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The View • Dracula • Illinois • poetry • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Rudyard Kipling • Dana Milbank

UPDATED

 Day 1 of 
 Blago Trial 
 Wraps Up 


Jan 26, 09 8:06 PM CST
(Newser) - The first day of Rod Blagojevich’s impeachment trial in the Illinois Senate has ended after testimony from only one witness, the Chicago Tribune reports. Former federal prosecutor John Scully described how agents built a criminal case against the governor, approving wiretaps and bugs after a rigorous vetting process. “... More »

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corruption • impeachment • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Illinois State Senate • opening statement

Oprah: 'I Could Be Senator, I'm Just Not Interested'

Winfrey 'amused' that Blago considered her

Jan 26, 09 1:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Oprah was “amused” by the news that Rod Blagojevich had considered naming her to Obama’s Senate seat—but would not have been interested, ABC News reports. “Absolutely not,” Winfrey said in an interview this morning, citing the demands of managing her media empire. “I think... More »

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Barack Obama • Oprah Winfrey • Illinois • Good Morning America • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • political appointment

(AP) - The Illinois Senate has convened a historic impeachment trial that will determine whether Gov. Rod Blagojevich is removed from office, the AP reports. Chief Justice Thomas Fitzgerald began the trial today by reminding senators that they face "a solemn and serious business." They will consider charges that the... More »

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corruption • impeachment • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Illinois State Senate

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