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Biden Tied to Rezko Fraud Figure-Candidate's Former Advisor, Fundraiser Aided Kickback Scheme
ABC News ^ | 8-25-08

Posted on 08/25/2008 1:10:43 PM PDT by SJackson

Barack Obama's vice-presidential pick complicates the Democratic hopeful's efforts to distance himself from a far-reaching Chicago patronage scandal.

Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., brings to Obama's presidential campaign assets like foreign policy experience and a knowledge of Washington. But he also brings another tie to the Antoin "Tony" Rezko scandal, a mess that has already caused sizeable headaches for the Obama campaign.

Chicago lawyer and onetime mega-fundraiser Joseph Cari has advised Biden and his campaigns on and off since 1984, serving in posts as varied as a Senate adviser on crime to the Midwest Political Director for Biden's aborted 1987 presidential bid. In 2005 Cari helped arrange private meetings for Biden with potential supporters, as the senator explored another run for the White House. He has also worked to raise money for Biden .

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Federal prosecutors indicted Cari in August 2005 and in September Cari cut a deal, agreeing to cooperate with the government's investigation and pleading guilty to a count of attempted extortion .

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; rezko

1 posted on 08/25/2008 1:10:43 PM PDT by SJackson
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To: SJackson
What you get when Caroline Kennedy is your VP advisor. Not a knock on Caroline.

An unrelated question, having heard for 8 years about chickenhawk Cheney and his 5 deferrments, does anyone know Bidens status. He graduated college in 65, law school in 68.

2 posted on 08/25/2008 1:13:28 PM PDT by SJackson (as a black man, you know, Barack can get shot going to the gas station, Michelle O)
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To: SJackson

No wonder Obambi feels a comfort level with Biden — they share an affinity for the same circle of scumbags in Chicago!!


3 posted on 08/25/2008 1:15:23 PM PDT by Enchante (Obama-cons: Trying to fool America, one media dupe at a time!)
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To: SJackson
Excerpt from Chicago Sun-Times

Biden has deep ties to Rezko accomplice
JOSEPH CARI

30-year friend of VP pick guilty in kickback scheme August 25, 2008Recommend

BY DAVE MCKINNEY Staff Reporter/dmckinney@suntimes.com

DENVER -- No matter what help Barack Obama might get from Sen. Joseph Biden, his newly named vice presidential running mate won't give Obama much cover on the Tony Rezko front.

Biden has described himself as a 30-year friend of a key figure in the Rezko trial who's pleaded guilty to a federal extortion charge in Chicago and is awaiting sentencing.

4 posted on 08/25/2008 1:15:48 PM PDT by SJackson (as a black man, you know, Barack can get shot going to the gas station, Michelle O)
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To: SJackson

I think it waqs an asthma deferral.


5 posted on 08/25/2008 1:19:26 PM PDT by kallisti ("Whenever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.")
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To: SJackson
This is what happens when you have a Kennedy and the former asst AG under Janet Reno doing your background checks on VP’s. They wouldn't know corruption if it slapped in the face. To them, this is normal Democrat politics.

Waiting for the AP, NY Slimes, CNN, MSNBC to make “Breaking News” out of this.......

6 posted on 08/25/2008 1:25:01 PM PDT by The South Texan (The Drive By Media is America's worst enemy and American people don't know it.)
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To: SJackson

Barack Omerika, F YEAH! Fightin’ for the American way yeah...


7 posted on 08/25/2008 1:35:39 PM PDT by ichabod1 (It's all fun and games until Russia starts invading Eastern Europe (pete))
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To: SJackson
"What you get when Caroline Kennedy is your VP advisor. "

And your partner in vetting is Eric Holder, Clinton's Prince of Pardons.

8 posted on 08/25/2008 1:39:25 PM PDT by cookcounty (Love That Nuance: "Hey, Umm, Uh-uh, eh-eh, where'd you put uh my eh-eh tele uh teleprompter?")
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To: SJackson

The MSM doesn’t put out that kind of information...


9 posted on 08/25/2008 1:45:57 PM PDT by GOPJ
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To: SJackson; doug from upland
Related thread:

Iraqi Billionaire Threatens Reporters Investigating Rezko Affair

10 posted on 08/25/2008 2:03:54 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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To: SJackson

Obama/Biden '08
11 posted on 08/25/2008 8:32:29 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (What do Barack Obama and a bowl of chili have in common?)
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To: SJackson; Calpernia; DAVEY CROCKETT; milford421

Ping.


12 posted on 08/26/2008 5:30:47 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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