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Blagojevich all shook up

WASHINGTON -When he was indicted, Rod Blagojevich quoted Kipling . After his impeachment, he quoted...head and slumped when the guilty verdicts were read; Rod Blagojevich mouthed an "I love you" in her direction. The verdict...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/columnists/2011-06-28/blagojevich-all-shook
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Democrats are favored to overtake GOP in governorships

...General Jim Ryan is trailing in a bid to succeed a scandal-tarnished GOP incumbent governor also named Ryan. Democrat Rod Blagojevich, a three-term U.S. House member, is the front-runner. Democrats have relatively few vulnerable incumbents...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/110102/nne_1101020023.shtml
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Voters turning out for election that should settle control of Congress, but no sure bets

...Sept. 10 when machines weren't ready. "It was smooth," Reno said. "They were prepared for me this time." Rod Blagojevich, Democratic candidate for Illinois governor, greeted commuters Tuesday morning outside Chicago's Union Station...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/110502/gov_1105020020.shtml
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Finding family friendly fun

...under 18, Activision's Vrabeck said. Outside pressure on the industry is mounting. Last month, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich proposed legislation aimed at making it a misdemeanor to distribute, sell or rent violent or sexually explicit video...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/012205/tec_0122050029.shtml
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A scandal waiting to happen

WASHINGTON - Rod Blagojevich was a scandal waiting to happen. When he was running for governor of Illinois for the first time in 2002, he had two impressive...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/121308/opi_20081213016.shtml
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Overheard

In light of what we've all seen ... how can anyone be surprised? -Michael Madigan, Illinois House Speaker on Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/121608/new_20081216037.shtml
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Camelot-come-lately

...should find solace in the now-popular refrain that at least the seat isn't for sale, as in Illinois, where Gov. Rod Blagojevich allegedly tried to auction Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. Of course Clinton's seat is for sale. Caroline...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/122008/opi_20081220018.shtml
Opinion
An Illinois political spectacle

...learning about all of them. Thanks to the court-approved wiretaps released last month, we heard evidence that Gov. Rod Blagojevich saw the election of Barack Obama as an opportunity to extract a juicy payment for himself - cash or a cushy job...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/010509/opi_20090105026.shtml
Opinion
The Roland Burris challenge

...Obama was vacating. Illinois' embattled governor, Rod Blagojevich, was furiously raising money for a third-term bid...initially bars the door, saying he wants no one from Rod Blagojevich's tainted hands. But as political pressures mount...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/060809/opi_20090608009.shtml
Opinion
Fierce competition seen

...final Republican opportunity is in Illinois, where interim Gov. Pat Quinn is still reeling from the fallout of the Rod Blagojevich scandal as he faces state Sen. Bill Brady. The only tempting Democratic target is the open Republican governorship...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/072610/opi_20100726008.shtml
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