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Top Democratic consultant on FBI Blagojevich tapes
AP on Yahoo ^ | 1/22/09 | Brett J. Blackledge and Adam Goldman - ap

Posted on 01/22/2009 7:30:28 PM PST by NormsRevenge

CHICAGO – A partner in a prominent, Washington-based political consulting firm is among those secretly recorded discussing ways Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich can cash in on President Barack Obama's old Senate seat. Frederick S. Yang, a top executive at Peter D. Hart Research Group Associates, is identified by prosecutors in the Blagojevich criminal complaint as "Advisor B," ...

The Hart firm has represented dozens of Democratic governors and members of Congress. The revelation that a key executive at the company was captured on FBI wiretaps working with the governor could embroil one of the nation's most respected and influential polling and consulting groups in the Blagojevich scandal.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: blagojevich; consultant; cultureofcorruption; democratic; tapes

1 posted on 01/22/2009 7:30:29 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
After today's confirmation of Geithner I know the answer here....
It was just a mix up...a mistake in understanding

Cant get anymore open and transparent then that now can ya!

2 posted on 01/22/2009 7:59:16 PM PST by M-cubed (Why is "Greshams Law" a law?)
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To: NormsRevenge

The Democrat’s “swamp of corruption” is getting wider and deeper. Hope none of the bastards can swim!


3 posted on 01/22/2009 8:10:25 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: NormsRevenge

That’s why there was an early morning rush to arrest Blago. The wire taps were getting too close to other players.


4 posted on 01/23/2009 2:22:49 AM PST by glorgau
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