News Item: : Another scandal clouds Illinois governor race
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Posted by Wendy McElroy
Monday 08 February 2010 - 07:31:25
Just when Illinois was starting to move on from the scandals of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich, along comes Scott Lee Cohen. After the political unknown managed to win the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor Tuesday, it became widely known that he was accused of having abusing his ex-wife and holding a knife to throat of an ex-girlfriend - a woman who was herself charged with prostitution. Democratic leaders hadn't considered Cohen a threat to win and didn't highlight his past during the campaign. Now they're alarmed that Cohen could drag down the ticket he shares with Gov. Pat Quinn. He is refusing demands that he step out of the race; if he doesn't, Quinn might have to change parties to sever Cohen's political aspirations from his own. (02/07/10)
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(Category: News Reports)
Posted by Wendy McElroy
Monday 08 February 2010 - 07:31:25
Just when Illinois was starting to move on from the scandals of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich, along comes Scott Lee Cohen. After the political unknown managed to win the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor Tuesday, it became widely known that he was accused of having abusing his ex-wife and holding a knife to throat of an ex-girlfriend - a woman who was herself charged with prostitution. Democratic leaders hadn't considered Cohen a threat to win and didn't highlight his past during the campaign. Now they're alarmed that Cohen could drag down the ticket he shares with Gov. Pat Quinn. He is refusing demands that he step out of the race; if he doesn't, Quinn might have to change parties to sever Cohen's political aspirations from his own. (02/07/10)
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