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Tapes reveal unvarnished Blagojevich pushing for campaign money
Three days before he was arrested, Rod Blagojevich was getting bad news from his brother Robert. Their goal of boosting the governor's campaign fund to $4 million was quickly fading.
The governor was not happy.
"Oh, this is no good, forget that. This is...Tags: Local Elections, Political Fundraising, U.S. Senate, Politics, White House
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Blagojevich trial focus shifts to alleged Senate seat sale attempt
It was right before the 2008 election when then- Gov. Rod Blagojevich first heard that future President Barack Obama had strong feelings about whom he wanted to succeed him in the U.S. Senate. And almost immediately, the governor had a question.
"What...Tags: Local Elections, U.S. Senate, Trials, Government, Illinois
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Jesse Jackson Jr. suffers collateral damage in Blagojevich trial
Secret recordings of then- Gov. Rod Blagojevich talking about what he could get in return for a U.S. Senate appointment show that as the federal authorities closed in, there was just one contender he thought he could get a deal with — U.S. Rep....Tags: Local Elections, U.S. Senate, Trials, Government, Illinois
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Former governor hit for alleged corruption, grandiosity
Over the six weeks that prosecutors laid out their case against Rod Blagojevich, witnesses and secret wiretaps portrayed the former governor as extravagant, obsessed with his own looks and image, a lousy steward of his family finances, near-delusional...Tags: Local Elections, Patricia Blagojevich, U.S. Senate, Police Arrests, Hospitals and Clinics
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Get out and vote, Glendale
Local incumbents shy away from open debate and discussion of their record. Instead, they rely on slick four-color mailers, their party's advantage in registered voters, and a low turnout on Election Day. "We the People" govern this nation through our...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Philosophy, Lawyers, Elections, Adam Schiff
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Sunder Ramani won't let us down
I have known Sunder Ramani for 20 years. He is a model citizen and we should all aspire to be like him. He has served on boards and committees in multiple cities for many years. Why? Because he is great at getting behind a good cause or organization...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Sacramento, Elections
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Obama Declares Jobs Top Priority in State of the Union
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Declaring "I don't quit,'" an embattled President Barack Obama vowed in his first State of the Union address Wednesday night to make job growth his topmost priority and urged a divided Congress to boost the still-ailing economy with a new...Tags: Minority Groups, Unions, Entertainment, Timothy Geithner, Defense
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Candidates 'friend' potential voters
Support from vast friend networks has always been an asset to those seeking political office. For the first time in the history of La Cañada Flintridge elections, Facebook friends count too. Four of the seven City Council candidates in the March 8...Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Facebook, Elections, Arts and Culture
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As Obama talks war, Americans see economic gloom: 66% wrong track and only 23% sense any recovery
Top of the TicketOminous signs for an incumbent: Large majority of Americans see a worse life for their children.... -
Political Landscape
Glendale's worries about former Police Chief Randy Adams' extraordinary pension may be solved by a case California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown filed Wednesday against Adams and two other former officials of the city of Bell. Adams more than doubled his...Tags: Ventura (Ventura, California), U.S. Senate, Career and Workplace, Referenda, Impeachment
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Negative Campaign Ads Fill The Governor's Race
FOX40 NewsHundreds of millions of dollars are, again, being spent on campaign ads this election season. There are ten initiatives on the ballot in California, a hotly contested US Senate race and the tone is growing more negative by the day. Worse yet: there's no...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Local Elections, Politics, Referenda, Elections
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Election 2010 Back on Track in Harris County
KIAHIt appears Election Day 2010 will go off as planned in Harris county. There were concerns after a massive fire on August 27 destroyed 10,000 e-slate voting machines. However, thanks to a little help from other counties around Texas, both the runoff...Tags: Local Elections, Harris County, Elections, Voting Machines, Texas
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Oct 29, 2010
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Jan 28, 2010
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Feb 22, 2011
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Jun 22, 2011
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Sep 15, 2010
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Sep 15, 2010
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Sep 20, 2010
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