Tag: Illinois
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Like I said . . .
Patrick Fitzgerald, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is a public menace. He makes it hard for people to exist and behave as they normally would in their natural habitat. Rod Blagojevich, Tony Rezko and others were doing only what came natural when Fitzgerald decided to stick…
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Rich's indictment
Two Cheers for Rod Blagojevich By FRANK RICH ROD BLAGOJEVICH is the perfect holiday treat for a country fighting off depression. He gift-wraps the ugliness of corruption in the mirthful garb of farce. From a safe distance outside Illinois, it’s hard not to laugh at the “culture of Chicago,” where even the president-elect’s Senate seat…
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Illinois Gov. arrested in corruption crime spree
Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, were arrested Tuesday by FBI agents for what U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald called a “staggering” level of corruption involving pay-to-play politics in Illinois’ top office. The predawn rousting of Gov. Rod Blagojevich from his Ravenswood Manor home Tuesday marked a stunning climax to a tale…
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Springfield, Illinois?
The Obama campaign yesterday confirmed Lynn Sweet’s report that the Illinois senator has reserved the grounds of the old state capital for a major event on Saturday and will appear with his choice for vice president. Obama’s from Illinois, of course, but he’s already made a big announcement there. Springield strikes me as an odd…