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The national press has been avoiding this story. The ties between Rezko, Blago, Zero and Michelle are all there for people to see, but no one is looking.
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Also in the news:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-blago-whatnext-bd-05-apr05,0,7070058.story
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Blagojevich fallout: With ex-friends lined up to testify against former governor, who needs enemies
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/1511375,CST-NWS-nodecency05.article
Gov. Quinn asks: ‘Have you no decency?’
3-WEEK JOB MAY BOOST PENSION $1 MIL. | Gov calls deal ‘an insult to the people of Illinois,’ but ex-lawmaker says fuss just ‘typical Pat Quinn’
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/usworld/news-article.aspx?storyid=135271&catid=6
Blagojevich Indictment About Money
EXCERPT
In one incident, the indictment says an Illinois congressman asked about a $2 million grant included in the state budget for a school. But Blagojevich allegedly told a state official to tell the lawmaker his brother would have to raise campaign funds or the grant wouldn’t go through.
That congressman is now Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, attorneys familiar with the case said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the congressman isn’t named in the indictment and the information is secret grand jury material.
At the time, Emanuel represented the 5th District on Chicago’s North Side. Some of the funds were later released, even though no fundraiser had been held.
The indictment does not say which of Emanuel’s two brothers was involved. Emanuel’s brother Ari is a Hollywood agent and the inspiration for Ari Gold, the Type-A superagent on the HBO series “Entourage.” His brother Ezekiel is an oncologist.