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In Bid to Be Calif. Guv, Whitman Still Figuring It Out

Feb 11, 2009 1:22 PM CST

In Bid to Be Calif. Guv, Whitman Still Figuring It Out

Ex-eBay chief positions just to the right of Arnold

(Newser) - Former eBay chief Meg Whitman is officially running for governor of California, but she still has some details to work out, reports the LA Times. She’s studied up on issues, but isn’t yet a master of political positioning (on hot-topic school vouchers: “I don't know the answer...

Governors
Back House
on Stimulus

Feb 11, 2009 8:02 AM CST

Governors Back House on Stimulus

Senate version provides for half as much direct state aid

(Newser) - With the House and Senate reconciling their competing stimulus bills, governors are pushing for the House version to prevail, the Washington Post reports. States would receive billions in aid if that version goes through—or next to nothing if the Senate's legislation passes. "If the Senate version holds, there...

Alaska AG, Troopergate
Fixture, Resigns

Feb 10, 2009 2:30 PM CST

Alaska AG, Troopergate Fixture, Resigns

(Newser) - Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg, a key figure in the Troopergate scandal that dogged Sarah Palin's vice presidential bid, has resigned "in the best interest" of the state, Palin's office said in a statement today. Colberg represented seven of the state employees subpoenaed as a result of the abuse-of-power...

Blago College Bud Saw
Some of This Coming

OPINION

Feb 5, 2009 12:15 PM CST

Blago College Bud Saw Some of This Coming

Back then, he was 'honing his craft:' Powell

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich’s media blitz during his impeachment trial puzzled many, but not his best college bud. “Rod wanted to be Barack, and has been driven to distraction by the press’s fawning over him,” Bill Powell tells Men’s Journal. He recalls college-age Blago, a youthful prankster...

Blago Makes His
Case to Letterman

Feb 3, 2009 8:28 PM CST

Blago Makes His Case to Letterman

(Newser) - A little thing like being impeached isn't going to stop Rod Blagojevich from making the media rounds. The ousted Illinois governor showed up on Letterman tonight, and Dave's first question was, "Why exactly are you here, honest to God?" When Blagojevich joked that he's always wanted to be on...

Illinois Pols Offered
Me Easy Out: Blago

Feb 3, 2009 12:57 PM CST

Illinois Pols Offered Me Easy Out: Blago

Replacement denies deal to keep him on as 'incapacitated governor'

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich said today that shortly after his December arrest by federal authorities, he was approached by “leading senators” who offered him a chance to stay on as an “incapacitated governor,” the Chicago Tribune reports. The deal, which the now-impeached governor rejected, would have been contingent on...

Fla. Gov Charlie Crist Eyes 2010 Senate Race

Feb 2, 2009 5:21 PM CST

Fla. Gov Charlie Crist Eyes 2010 Senate Race

(Newser) - Florida's GOP Gov. Charlie Crist is mulling a 2010 Senate run that would put him within range of the Oval Office in 2012, the Washington Post reports. But he faces a crowded field when one-term Sen. Mel Martinez steps down: A host of state lawmakers have tossed in their...

Brown Readies Another Run for Calif.'s Top Job

Feb 2, 2009 12:47 PM CST

Brown Readies Another Run for Calif.'s Top Job

Ex-gov planning to recapture job he won 34 years and 3 White House runs ago

(Newser) - Jerry Brown is getting ready to run for the governor's job he first tackled as a fresh-faced reformer in 1975, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 70-year-old California attorney general—like San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, also a Democrat—has yet to formally declare his candidacy, but most believe the...

Blago Blitzes TV Again Tomorrow

UPDATED

Feb 2, 2009 11:45 AM CST

Blago Blitzes TV Again Tomorrow

Disgraced guv will start with Today , hit Larry King, van Susteren, and Letterman

(Newser) - Though last week’s TV blitz didn’t save his job, Rod Blagojevich is coming back for another round tomorrow, the AP reports. The ousted Illinois governor will start on NBC’s Today and continue into the evening, for interviews with CNN’s Larry King and Fox News’ Greta Van...

Palin Among GOP Govs Backing Obama Plan

Jan 31, 2009 5:07 PM CST

Palin Among GOP Govs Backing Obama Plan

(Newser) - Most Republican governors have broken with GOP colleagues in Congress and are pushing for passage of Barack Obama's economic aid plan that would send billions to states for education, public works, and health care, the AP reports. Their state treasuries drained by the financial crisis, governors welcome the money from...

Blago Wanted
to Quit, Says Father-in-Law

Jan 31, 2009 8:47 AM CST

Blago Wanted to Quit, Says Father-in-Law

Chicago power broker says daughter's hubby hoped to avoid ouster

(Newser) - Illinois' newest ex-governor wanted to jump before he was pushed, Rod Blagojevich's estranged father-in-law tells the Chicago Sun-Times. Richard Mell, a powerful Chicago alderman credited with launching Blago's career, says his son-in-law, despite his denials, wanted to avoid being ousted "but he didn't reach out to anybody" in state...

Meet Blago's Unlikely Replacement

Jan 30, 2009 11:37 AM CST

Meet Blago's Unlikely Replacement

Crusader Quinn promises to 'fumigate' state government

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich never wanted Patrick Quinn as his running mate. Few Democrats would. Quinn is a notorious gadfly, who’s spent 40 years ruffling feathers with his populist crusades and citizens’ initiatives, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. He’s not planning on calming down as governor, either. “We can do...

Blago's Final Day: Dark Humor Amid
the Gloom

Jan 30, 2009 7:39 AM CST

Blago's Final Day: Dark Humor Amid the Gloom

Ex-gov finds lighter side as he exits

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich—now the former governor of Illinois—spent his last day in office in characteristic fashion: a stew of gallows humor, bitter recrimination, and concern about how he looked (literally and figuratively). A New York Times reporter flew with him from Chicago to Springfield and back, as he lurched...

Blago Blasts Impeachment; Successor Seeks Prayers

Jan 29, 2009 6:55 PM CST

Blago Blasts Impeachment; Successor Seeks Prayers

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich remained unapologetic after the Illinois Senate added him to the ranks of the unemployed today, MSNBC reports. "I'm obviously saddened and disappointed by what's happened, but not surprised," said the impeached governor. "It's a very dangerous precedent to set because a whole bunch of politicians...

Blago Ousted;
Can't Hold
Office Again

Jan 29, 2009 4:59 PM CST

Blago Ousted; Can't Hold Office Again

(Newser) - The Illinois Senate voted unanimously today to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich and remove him from office, the Chicago Tribune reports. Senators also barred him from holding any future office in the state. Blagojevich, accused of essentially putting a Senate seat up for sale, appeared before the body earlier in the...

Prosecutor: Blago Has
No 'Right to Be Governor'

UPDATED

Jan 29, 2009 2:10 PM CST

Prosecutor: Blago Has No 'Right to Be Governor'

Rebuttal of governor's speech comes as impeachment trial nears conclusion

(Newser) - The Illinois House prosecutor gave a forceful rebuttal today to Rod Blagojevich’s closing speech, in the last act of the governor’s impeachment trial before the state Senate deliberates on his fate, the Chicago Tribune reports. “He doesn’t have a constitutional right to be governor,” David...

Blago to Senate: Tapes Show
No Criminal Behavior

Jan 29, 2009 11:31 AM CST

Blago to Senate: Tapes Show No Criminal Behavior

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich gave a passionate defense of himself at his Illinois Senate impeachment trial today, saying he had done “absolutely nothing wrong,” and reiterating his grievances—that he wasn’t allowed to bring witnesses, and that there is no real evidence against him, save for the infamous wiretap...

Blago's a Clown,
and That's Not Funny

OPINION

Jan 29, 2009 9:16 AM CST

Blago's a Clown, and That's Not Funny

Blagojevich is not some kind of clown here to amuse you

(Newser) - These days, everyone seems to find Rod Blagojevich hilarious. Everyone, that is, except the state of Illinois, writes David Broder of the Washington Post. When Blagojevich went on TV instead of testifying at his impeachment hearing, there wasn’t a hint of outrage. The media “treated Blagojevich as if...

Blago Will Give Own Closing Argument at Impeachment

Jan 28, 2009 3:16 PM CST

Blago Will Give Own Closing Argument at Impeachment

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich will show up at his own impeachment trial after all. The Illinois governor will appear before the state Senate tomorrow, the Chicago Tribune reports. Blagojevich won't take questions but will deliver a closing argument on his own behalf. State senators could vote to remove him from office later...

Blago Tapes Captivate Senate

Jan 27, 2009 6:29 PM CST

Blago Tapes Captivate Senate

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich was hundreds of miles away, but his voice captivated the Illinois Senate today as impeachment prosecutors played FBI wiretaps of conversations in which he seems to demand campaign contributions in exchange for signing legislation. One person on the recordings assures Blagojevich that a horse-racing track owner "is...