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(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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(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

Cancun Police Chief Busted in Drug Czar's Torture-Murder

Just in time for spring break

Feb 11, 09 6:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Federal authorities have arrested Cancun's police chief in the recent torture and murder of a retired general who had just been appointed to a drug-fighting task force, reports CNN. The military has taken over the police force in the beach town popular with college students on spring break. In another... More »

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drugs • Mexico • police • corruption • Cancun • gun violence • spring break • corrupt cops

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

ANALYSIS

In Daschle's DC, Money Doesn't Talk, It Swears

Under Obama, influence peddling may be on the way out

Feb 4, 09 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s not your parents’ Washington anymore. DC used to be a cultural and social backwater, but no longer, writes Norman Ornstein for the New Republic. The “sheer amount of money sloshing around” the capital destroyed Tom Daschle's bid to head HHS nominee; he got "caught up in... More »

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ethics • corruption • Tom Daschle • Washington, DC • Washington lobbyists • Obama administration

 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

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

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

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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FBI • corruption • impeachment • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • corruption trial • Senate seat

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

In Case Pen Is No Mightier, Russian Journos Want Guns

Novaya Gazeta's work has earned it a grim legacy of dead reporters

Jan 26, 09 4:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The murders of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and reporter Anastasia Baburova last week are only the latest to strike the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, and show just how costly freedom of the press still is in Russia, Der Spiegel reports. Investigative reporters are likely to make so many enemies—from members... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • murder • corruption • journalism • reporter • Anna Politkovskaya • freedom of press • Anastasia Baburova • Stanislav Markelov

(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

 Blago Wanted Oprah for Senate 

Kicks off media blitz
as his impeachment trial begins in Illinois

Jan 26, 09 9:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich considered handing Barack Obama’s Senate seat to Oprah Winfrey, he told Good Morning America today in an appearance made while boycotting his impeachment trial, which starts today. "She seemed to be someone who had helped Barack Obama in a significant way to become president," Blagojevich... More »

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Senate • corruption • impeachment • Oprah Winfrey • trial • Illinois • Good Morning America • governor • Rod Blagojevich • Diane Sawyer • Senate seat

 Now Blago's Comparing 
 Himself to King 

Blagojevich sees himself as a martyr as impeachment trial begins

Jan 26, 09 2:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich considers himself in the same company as Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, and Mahatma Gandhi, reports the Chicago Tribune. With his impeachment trial in the Illinois state Senate set to begin today, Blagojevich, accused of plotting to sell President Obama's Senate seat, is amping... More »

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corruption • impeachment • trial • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • US Senate • President Obama • Barbara Flynn Currie

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