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Embattled Ill. gov. could still fill Senate seat (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 04:09 AM CST AP - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich could still appoint someone to fill Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat despite charges that he tried to barter it away for cash or a plum job in what prosecutors call "a political corruption crime spree."

Obama works to distance himself from Ill. governor (AP) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 11:18 PM CST AP - Though Barack Obama isn't accused of anything, the charges against his home-state governor — concerning Obama's own Senate seat no less — are an unwelcome distraction.

Obama meets Gore, talks energy, economy (AP) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 11:29 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday praised former Vice President Al Gore's ideas on the environment as one part of helping the nation's struggling economy recovery. Obama, Gore and Vice President-elect Joe Biden met privately at Obama's transition headquarters here for almost two hours.

Ill. lawmakers prepare to decide Obama replacement (AP) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 05:53 PM CST AP - Top Illinois lawmakers said Tuesday that they are preparing to call the Legislature into session as early as next week to set a special election, hoping to avert the possibility of an indicted governor picking the state's next U.S. senator.

'Agreement in concept' on Detroit bailout (Politico) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 06:47 PM CST Politico - The White House and Democrats reached agreement Tuesday night on the core structure of a $15 billion loan package for the auto industry but held back any final go-ahead until the plan is first shopped with Senate Republicans, whose votes will be decisive.

Sen. Craig loses appeal in airport sex sting case (AP) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 02:33 PM CST AP - Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has lost his latest attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in the Minneapolis airport men's room sex sting that effectively ended his Senate career.

House ethics panel expands Rangel investigation (AP) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 06:58 PM CST AP - The House ethics committee is expanding an investigation of Rep. Charles Rangel, chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee. The ethics panel issued a statement Tuesday saying it had voted to expand an already far-ranging probe into the New York Democrat to examine whether he protected an oil drilling company from a big tax bill when the head of that company pledged a $1 million donation to a college center named after the congressman.

NY Rep. King interested in NY Senate seat (AP) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 11:11 AM CST AP - New York Republican congressman Peter King told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he is preparing for a run for the New York Senate seat, even if that means facing off against Caroline Kennedy.

Analysis: Ill. governor scandal could dog Obama (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 02:33 AM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama hasn't even stepped into office and already a scandal is threatening to dog him.

Obama plans major address in Islamic capital: interview (AFP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 02:30 AM CST AFP - President-elect Barack Obama plans to give "a major address" in an Islamic capital soon after taking office as he seeks to mend America's image in the Muslim world, a Chicago Tribune interview said.

Illinois governor arrested for trying to sell Obama senate seat (AFP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 01:19 AM CST AFP - The governor of Illinois was arrested on charges of conspiring to sell an appointment to president-elect Barack Obama's recently vacated US Senate seat in what prosecutors called "a political corruption crime spree."

Can Obama Escape the Taint of Blagojevich? (Time.com) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 01:00 AM CST Time.com - A tawdry tale of alleged Chicago corruption threatens the President-elect's reformist image

Questionable associations of Obama (AP) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 11:24 PM CST AP - In his life and career in Illinois, President-elect Barack Obama has crossed paths with some notable figures who have drawn scorn and scrutiny. Among them:

Obama May Have to Decide on Execution for Accused Terrorists (Bloomberg) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 11:01 PM CST Bloomberg - Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama may soon have to choose between executing five confessed plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks or trying them in courts that do more to protect their rights.

Special election could give GOP hope (Politico) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 09:24 PM CST Politico - Leading Illinois Democrats are moving toward holding a special election to fill President-elect Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat, to wrest the decision away from Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich — accused Tuesday in a blistering criminal complaint of trying to peddle Obama’s seat to the highest bidder.

Blagojevich scandal creates distraction for Obama transition (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 07:55 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama was untainted but not untouched Tuesday by the stunning scandal surrounding charges that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to sell Obama's now vacant Senate seat in exchange for cash or a lucrative job in the future Obama administration.

US senators oppose 'all night bars' for Obama inauguration (AFP) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 06:37 PM CST AFP - Top US senators Tuesday called on Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty to repeal extending drinking hours during president-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, fearing it will overwork the police force.

Obama seen untouched by Illinois governor charges (Reuters) Posted: 09 Dec 2008 06:37 PM CST Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama's decision to keep a distance from his state's governor, who was arrested on corruption charges on Tuesday, should enable him to escape becoming tainted by the scandal, analysts said.

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