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Blagojevich may not get official portrait

Sun, 03/28/2010 - 10:14 by Rakhi

Springfield, Ill. -- Illinois lawmakers have voted to deny former Gov. Rod Blagojevich money for an official portrait in the Statehouse, officials say.

The House approved the measure 85-23 Friday, and it now goes to the Senate, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. The bill would allow Blagojevich to pay for his own portrait.

"I have no desire nor intent to revise history. I also have no desire nor intent to see to it that someone who is impeached and convicted of impeachable offenses gets into the taxpayers' purse for anything," said Rep. Bill Black, a Republican and the bill's chief sponsor.

Columnists name Palin 'Sitting Duck'

Sat, 07/04/2009 - 02:47 by surajdogra

Ventura, Calif. -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been selected as winner of the 2009 Sitting Duck Award, the National Society of Newspaper Columnists announced Friday.

The award is given annually to the person who provides the best material for columnists facing deadlines. Palin, who became a national political figure overnight last year when Sen. John McCain selected her as his running mate, beat out former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

"Being a prominent jerk or cretin is often a thankless job," said the society's current president, Samantha Bennett of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "This is our way of saying thanks for the low-hanging fruit."