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What’s Going On in the Blago Retrial?

Our good friend and reporter from Chicago, Tom Bennett, has been following the trial closely. What's interesting this time (even more interesting than last time), is who Fitzgerald and company aren't calling to testify. After the mistrial, I'd noted that Fitzy was trying very hard surgically to limit the scope of the investigation. This time, he introduced an in limine motion to prevent the trial including such people as . . . get this . . . whoever from his office leaked to the Chicago papers that Blago was under investigation and wiretapped regarding the attempted sale of Obama's Senate seat.

As opposed to, say, Judith Miller.

That tip-off prevented Blago from making an appointment for cash deal with Jesse Jackson, Jr. or anyone else . . . such as Valerie Jarrett. Remember that on getting wind of the investigation, Obama quickly decided to appoint her to the White House staff, where she appears to have more clout than Rahm did.

There's more background there, too, regarding Obama and his posse and what appears to be Fitzy's maneuvering and information management on their behalf.

Latest testimony regarding Jesse Jackson, Jr. was covered a few days ago at the Sun-Times, here. Naturally, none of this stuff is of any interest to the national media.

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