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09 Jul 2009 22:21

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U.S.: Yo, Roland, glad to hear you aren’t being a jerk anymore

  • Dude won’t run for Senate in 2010. Whew. Roland Burris, who played an incredibly lame game of hokey pokey with Obama’s old Illinois Senate seat with the help of impeached governor Rod Blagojevich, finally gets the hint. Nobody wants him there. As a result, he plans to announce that he won’t run next year, according to party officials. (Not like he’d have a chance anyway, considering all the questions about how he got the seat.) We still think the guy’s a douche, but he’s at least going to be out of everyone’s hairs in a year and a half. source
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04 Jul 2009 23:29

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Music: Dear Sufjan Stevens: The world needs you. Where are you?

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20 Jun 2009 11:07

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U.S.: In Rockford, Ill., a train derailed, causing tons of destruction

One died and nine were injured in the derailment, a scary chain of events which forced the evacuation of 600 homes. source
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19 Jun 2009 15:02

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U.S.: Roland Burris is giggling like a little schoolgirl right now

  • Dude won’t be facing perjury charges. Ah, Roland. The only guy who’s a bigger joke than you in this whole Illinois Senate mess has a nest for a haircut and a near-unpronounceable last name. And he’s probably going to jail eventually. You, on the other hand, probably won’t. The prosecutor behind the case didn’t have enough evidence to pin any wrongdoing on you. The Senate will still investigate him, but no senator has been removed since the Civil War era for wrongdoing. You’re made of Teflon, Roland. source
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21 Apr 2009 22:20

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Culture, U.S.: Sad news, everyone! Blago can’t travel to be on a reality show. :(

  • He’s on trial for a bunch of bad, bad things. Rod Blagojevich, the impeached Illinois governor who’s slowly evolved into a walking punchline, attempted to cash in on his notoriety by preliminarily joining the cast of “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” Unfortunately for Blago, the judge thinks it’s too soon for him to leave the country and go to Costa Rica to embarrass himself. “I don’t think this defendant in all honesty…fully understands the position he finds himself in,” commented U.S. District Judge James Zagel. You weren’t supposed to let him do it for him, James. You were supposed to let him do it for us! source
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15 Apr 2009 09:57

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Culture: Rod Blagojevich has fallen to the depths of celebrity reality TV. LOL.

  • Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has agreed to be on the next season of “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here,” which is just hi-larious. The impeached ex-pol stands to make $80,000 a week on the show, but at the cost of any shame or personal integrity he had left. source
  • Unfortunately, there may be one thing standing in the way of him making bank on his notoriety. The show tapes in Costa Rica, and he needs to convince the judge presiding over his corruption trial to loosen travel restrictions. For the love of God, judge, please say yes! Pretty please? source
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14 Apr 2009 10:16

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U.S.: The story that will not die, the Blago case, ropes in another guy

  • Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is on the hot seat now. Federal investigators have taken a larger interest in Jackson, son of a more famous Jesse Jackson and a Democratic congressman from Illinois. The day before former governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested, Jackson went to Blago in an attempt to sell him on appointing him to the seat. Whether that was through “I’m the right guy” truisms or through pay-for-play mechanisms, that’s what investigators hope to find out. Either way, he probably would’ve beat this guy any day of the week. source
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02 Apr 2009 20:45

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U.S.: Notable number of the day #1: Charges against Blago

  • 16 federal felony charges against the guy with the hair source
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02 Apr 2009 20:34

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Politics, U.S.: Key piece of commentary on the Blago indictment

  • We can only hope the former governor will not view this indictment as a green light for another publicity tour. Rod Blagojevich deserves his day in court, but the people of Illinois deserve a break.
  • Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois • On the indictment of ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. What, Dick, do you have something against Larry King? • source
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02 Apr 2009 20:28

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U.S.: Rod Blagojevich on his indictment: “I’m going to Disney World!”

  • It’s a small world after all, but Blago’s still in big trouble. Everyone’s favorite governmental punching bag was apparently taking a vacation from getting in trouble today in Magic Kingdom, but trouble found him anyway. Prosecutors charged him and five others with a host of scary-sounding crimes, including making Barack Obama’s old Illinois Senate seat pay-for-play. Man, this story will just not die, and we’re loving every minute of it. source
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