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Illinois attorney general asks court to act on governor
CNN Politics
(CNN) — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Friday asked her state’s highest court to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office temporarily. Read more.

Emanuel: I’m Getting Death Threats Over Blagojevich Scandal
ABC News
The president-elect’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, said today he wouldn’t go to the Chicago presidential transition offices in order to avoid reporters trying to ask him whether he had contact with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama’s election. Read more.

Obama aides won’t discuss Ill. governor probe
AP via My Way News
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama is refusing to answer any questions about the internal review he has ordered into Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s alleged efforts to sell his former Senate seat, saying he will do so when the examination is finished. Read more.

Even Chicago’s Crooks Are Appalled by Blagojevich
The Wall Street Journal
Rod Blagojevich stands a chance to be the fourth Illinois governor in recent history, and the second in a row, to wind up in prison. This run suggests that Illinoisans are indifferent to political corruption, and it’s hard to argue with such an impressive procession of felonious officials. Read more.

Fundraiser emerges as key event in Illinois probe
Yahoo!
Questions are being raised about last Saturday’s event for Blagojevich because Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s brother, Jonathan, was among those attending. The Indian community has a long history of supporting the Jackson family’s political aspirations, and the congressman has been clear about his interest in succeeding Obama. Read more.

Contact: Emanuel spoke with Blago “on multiple occasions” about Senate seat
Hot Air Blog
That doesn’t necessarily mean that Emanuel knew about Blagojevich’s efforts to extort payment for the selection, but it puts a damper on the idea that Emanuel tipped off the feds, too.  It wouldn’t take “multiple” meetings for Emanuel to decide to squeal.  If Emanuel continued meeting with Blagojevich, that indicates some kind of negotiating was happening, and that would strongly suggest that Emanuel was working on Blagojevich’s terms. Video at link.

The Daley Machine Goes National
Michael Reagan. TownHall
At the moment it seems clear that Barack Obama has had no direct involvement in the growing scandal involving Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, but nothing can remove the stench of Chicago politics that engulfs Obama thanks to his appointments of the Chicago Three. Read more.

A Little Blago for Everybody
Jonah Goldberg, TownHall
There are so many bleeping things to love about this bleeping-bleep Blagojevich scandal it’s hard to know where to begin. Read more.

The Heart of Blago
Rich Lowry, Real Clear Politics
All of this would represent a threat to Obama only if his team were caught up in deal-making with Blagojevich. Obama denies it, and Blagojevich cursed Obama for offering nothing but “appreciation” in return for offering to appoint his favored candidate, Obama’s long-term aide Valerie Jarrett. But the scandal is a reminder of the dirty Chicago political ether through which Obama rose without a trace — never challenging the corruption — in the course of a career notionally devoted to reforming politics. Read more.