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Featured ArticlesPresident-elect Barack Obama said on Thursday that no one on his staff had been involved in any deal-making with the governor of Illinois. The Service Employees International Union found itself badly embarrassed this week when it was linked by name to Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich’s maneuvering. ADVERTISEMENT  The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, spoke out against the bill, effectively dooming its chances. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. was the potential Senate candidate mentioned in court papers related to the Blagojevich case, officials said. The Obama team is dealing with its first scandal in an era when media scrutiny and partisan attacks can escalate any flap into a serious political problem.  After a short-lived burst of civic pride, Chicago residents are smarting as the arrest of Gov. Rod Blagojevich resurrects the corrupt image of Illinois.  The extent of Patricia Blagojevich’s involvement in the brash telephone conversations that resulted in charges of corruption against her husband surprised many. The process of awarding a Senate seat after a vacancy has become fraught with political peril.  The Caucus President-elect Barack Obama said that he and his aides had nothing to do with the Blagojevich scandal. Dot Earth BlogMore about Steven Chu, the Nobel Prize winner who is poised to become secretary of energy. Sting, Elvis Costello and lots of movie stars are headed to the Creative Coalition's inaugural ball. And then there's Kanye, nearby. The president-elect said that he would use his full name, Barack Hussein Obama, out of tradition but also because it could help re-establish ties with Muslim countries. Patrick Fitzgerald took a fairly unusual legal step by deciding to arrest Rod Blagojevich based on the information in a criminal complaint, rather than waiting for a grand jury to indict him. | On the White HousePresident-elect Barack Obama will meet with a commission that has proposed requiring more consultation from Congress before launching a war. The American Constitution Society, founded in 2001 to be a liberal counterweight to the conservative Federalist Society, is rising to power. Barack Obama picked a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Steven Chu, as his energy secretary.  The CaucusThe InaugurationThe latest updates on the plans for the 56th Inaugural. Multimedia A series of profiles of potential members of President-elect Barack Obama’s administration.  |
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