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Who will fill Obama's senate seat? (So Obama says never met with Blagojevich)
Connect Tri States ^ | November 05, 2008 | Carol Sowers

Posted on 12/10/2008 6:30:39 AM PST by BulletBobCo

CHICAGO, ILL. -- Now that Barack Obama will be moving to the White House, his seat in the U.S. Senate representing Illinois will have to be filled.

That's one of Obama's first priorities today.

He's meeting with Governor Rod Blagojevich this afternoon in Chicago to discuss it.

Illinois law states that the governor chooses that replacement.

There's already been speculation about his selection...from Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. of Chicago's south side who co-chaired Obama's presidential campaign, to recently-retired state senate president Emil Jones, to the governor himself.

It's likely the governor will make his decision quickly so the new senator will get some seniority before newly-elected senators take office in January.

Part of the timing depends on when Obama officially vacates his senate seat.

KHQA's Alexis Hunt is speaking with Illinois Senator John Sullivan today about his thoughts on that replacement process, his time working with Obama in the state senate, and if there's a chance Sullivan might play a role in the Obama administration. Watch KHQA News at 5:00, 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. tonight to hear what he has to say.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: blagojevich; bleepgate; ilsenateseat; jessejacksonjr; obama; obamatransitionfile; obamatruthfile
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To: cbcloud
I would think. Gov Blago can “redeem” himself (a tiny bit) by naming as PE Obama’s replacement in the senate, the man he defeated for that Illinois senate seat, former ambassador ALAN KEYES..!

There is no possibility that the Democrats controlling the Senate would seat Keyes if Blago appointed him.

It would be fun to watch their reaction though.

181 posted on 12/10/2008 1:26:54 PM PST by kennedy (No relation to Teddy.)
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To: All

It’s gone, they took it down!

Who has a screen grab of this?


182 posted on 12/10/2008 1:48:52 PM PST by autumnraine (Churchill: " we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall never surrender")
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To: j_guru

Hope you saved that screen shot because they scrubbed the website of the article. And also the second article.


183 posted on 12/10/2008 2:03:41 PM PST by stockpirate (2009 year of the tax revolt. Two arms, two arms, the socialists are coming.....burp.)
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To: DouglasKC

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184 posted on 12/10/2008 2:07:27 PM PST by Fred Nerks (FAIR DINKUM)
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To: autumnraine

It’s gone...

Content for Src=”219212” of Type=”application/html; src=cms-id” is unavailable.


185 posted on 12/10/2008 2:11:20 PM PST by Fred Nerks (FAIR DINKUM)
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To: j_guru
Looks like "CONNECT TRISTATES.COM" should have looked at the advertisment just to the left of that article - before posting and now pulling it. HA!! HA!!

ANYTHING
YOU POST
ONLINE,
ANYONE
CAN SEE.

THINK BEFORE
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186 posted on 12/10/2008 2:25:16 PM PST by Arrowhead1952 (The main stream media lied - America died.)
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To: Kaslin
it's gone...
187 posted on 12/10/2008 2:26:34 PM PST by Fred Nerks (FAIR DINKUM)
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WAYBACK SAYS:

Robots.txt Query Exclusion.

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188 posted on 12/10/2008 2:32:42 PM PST by Fred Nerks (FAIR DINKUM)
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To: truthkeeper

bttt


189 posted on 12/10/2008 3:23:46 PM PST by Republicus2001
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To: Kaslin

190 posted on 12/10/2008 3:34:09 PM PST by Fred Nerks (FAIR DINKUM)
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To: truthkeeper
"shame the media into reporting it!"

Not possible. The Drivebys have no shame.

191 posted on 12/10/2008 3:38:43 PM PST by YHAOS
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To: BulletBobCo
"Carol Sowers"

Hereafter forever to be known as 'Cower' Sowers.

192 posted on 12/10/2008 3:41:21 PM PST by YHAOS
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To: Free America52

what about Barney Franks’s mom over at Fannie Mae?


193 posted on 12/10/2008 4:00:52 PM PST by Republicus2001
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To: BulletBobCo

uh oh. The story has legs.


194 posted on 12/10/2008 11:07:00 PM PST by egannacht
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