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Feds: Blago Tried To Get State Job For Wife, Pooh-Poohed Concerns She Wasn't Qualified
Zachary Roth | April 14, 2010, 6:26PM
Former IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich
We haven't yet found any hidden bombshells in the lengthy document filed today by prosecutors in the Rod Blagojevich case.
But here's one excerpt that offers a pretty vivid picture of the kind of casual corruption and self-dealing that, the Feds allege, seemingly permeated almost every action that the then-governor of Illinois took -- to a level that appears to have put off even his closest advisers.
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Endangered Species Act
Alaska Legislature Plans $1.5 Million Astroturf Fight Against Endangered Species Act
Justin Elliott | February 8, 2010, 12:07PM
Seeking to protect the oil industry, the Alaska state legislature has appropriated $1.5 million to fund an astroturf campaign to weaken the Endangered Species Act and put on a conference questioning the listing of polar bears as a threatened species.
Over the objections of some members who warned of "PR damage" to the state, a group of lawmakers late last week decided to move ahead with reviewing bids from public relations firms for the polar bear contract, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (34) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (8)Topics: Alaska, Astroturf, Bracewell Giuliani, Endangered Species Act, Interior Department, John Harris, Polar Bears, Rudy Giuliani, Sarah Palin
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