Rod Blagojevich
Rod Blagojevich
Rod Blagojevichserved as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth10 December 1956
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
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The federal government has failed to act, ... So it's time that we do.
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I think a blanket anything is usually wrong. We're talking about convicted murderers, and I think that is a mistake.
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This is going to waste precious defense dollars while providing very limited military rewards. While we were successful in keeping the bulk of the arsenal intact, we will continue our fight to keep this mission and others located at this historic military installation where they belong.
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the idea of not running hasn't crossed my mind.
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I have no involvement whatsoever in anything surrounding the alleged corruption at the teachers retirement system, and nobody close to me does either,
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He's a superstar, ... and I'm delighted that Mike agreed to stay with us.
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I don't know who A, B, C or Z is, ... All I can tell you is what was written in that document does not describe how we do things. We don't operate that way. No one who is associated with me operates that way, and if they did, they understand I wouldn't tolerate that for a split second.
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Biofuels are the future of energy in this nation and around the world
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We have to be sure [students] understand that racial, national, ethnic, and religious hatred can lead to horrible tragedies.
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I should say if anybody wants to tape my conversations, go right ahead, feel free to do it. I appreciate anybody who wants to tape me openly and notoriously, and those who feel like they want to sneakily, and wear taping devices, I would remind them that it kind of smells like Nixon and Watergate.
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I'm blacker than Barack Obama. I shined shoes. I grew up in a five-room apartment. My father had a little laundromat in a black community not far from where we lived. I saw it all growing up.
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We're just not going to sit back and continue to allow the big, powerful pharmaceutical industry to price gouge the senior citizens and working people of our state. People should be able to afford the medicine they need and they should be able to get the best price they can for it.
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We have a rich heritage in Illinois, and feel these properties deserve to be placed on the nation's most prestigious listing of historic places. They greatly enhance our appreciation of where we've been and foster a sense of pride in our communities.
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I know each fund has its supporters, and that some will not want to see the surplus go to schools. But, in tough times, you have to set priorities. And our priority is education.