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Session 261 Blagojevich Home Nov 5 2008
Session 261 Blagojevich Home Nov 5 2008
Session 261 Blagojevich Home Nov 5 2008
TIME:
ACTIVITY:
SESSION:
11/05/2008
8:31 A.M.
Rod Blagojevich home line incoming call.
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SPEAKERS:
BLAGOJEVICH:
HARRIS:
Rod Blagojevich
John Harris
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BLAGOJEVICH
Hey.
HARRIS
Hello.
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How's it going?
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Right?
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Yeah.
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Huh?
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Right.
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Pause.
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Huh?
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Right.
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Doesn't it?
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Right.
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Yes...
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Right, right.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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It's not
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Ah...
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Not a Wilhelm.
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No, no.
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Real close.
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Right, okay.
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We do
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No.
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Okay.
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'kay.
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(Laughs).
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Yeah, no.
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(Laughs).
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Michael who?
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Oh yeah?
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Mm-hmm.
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Right.
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He'll be explicit.
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Mm-hmm.
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Okay.
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Alright fine.
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(UI).
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Pretty good.
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So I'll...
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Mm-hmm.
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Yeah, okay.
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Axelrod.
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I like that.
Keep goin'.
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Mm-hmm
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...for Lisa.
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Mm-hmm
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Mm-hmm.
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Huh?
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(Laughs).
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Which is...
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Which is what?
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I like that.
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Right.
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Right?
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Mm-hmm.
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Ooh.
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The same.
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Same.
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(Sigh)
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