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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says neither he nor any emissaries offered favors in exchange for a Senate appointment.39

Jesse Jackson Jr.: 'I want my name back'

CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said Friday that he was fighting to get "my name back" after he was identified as "Senate Candidate 5" in a criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod...

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Complaint Suggests Obama Might Have Caught Wind of Blagojevich Dealings

Barack Obama says he had no contact with Gov. Rod Blagojevich over his vacant Senate seat, but the sequence of events in the FBI complaint suggests he might have caught wind of the governor's alleged...

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Seeing red in blue Illinois

URF's 8 in '08: House 56th District's GOP candidate Anita Forte-ScottSCHAUMBURG -- There are two key reasons why Schaumburg Library President Anita Forte-Scott says she is challenging State Rep. Paul Froehlich...

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The CNN Wire Latest updates on top stories

Salazar to be named interior secretary, sources say   From Jessica Yellin  CNN CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama is set to tap Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado as his nominee for...

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President-elect Barack Obama said an review of his staff found no inappropriate contact with Gov. Blagojevich.      41

Obama: No 'inappropriate' contact with Blagojevich by transition staff

 CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama and his transition staff had no inappropriate discussions with either Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich or Blagojevich's staff about filling Obama's...

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I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Twitter

NBC's hit new show "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here", takes 12 celebrities and places them in the middle of the Costa Rican jungle where they have to compete to be King of the Jungle. The current set-up is...

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An Open Letter of Apology to the Good Folk of Illinois From a Hoosier

This has weighed heavily on my heart for years and now I finally must get it out into the open.

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Rod Blagojevich impeachment

Rod Blagojevich was voted off of his governor seat. The state senate voted 59 to 0 to removed Blagojevich, according to the Chicago AFP. Rod Blagojevich was arrested for corruption and trying to sell Barack...

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