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There is an article in the NYT that goes much further and does a better job of explaining Rezko and Obama's history.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/us/politics/02rezko.html?pagewanted=print
It does suggest that Rezko and Obama concocted a plan so that Obama and his family could have a bigger back yard for their dream house.