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Source: Ill. gov nixed job for Jackson Jr.'s wife
AP on Yahoo ^ | 12/16/08 | Don Babwin - ap

Posted on 12/16/2008 3:48:55 PM PST by NormsRevenge

CHICAGO – Shortly after his 2002 election, Gov. Rod Blagojevich told Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. he didn't appoint the congressman's wife as lottery director because he had refused him a $25,000 campaign donation, a person familiar with the conversation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "Blagojevich went out of his way to say, 'You know I was considering your wife for the lottery job and the $25,000 you didn't give me? That's why she's not getting the job,'" the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing federal investigation.

Jackson's name has played prominently ever since Blagojevich was arrested last week on corruption charges, including allegations that he tried to sell or trade President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat for personal gain.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: 110th; blago; blagojevich; chicagoway; jessejacksonjr; jjj; nixed; obamatransitionfile; sandijackson
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1 posted on 12/16/2008 3:48:55 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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I love it when low-lifes fight and bicker with each other.


2 posted on 12/16/2008 3:50:33 PM PST by Gaffer
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Rep Jesse Jackson Jr. speaks at a news conference, where he responded to allegations of involvement with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, on Capitol Hill, December 10, 2008. (Mitch Dumke/Reuters)


3 posted on 12/16/2008 3:50:35 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed)
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To: Gaffer

Order lots more popcorn, this is just getting started. :-)


4 posted on 12/16/2008 3:51:10 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed)
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That means that JJR was open to using influence, even if he didn’t do a $$$$ exchange in that instance. Why else would his wife have even been considered?


5 posted on 12/16/2008 3:51:17 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine (Is /sarc really necessary?)
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LOL!!!!


6 posted on 12/16/2008 3:51:41 PM PST by cmsgop ( Using OS X on a 400 Mhz DV iMac, thats right, I'm Bad.........)
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7 posted on 12/16/2008 3:54:21 PM PST by Phoenix11
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Lottery Director?!


8 posted on 12/16/2008 3:54:38 PM PST by utahagen
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To: NormsRevenge

Isn’t it great to know our lives depend on who can pay the most for a job or office?


10 posted on 12/16/2008 3:55:34 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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Damn, I just hate it when dirty politicians start leaking info to the....”press”


11 posted on 12/16/2008 3:56:54 PM PST by ScreamingFist (Annihilation - The result of underestimating your enemies. NRA)
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I wonder how much money changed hands to get Michelle O that cushy do nothing $300k a year hospital job.


12 posted on 12/16/2008 3:58:02 PM PST by Chet 99
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To: NormsRevenge

You haven’t seen anything yet, Obama’s pay to play will make all this look like child’s play. Starting with the unions, the enviro-nuts and continuing from there.


13 posted on 12/16/2008 3:58:40 PM PST by Tarpon (America's first principles, freedom, liberty, market economy and self-reliance will never fail.)
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"He has shared information with federal prosecutors about public corruption during the past several years, including information about Blagojevich and others," Edmonds said.

Information or misinformation? Jesse Jackson Sr and Jr should not be trusted, even under oath.

14 posted on 12/16/2008 4:00:01 PM PST by OCC
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This was probably leaked by JJJ.


15 posted on 12/16/2008 4:01:40 PM PST by Boiling Pots (Anthony Kennedy: The 2nd most important person in Government 2009-2013. Pray for his good health.)
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I'm sure she would have made a great Lottery Director, don'cha think?

ML/NJ

16 posted on 12/16/2008 4:03:31 PM PST by ml/nj
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a $25,000 campaign donation

Yeah. I'm sure he would have spent in on yardsigns. This isn't just about Blagojevich. This is about everyone of the schmucks that prattles about being a "public servant."

ML/NJ

17 posted on 12/16/2008 4:06:56 PM PST by ml/nj
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Mrs. Jackson

18 posted on 12/16/2008 4:08:29 PM PST by csvset
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Hmmmm,
wonder who was on JJR’s cooperation with feds?
Obama? To create scandal to obfuscate birth “no-problem”, or to sink some oponents and become “clean”? Ehhhh?


19 posted on 12/16/2008 4:09:22 PM PST by Leo Carpathian (fffffFRrrreeeeepppeeee!)
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To: Chet 99

That would be interesting to know.


20 posted on 12/16/2008 4:13:02 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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