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Politics : The Next President 2008 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PROLIFE who wrote (2464)	3/18/2008 7:58:10 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3215

The controversy over the minister's sermons erupted just as Sen. Obama answered anew questions about his relationship with Mr. Rezko, a Chicago developer and former Obama fund-raiser who is on trial in federal court, accused of soliciting kickbacks in return for Illinois state contracts. In interviews with two Chicago newspapers Friday, Sen. Obama said that Mr. Rezko's political patronage for all of his past political campaigns totaled around $250,000. The campaign had previously estimated the figure at $150,000 and said it had donated that amount to charity. The Obama campaign says it will donate to charity the other money from Mr. Rezko and associates. Mr. Rezko hasn't donated to Sen. Obama's presidential campaign. A 2005 land purchase involving the two men has been the subject of intense scrutiny, since Sen. Obama has said that he knew Mr. Rezko was under federal investigation at the time. In an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, Sen. Obama gave an explanation for his new willingness to discuss Mr. Rezko: "We want to put the sense that we're not being forthcoming behind us as quickly as possible," he said. online.wsj.com