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To: Taro who wrote (440707)	12/15/2008 5:31:50 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572729

I suspect they all believe they are 'progressive' but nothing out of the mainstream. The reality is they are all in the mainstream of leftwing extremists. Ted is on record saying tat the NYTimes is a centrist media outlet. The rest probably think similarly. Reality and perceptions of it are subject ot personal bias. You and I are remote enough from that mindset we can see clearly that the Slimes is a LWE publication.

To: Taro who wrote (440707)	12/15/2008 7:20:37 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572729

Obama denies contact with Blagojevich By Daniel Dombey in Washington Published: December 15 2008 21:41 \| Last updated: December 15 2008 21:41 President-elect Barack Obama’s office said on Monday that it had avoided “inappropriate discussions” with Rod Blagojevich, the Illinois governor arrested last week on corruption charges, in a statement that left unanswered questions about the extent of contacts between the two men’s staffs. Hours before Mr Obama was due to hold a press conference, the president-elect’s transition team said it had completed a review of all of its contacts with Mr Blagojevich, but would not release the information until next week, at the request of federal authorities. The most spectacular charge against Mr Blagojevich, based on federal wiretaps of his phone calls, is that he sought to sell the Senate seat vacated by Mr Obama, whose successor the Democratic Illinois governor has the power to appoint. Dan Pfeiffer, the transition communications director, said the internal review confirmed that Mr Obama “had no contact with the governor or his staff and that the president-elect’s staff was not involved in inappropriate discussions with the governor or his staff over the selection of his successor as US Senator.” Mr Pfeiffer added that the Obama team had agreed to a request by Patrick Fitzgerald, the prosecutor pursuing the case against Mr Blagojevich, that “the public release of the transition review be deferred until the week of December 22, in order not to impede [the authorities’] investigation of the governor.” Mr Obama is due to be travelling to Hawaii on holiday next week, a time when much of the country pays little attention to news because of the Christmas break. Last week Mr Obama had promised to release the results of the internal probe within “the next few days.” He added: “What I’m absolutely certain about is that our office had no involvement in any deal-making around my Senate seat.” However, Monday’s statement by the transition team came in the wake of a series of reports that Rahm Emanuel, Mr Obama’s designated chief of staff, had been in contact with Mr Blagojevich’s aides. Mr Emanuel has refused to comment on the case to date, among media speculation over whether he should have reported any improper demand from Mr Blagojevich to federal authorities. Mr Fitzgerald has made clear that the indictment against Mr Blagojevich makes no allegations about Mr Obama, and his office has made no suggestion that any of the president’s elect’s team is under investigation. Indeed, the indictment cites Mr Blagojevich as saying that the Obama team was unwilling to “give me anything except appreciation” in return for a possible appointment of the candidate the president-elect was believed to favour. It also quotes a stream of invective from the Illinois governor, who at one point labelled the president-elect a “motherf***er” for his perceived lack of cooperation. Mr Blagojevich has avoided all substantive comment on the case, while giving no indication of any intention to resign. “Let me just wish everybody happy holidays and things will work out fine,” he said on Sunday. Illinois Democrats are seeking to prevent Mr Blagojevich from exercising his powers and ultimately unseat him. On Monday Mike Madigan, the speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and chairman of the state’s Democratic party, announced the formation of a committee to remove Mr Blagojevich. “We will move ahead with all due speed,” he said. However, the process is likely to take weeks. Lisa Madigan, the state’s attorney general and Mr Madigan’s daughter, has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to deem Mr Blagojevich unfit to govern – a ruling that would prevent him from carrying out his duties. ft.com