Obama: Rezko trial watch
Posted: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 9:15 AM by Mark Murray
The Chicago Sun-Times says that “Obama's name again surfaced in the [Rezko] trial as Obama was mentioned in a memo about legislation that downsized the planning board in 2003. Rezko's lawyers sought to show that others besides Rezko were recommending candidates for the planning board, but the memo's reference to Obama focused solely on Obama's role in crafting the legislation.”
The New York Times: “Mr. Obama has not been accused of any wrongdoing, and his name is expected to come up only tangentially during the trial. But given his tight race against Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, each mention of Mr. Obama’s name is being closely watched.”
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) “on Monday defended his prediction that terrorists would celebrate if Democrat Barack Obama were elected president, despite a rebuke from aides to John McCain, the GOP's apparent presidential nominee. ‘(Obama will) certainly be viewed as a savior for them,’ Rep. Steve King told The Associated Press. ‘That's why you will see them supporting him, encouraging him.’”
