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Is Blagojevich's choice of Burris for the IL Senate seat legitimate? (4 quotes)

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Barack Obama

No

Roland Burris is a good man and a fine public servant, but the Senate Democrats made it clear weeks ago that they cannot accept an appointment made by a governor who is accused of selling this very Senate seat. Read the Article

Quoted by vle on Dec. 31st, 2008

Rod Blagojevich

Yes

This is about Roland Burris, not about the man who appoints him. Please don't let the allegations against me taint this good and honest man. Read the Article

Quoted by vle on Dec. 31st, 2008

Roland Burris

Yes

I have nothing to do with the governor and his problems. You've got to separate the appointee from the appointer. Read the Article

Quoted by vle on Jan. 1st, 2009

David Broder

No

Roland Burris, a guy who has been hanging around in Illinois politics for decades, saw in all of this an opportunity to vault himself into the Senate -- no matter what Obama and every other Democrat from Springfield to Washington thought. Read the Article

Quoted by vle on Jan. 1st, 2009

Politics

Does the press need to be tougher on Obama? (8 quotes)

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Dave Barry

Yes

A mesmerizing speaker, Obama electrifies voters with his exciting new ideas for change, although people have trouble remembering exactly what these ideas are because they are so darned mesmerized. Some people become so excited that they actually pass out. These are members of the press corps. Read the Article

Quoted by vle on Dec. 27th, 2008

Finance

Is the SEC at fault for letting Bernard Madoff slip under radar? (12 quotes)

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Frank Rich

Maybe

But without transparency and accountability in Washington’s black box, as well as Wall Street’s, there will continue to be no trust in the system, no matter how many cops the S.E.C. puts on the beat. Read the Article

Quoted by vle on Dec. 21st, 2008

Politics

What are the main reasons that the auto bailout bill failed in the Senate? (13 quotes)

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Gail Collins

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It was a stopgap measure, not necessarily the best bill in the world — But its defeat doesn’t bode well for our prospects in coming up with a sensible response to the current economic unpleasantness. And the debate had an unnerving number of complaints about who was getting more than whom. Read the Article

Quoted by vle on Dec. 13th, 2008

Politics

What is the most startling revelation in the charges against Blagojevich? (1 quotes)

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Dave Barry

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In other political news, federal authorities arrest Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod "Rod" Blagojevich after wiretaps reveal that he was . . . okay, that he was being the governor of Illinois. Everybody is very, very shocked. Read the Article

Quoted by vle on Dec. 28th, 2008

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