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FBI raids Obama friend's home
The Washington Times ^
| October 3, 2008
| Andrea Billups
Posted on 10/02/2008 9:12:24 PM PDT by BAW
The FBI on Wednesday raided the county offices of a former Illinois state senator who is a poker-playing buddy of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama.
According to Chicago authorities, the FBI visited the offices in Joliet, Ill., of Will County executive Larry Walsh, a longtime friend of Mr. Obama's, and his chief of staff Matt Ryan.
Mr. Walsh, who served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2005, was endorsed by Mr. Obama in his county executive election bid. With the support of some of Mr. Obama's U.S. Senate volunteers, he easily defeated incumbent Republican Joseph Mikan.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: bo; democrat; democrats; larrywalsh; obama; walsh
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Can't prove anything (yet) by this, other than what our moms told us about being known by the company we keep.
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posted on
10/02/2008 9:12:24 PM PDT
by
BAW
To: BAW
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posted on
10/02/2008 9:13:08 PM PDT
by
Onerom99
To: BAW
Another friend gets thrown under the bus.
The underside of that bus is more crowded than the interior.
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posted on
10/02/2008 9:13:29 PM PDT
by
donnab
(some people use change to promote their careers...others use their careers to promote change.)
To: Onerom99
Let’s hope he’s singing as fast as he can!
To: Onerom99
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posted on
10/02/2008 9:13:58 PM PDT
by
My Favorite Headache
(Forget the 3AM phone call. Obama can not even answer the phone at 3PM.)
To: BAW
Does Obama have any friends left at all who aren’t suspect?
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posted on
10/02/2008 9:14:11 PM PDT
by
BlessedBeGod
(John McCain and Sarah Palin: Reform, Prosperity, and Peace)
To: Onerom99
ssshhhhhhhhhhhhhh! the media...they might get a hold of this ...sssssssshhhhhhhh
To: BAW
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posted on
10/02/2008 9:14:41 PM PDT
by
Velveeta
(Go Cubs Go!)
To: nw_arizona_granny; Calpernia
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posted on
10/02/2008 9:15:35 PM PDT
by
Velveeta
(Go Cubs Go!)
To: BAW
SHOCKED!
To: BAW
SHOCKED!
To: BAW
Does Pat Fitzgerald have an 0ctober surprise of his own?
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posted on
10/02/2008 9:17:00 PM PDT
by
Thane_Banquo
("Dog gone it ,Joe, there you go again!")
To: BAW
Obama runs with a bad crowd....when are people going to wake up to that fact?
To: BAW
"...a poker-playing buddy of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. "
Do we really want someone that gambles in
illegal poker games as our next president?
To: Onerom99
Yep...he certainly is...........
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posted on
10/02/2008 9:19:31 PM PDT
by
shield
(A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
To: BlessedBeGod
Has he ever had any friends, period, or just people who are useful to him? There is a glaring dearth of touchy-feely life anecdotes about someone who is so famous and revered, unless everything in his life for the last 20+ yrs has just been staged...naah.
Then again, I haven’t read his books. I’m sure that would change my view.
/s
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posted on
10/02/2008 9:22:24 PM PDT
by
GnuHere
To: BAW
Ok...since no one else has said this yet:
"This is not the poker-playing buddy that I knew."
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posted on
10/02/2008 9:22:39 PM PDT
by
FlashBack
(www.proudpatriots.org/www.woundedwarriorproject.org/www.moveamericaforward.org)
To: Onerom99
To: Bender2
Another friend of Obambi is in trouble with the Federales.
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posted on
10/02/2008 9:25:18 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: donnab
Wheels coming off the bus..?
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