By The Admin on December 31, 2008
Legal scholars say Gov. Rod Blagojevich wasted his time if he appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to Illinois’ vacant Senate seat to win favor among black voters or politicians.
Blagojevich named Burris, a veteran black politician, as Barack Obama’s successor Tuesday.
The governor faces federal corruption charges and the possibility of impeachment.
Chicago-Kent School of Law [...]
Posted in Illinois, State & Local News
By The Admin on December 31, 2008
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s choice of a veteran black politician to fill President-elect Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat could be a shrewd move, potentially helping win over black lawmakers eyeballing his impeachment and perhaps even jurors in his corruption case. But is the appointment enough to save the embattled two-term Democrat in the face of [...]
Posted in Congress
By The Admin on December 31, 2008
An exclusive hotel just yards from the White House will become a temporary home “suite” home for President-elect Barack Obama and his family when they move to the capital this weekend.
With daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, beginning classes Monday at the private Sidwell Friends School, the family needed someplace to stay. They inquired about [...]
Posted in White House Transition
By The Admin on December 31, 2008
Three-quarters of Americans say president-elect Barack Obama is a “strong and decisive leader,” the highest such support for an incoming president in almost 30 years, according to a CNN poll released Wednesday.
Seventy-six percent of the 1,013 adults surveyed between December 19 and December 21 described Obama as “strong and decisive,” a significant uptick from mid-March [...]
Posted in White House Transition
By The Admin on December 31, 2008
Connecticut lawmaker Frank Nicastro sees saving the local newspaper as his duty. But others think he and his colleagues are setting a worrisome precedent for government involvement in the U.S. press.
Nicastro represents Connecticut’s 79th assembly district, which includes Bristol, a city of about 61,000 people outside Hartford, the state capital. Its paper, The Bristol Press, [...]
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