Which Style of Diplomacy Might Hillary Employ?

Which style of diplomacy might Secretary of State Hillary Clinton use while globetrotting on behalf of President Barack Obama — the one she displayed yesterday at Foggy Bottom or the less-refined “blue...

Court: No Signature Required on Blago Letter Appointing Burris

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that Secretary of State Jesse White does not need to acknowledge via his signature the letter Gov. Rod Blagojevich used to appoint Roland Burris to the represent the Land of...

Writer Thanks Rod Blagojevich for ‘Public Service’

At first glance, one might think David Catron’s a bit crazy for beginning his piece at American Thinker today by describing Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.) as a man who, “for all of his well-documented faults,...

Burris Familiar with Chicago Machine Politics

Who's missing from this caricature?  It appears the right answer might be Roland Burris, the former Illinois attorney general picked yesterday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.) to replace Barack Obama in the...

Governor Rod Blagojevich Claims He’s Innocent

“I’m hear to tell you right off the bat that I am not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing and that I intend to stay on the job and that I will fight this thing every step of the way,” said Gov. Rod Blagojevich...

‘Blago-Gate’ Captures Nation's Interest

In an article published today, the folks at the Pew Research Center report today that the scandal surrounding Illinois Democrat Gov. Rod Blagojevich (a.k.a., “Blago-gate”) filled more than a quarter of the...

How Did Feds Listen in on Blagojevich?

"Court records from the investigation into Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich are filled with recorded conversations of the governor allegedly offering to sell an appointment to President-elect Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat. How did the government find out...

‘Blagojevich’ Not Found on Transition Web Site

In a Politico.com post today, Ben Smith writes about censorship of citizens’ input in a new section launched today on Barack Obama’s Transition Team web site, Change.gov:"President-elect Barack Obama’s...

U.S. Attorney Outlines Charges Against Blagojevich

The Office of the U.S. Attorney in Chicago just posted a 12-page news release outlining the charges against Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.) who, along with his chief of staff John Harris, was arrested this morning...

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Taken Into Federal Custody

Illinois Democrat Gov. Rod Blagojevich has reportedly been taken into federal custody following months of suspicion about him being under investigation by federal authorities.The Chicago Tribune reported...

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