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Were both Blago and Obama lying about Auchi?

by admin on 05. Aug, 2010 in Mainstream Media, Obama/Rezko House Purchase, Tony Rezko

Federal prosecutors were successful in revoking Tony Rezko’s bond in early 2008 when they found out the infamous Illinois fixer had taken $3.5 million from British/Iraqi billionaire Nadhmi Auchi without telling the court. Auchi is a controversial figure closely linked to Saddam Hussein over the years. For background on Auchi, check here and here. It’s [...]

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Three questions for Tony Rezko

by admin on 02. Aug, 2010 in Mainstream Media, Obama/Rezko House Purchase, Tony Rezko

As we’ve mentioned before, the mainstream press has virtually no curiosity about convicted fixer Tony Rezko any more. Let us amend that: There is no curiosity about Rezko’s relationship with Barack Obama. Former Chicago Tribune top editor James Warren, now writing for the Chicago News Cooperative, which feeds stories to the NY Times, outlines some [...]

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Did Rezko/Obama coverage get JournoListed?

by admin on 26. Jul, 2010 in Obama/Rezko House Purchase, Tony Rezko

It wasn’t lost on those who closely followed the 2008 presidential election that scrutiny on Barack Obama was less than intense. Plenty of material was there. When it surfaced, more often than not, it just faded away. One reason why, we are finding out, was that instead of watchdogs, the national press corps acted like [...]

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Obama’s rolling disclosure on Rezko a clue national press chose to ignore

by admin on 19. Jul, 2010 in Obama/Rezko House Purchase, Tony Rezko

We’ve documented how the incoming Obama administration was far from truthful when it tried to exonerate itself with the Greg Craig report. This shouldn’t have been a surprise to anyone in Illinois. When Obama’s relationship with fixer/financier/fundraiser Tony Rezko started to hurt his political career, he dissembled. The Obama-Rezko relationship came under scrutiny after Rezko [...]

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Long shadow of Rezko hangs over Obama

by admin on 12. Jul, 2010 in Mainstream Media, Obama/Rezko House Purchase, Tony Rezko

It looks like Tony Rezko won’t be called by the prosecution or defense in the Rod Blagojevich corruption trial. Not a shock because, as the Daily Herald’s Ted Cox explains, nobody quite knows what door Tony would open on the witness stand. It’s not even clear where Tony is these days. What is clear is [...]

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