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How close were Barack Obama and Tony Rezko?
It was almost inevitable that Obama, as a Chicago politician, would spend a lot of quality time with someone like recently jailed Rezko. But that doesn't excuse bad judgment.
By Edward McClelland [2008-02-01]

  • Where's the weenie?

    I'm still looking for the scandal here. I haven't made a decision who I'm voting for but this certainly isn't going to influence me one way or another.

    First, isn't this the same "scandal" the Chi Tribune and ABC News already investigated? Is the hope that if the same ground is turned over and over again something might grow? Ken Starr would be very proud.

    Just so that I'm not mistaken, the seller wanted to sell the two lots at the same time. The two lots were divided between Obama and this other guy so that Obama could afford to buy the lot that the house is on. Obama paid market value for the lot he bought. He then bought some of the other lot to extend his yard and paid for that parcel at ABOVE market value.

    None of this is illegal and no one is saying Obama did any favors as part of the sale.

    THIS is a scandal?

    -- xufapemu
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    Thursday, January 31, 2008 09:24 PM
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