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...take the UC seriously enough!” the assassin shouted as he “shot” Koenigs, who was killed in the midst of delivering a proposal to allow “puppy dogs in dorm rooms.” Koenigs confirmed in a phone interview after the event that the assassination indicated that he had left the race...
...whether, if impeachment as governor seemed likely, a Senate candidate could be counted on, "if things got hot, to give [the Senate seat] up and let me parachute over there" •unhappiness of about Chicago Tribune's ongoing criticisms of •wife of is heard in background on phone call saying...
...payment right away. "Some of this stuff has gotta start happening now," the governor barked to his aide regarding campaign contributions. "And we gotta see it. You understand?" Apparently aware of the illegality of the demand, he told his aide to turn the screws in person, not over the phone. Jackson has denied initiating or authorizing any such offer and has promised full cooperation with prosecutors...
...tried to shake down highway contractors, job seekers and health-care administrators. He talked of holding up bill-signings in exchange for favors - and seemed not to understand when his targets balked at his demands. When the CEO of Chicago's Children's Memorial Hospital failed to return phone calls regarding a campaign contribution, Blagojevich began investigating ways to deny the hospital funding. "What do we do with this guy?" he mused...
...Sent New York Times reporter Judith Miller to jail for 78 days for refusing to reveal her sources during the Plame investigation. Editors at the Chicago Tribune blasted Fitzgerald's relentless pursuit of reporters' phone records in a 2005 editorial titled, "Mr. Fitzgerald, Back Off," though the newspaper recently admitted to withholding stories about Blagojevich's case at his request...