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Burris tells impeachment committee he didn't cut deal for Senate seat, awaits court decision
Associated Press WriterSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Roland Burris raised his right hand in a committee room at the Illinois Capitol, swearing to tell a room full of lawmakers the truth about his appointment by embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich to the state's vacant U.S. Senate...Tags: Illinois Supreme Court, Richard Durbin, Corrupt Practices, Roland Burris, National Government
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Illinois lawmakers prepare to impeach disgraced governor, a first in state's history
Associated Press WriterSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Rod Blagojevich faces almost certain impeachment by the Illinois House, a historic step that would trigger a trial to determine whether the Democratic governor should be tossed out of office. A simple majority vote...Tags: FBI, Witnesses, Michael Madigan, Constitutional Issues, Corrupt Practices
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Burris should be seated: Dellinger
The Swampby Frank James Democrat Roland Burris should be seated by the Democratic-controlled Senate, says the highly regarded lawyer Walter Dellinger, who headed the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel in the Clinton Administration. He makes the same...Tags: New York Times, Upper House, Executive Branch, Justice System, The White House
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UK fines Aon unit $7.9 million for insufficient anti-bribery controls
A UK unit of Chicago-based Aon Corp., the world's largest insurance broker, received a record $7.9 million fine from Britain's Financial Services Authority for insufficient anti-bribery controls. Aon Ltd. made 40 "suspicious payments" totaling as much as...Tags: Aon Corporation, Bribery
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Bernard Madoff had 100 signed checks worth $173 million in his desk, prosecutors say
Prosecutors said investigators found 100 signed checks worth $173 million in Bernard Madoff's office desk that he was ready to send out to friends and relatives at the time of his arrest last month in what is alleged to be largest financial fraud in...Tags: Prosecution, Fraud, Bernard Madoff
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Shelbyville man is ``skeptical believer''
(Decatur) Herald & ReviewBrian Hendrian is a deer hunter from Shelbyville and, when he gets a spare moment, a stalker of the supernatural. He's been pursuing things that go bump in the night for the best part of 20 years but, so far, not one demon. "There are a lot of demon...Tags: Folklore and Mythology, Fraud, Natural Science, Zoology, eBay Inc.
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After he's gone
The start of a new legislative session is traditionally a time of grand ambition. With a little vacation (and perhaps an election) behind them, lawmakers promise this will be the year they revamp public school financing, reform health care, rescue mass...Tags: Executive Branch, Corruption, Rod Blagojevich, Corrupt Practices, Blagojevich Impeachment Hearing
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Madoff case one more clan problem
American Jews are watching the Bernard Madoff case closely. Their concern, spoken or not, is that there is something about the Madoff scandal that will be perceived as inherently Jewish. Perhaps only the intimate Jewish culture, whose members work,...Tags: Christianity, Securities, Fraud, Bernard Madoff, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
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Lawyers for Gov. Rod Blagojevich want U.S. attorney off case
Tribune reporterIn announcing Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest on corruption charges last month, U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald was more outspoken than usual when it came to the stunning allegations that the governor had tried to sell a U.S. Senate seat. "Gov. Blagojevich...Tags: Prosecution, Executive Branch, Corruption, Justice System, Rod Blagojevich
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Ill. gov.'s attys: Throw top prosecutor off case
AP Legal Affairs WriterGov. Rod Blagojevich's defense attorneys urged a federal judge Thursday to throw Chicago's top federal prosecutor and all of his assistants out of the fraud and bribery case against the governor. Federal prosecutors immediately retorted that the...Tags: FBI, Prosecution, 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, Executive Branch, Court Preliminary
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Chickens dancing, roosting in 5th District
With the eyes of the nation on the saga of Tombstone Burris—and our Illinois politicians hopping predictably toward impeaching the governor like those dancing chickens at the state fair—don't forget another vacant congressional seat of prime...Tags: Armed Forces, Local Elections, Executive Branch, Defense, Corruption
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Roland Burris asked ex-Rod Blagojevich aide about Senate seat
Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD — Even as he sought to allay concerns about how Gov. Rod Blagojevich picked him for the U.S. Senate, Roland Burris disclosed Thursday he relayed his interest in the job to one of the governor's lobbyist fundraising friends whose...Tags: FBI, Lobbying, Patrick Fitzgerald, Michael Madigan, Illinois Supreme Court
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