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  • Jailed Obama Fundraiser Spills the Beans

    10/11/2008 12:57:40 PM PDT · by DocT111 · 64 replies · 2,743+ views
    CHICAGO -- Jailed political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, the Chicago real estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal prosecutors about corruption in Illinois and the political fallout could be explosive. Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose administration faces multiple federal investigations over how it handed out jobs and money with advice from Rezko, is considered the most vulnerable. Rezko also was friendly with Obama -- offering him a job when he finished law school, funding his earliest political campaigns and purchasing a lot next to his house. But based on the known...
  • McCain rallies in Lakeville; wants to be 'respectful' (Groan)

    10/10/2008 4:29:46 PM PDT · by DocT111 · 51 replies · 1,177+ views
    Republican John McCain is telling supporters in Minnesota to stay respectful when it comes to Democrat Barack Obama. McCain interrupted boos at a town hall meeting Friday in the Twin Cities suburb of Lakeville after he said he admired Obama and his accomplishments. McCain says he wants supporters to point out the differences between what Obama says and what he has done in the Senate, but he wants them to do it respectfully. About 2,000 people came to Lakeville South High School for an event that was part campaign rally, part town hall meeting. Earlier today, he appeared at a...