Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on what the U.S. attorney’s office calls a “corruption crime spree”, in which Blagojevich conspired to sell or trade the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama.

U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald states, “Governor Blagojevich has taken us to a truly new low.” Fitzgerald goes on to say, “I should make clear the complaint makes no allegations about the President-elect, whatsoever, his conduct.”

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President-elect Barack Obama says, “Obviously like the rest of the people of Illinios I am saddened and sobered by the news that came out the U.S. Attorney’s office today (Dec.9)…”, and in a page taken out of the Bush Administration’s way of dealing with these types of issues Obama continues by stating, “…but as this is a on going investigation involving the Governor, I don’t think it would be appropriate for me to comment on the issue at this time.”

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As we mentioned Obama would yesterday, today at a press conference, President-elect Barack Obama announced former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as his pick for Secretary of State and Obama will keep Bush administration holdover Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense.

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President-elect Barack Obama plans to name Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as his secretary of state tomorrow (Monday, Dec.1, 2008).

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MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show discuss the fact it appears that Barack Obama won’t pursue investigations into torture or any other war crimes committed by the Bush administration.

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CHANGE???? WHAT CHANGE????

Al Qaeda’s alleged No. 2 Ayman Al-Zawahiri insulted Barack Obama in a new tape just released in the terror group’s first reaction to his election as President of The United States. In the tape, Al-Zawahiri calls Obama, former and current secretaries of state Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, “House Negroes”, a term that was previously used by Malcolm X for blacks who were subservient to whites.

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As CNN points out, The speaker praised Malcolm X for his “fraternity with the Muslims,” his condemnation of the West’s treatment of oppressed peoples, and his backing of resistance movements.

“That’s why it wasn’t strange that Malik al-Shabazz (may Allah have mercy on him) was killed, while you have climbed the rungs of the presidency to take over the leadership of the greatest criminal force in the history of mankind and the leadership of the most violent crusade ever against the Muslims,” the speaker said.

The speaker was referring to Malcolm X’s Muslim name and his assassination in 1965.

Al-Zawahiri also attacks Obama on his plan to increase troop levels in Afghanistan.

Al-Zawahiri states, “If you still want to be stubborn about America’s failure in Afghanistan, then remember the fate of Bush and Pervez Musharraf, and the fate of the Soviets and British before them. And be aware that the dogs of Afghanistan have found the flesh of your soldiers to be delicious, so send thousands after thousands to them.”

Paul Joseph Watson of PrisonPlanet.com asks some interesting questions about Ayman Al-Zawahri:

Is this Al-Zawahiri a different person to the real Al-Zawahiri who was reported to have been captured in Tehran in February 2002?

Is this a different Al-Zawahiri to the one reportedly captured near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in September 2004?

Or is this the same Al-Zawahiri who, as the head of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, fought for the CIA in Bosnia?

Is this the same Al-Zawahiri who, according to January 2000 U.S. Congressional testimony, was granted U.S. residence by the Immigration and Naturalization Service - something almost impossible for many legitimate immigrants to obtain?

Is this the same Al-Zawahiri whose brother Zaiman is running terrorist camps under NATO protection in the U.S. zone in Kosovo?
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