Obama's name surfaces in Rezko trial again

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Also Monday, Sen. Barack Obama's name again surfaced in the 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.

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For those seeking positions on state boards or commissions in Gov. Blagojevich's administration, nothing helped like two initials: "T.R."

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If "T.R." accompanied the names of people being considered for board and commission seats, they stood a good chance of being appointed by the governor, according to former Blagojevich administration employees who testified Monday during Rezko's corruption trial.

The testimony also revealed that Rezko had direct access to Blagojevich's patronage chief, who met in Rezko's office every Monday morning to discuss appointments and job vacancies.

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