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(Newser) - The people of Illinois have voted in a Chicago Tribune contest to name Rod Blagojevich’s upcoming memoir, and the winner is: Rod and the Giant Impeach. “I thought of the impeachment of the governor, and about my childhood,” the winner said of his inspiration, which scored him... More »

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corruption • contest • Illinois • memoir • Roald Dahl • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Chicago Tribune

Edwards Tells Elizabeth 'It's My Kid': Enquirer

Concerned ex-lover will go public, Edwards cops to love child first

Mar 4, 09 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - John Edwards has come clean to his wife about the baby he fathered with ex-mistress Rielle Hunter, reports the National Enquirer (the publication that broke the news of the affair). Hunter has been “edgy” over cancer-stricken Elizabeth Edwards’ upcoming book, and the tabloid says John’s confession is an... More »

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cancer • John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • affair • love child • political scandal • Rielle Hunter

OPINION

Blago's Book Bad News for Emanuel

Ex-gov likely went with small publisher so he could bash Rahmbo

Mar 4, 09 10:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Why is Rod Blagojevich’s tell-all book coming from such a small publisher? The press release says it’s so everyone’s favorite ex-governor can share his story “without restriction over content,” but Cindy Adams of the New York Post thinks she knows the real reason. Blago’... More »

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Rahm Emanuel • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Ari Emanuel • book deal

ANALYSIS

 Burris Camp 
 Returns to 
 Race Card 

Ill. senator hopes to box in white Dems for 2010 campaign

Mar 3, 09 10:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Roland Burris doesn’t have much support in Washington or money in his war chest for a reelection bid, but he retains one reliable weapon, Politico reports: the race card. As controversy over his appointment has reemerged, Burris hasn’t hesitated to chalk it up to racial politics. A Burris... More »

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race • Senate • Senate Democrats • Ted Kennedy • Illinois • Larry Craig • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Roland Burris • Bobby Rush

Blago Gave Burris' Son Job

Facing foreclosure, Burris II gets housing gig; 'reeks of hypocrisy,' state rep charges

Feb 26, 09 12:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Sen. Roland Burris’ son, Roland W. Burris II, got a job with the Illinois housing authority last year, weeks after the IRS imposed a tax lien and his home entered foreclosure, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The appointment came as his father lobbied for Barack Obama’s Senate seat, and Gov.... More »

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corruption • foreclosure • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • pay to play • Illinois House of Representatives • Roland Burris • Roland W. Burris II • tax lien

UPDATED

 Durbin to Burris: Resign 


Feb 24, 09 3:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin told his junior colleague, Roland Burris, that he should resign during a meeting today, the Chicago Tribune reports. Burris declined, and also would not confirm whether or not he would run in 2010, despite earlier accounts that he would give up the seat. Durbin said he... More »

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Congress • Senate • Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • Dick Durbin • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Roland Burris

Burris Won't Quit, but Vows Not to Run in '10

Senator pitches compromise to Durbin to quell calls for ouster

Feb 24, 09 11:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Roland Burris won’t resign as senator in the wake of allegations he traded campaign donations for his appointment by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich—or at least that’s what Burris will tell fellow Illinois Dem Dick Durbin today, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. But sources say Burris will pledge not... More »

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Senate Democrats • Illinois • Dick Durbin • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Pat Quinn • Roland Burris

Feds Grill Burris
in Blago Probe

Calls for senator to step down gain strength

Feb 22, 09 4:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Federal authorities interviewed Illinois Sen. Roland Burris yesterday as part of the investigation into whether former Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to sell President Obama's Senate seat, reports the Chicago Tribune. Burris is not a specific target in the Blago case, sources said, but he is being investigated for perjury by... More »

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Richard Daley • corruption • perjury • Illinois • Senate Ethics Committee • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Roland Burris

 Burris Launched 
 Senate Bid in Fall Call 


Former Blago aide says Burris contacted him repeatedly about appointment

Feb 20, 09 10:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Roland Burris’s effort to get into the Senate looks more elaborate every day. John Filan, a former aide to Rod Blagojevich, now says he got a call from Burris some time in the fall, expressing interest in a Senate appointment, the Chicago Tribune reports. Burris reiterated his interest, and... More »

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Senate • corruption • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Pat Quinn • Roland Burris

OPINION

Chicago Trib
to Burris: 
Out, Damned Senator!

Burris has clearly lied, and has to resign

Feb 18, 09 10:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Time to go, Roland. The Chicago Tribune editorializes today that Sen. Roland Burris should resign, having used up his last shred of credibility by the time he changed his story for the fourth time yesterday—with the story getting "worse with every telling." Whether and how much he... More »

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Senate • corruption • resignation • Illinois • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Chicago Tribune • Roland Burris

 DC Dems Look for 
 Ill. to Act on Burris 

'Wait-and-see attitude' likely as concerns grow

Feb 17, 09 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - As further concerns emerge about Illinois Sen. Roland Burris’ ties to Rod Blagojevich, DC Democrats hoping to escape the former governor’s shadow are hoping Illinois will address the problem for them, Politico reports. Burris has acknowledged Blago contact that he hadn’t mentioned earlier, and while the senator says... More »

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Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • corruption • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • senator • Roland Burris • affidavit

(Newser) - Roland Burris denied today that an affidavit sent to the Illinois House conveyed a shift in his testimony in the Rod Blagojevich scandal, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. “There was no change,” Burris said of three statements he gave to the committee that recommended Blago's impeachment. Burris also... More »

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corruption • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • pay to play • Illinois House of Representatives • Roland Burris • affidavit

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich's camp asked Roland Burris for money before nominating him to take Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Burris revealed the request, for up to $10,000 in campaign contributions, in an affidavit dated Feb. 5—3 weeks after he was sworn in. Burris didn't... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • corruption • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • US Senate • pay to play • Illinois House of Representatives • Roland Burris

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

RNC Chief Sacks Staff;
Feds Probe His 2006 Race

Steele accused of misusing 2006 campaign funds

Feb 7, 09 10:52 AM CST
(Newser) - New RNC chief Michael Steele is quickly making headlines, but not exactly of the good-news sort. The Post reports that he's laid off practically all of the RNC staff, a not-too-startling development given the GOP's big election losses, but one that forces him to start from scratch as the party... More »

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RNC • layoffs • campaign finance • political scandal • Michael Steele • Republican Party Chairman

(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards will publish a short memoir in May that will deal in part with her husband's campaign-killing affair, Fox News reports. The book, Resilience, will talk about John Edwards' dalliance, "and how she experienced it," says Elizabeth's publicist, who declined to reveal other specifics. The book also... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • political scandal • Rielle Hunter

 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

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

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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impeachment • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal

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