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New mystery: Feds planned to link Obama-Rezko but backed off

latimes.com » 2008 » June » 30th » New mystery: Feds planned to link Obama-Rezko but backed off

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Federal prosecutors planning their case against Illinois political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko intended to invoke the name of his onetime associate, Sen. Barack Obama , often during the recently concluded two-month prosecution in Chicago. Rezko was convicte d on federal corruption charges. The onetime political mentor and fundraiser for Obama, especially in the early days of his Illinois … Continue Reading »

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