Boneheaded deal haunts house Obama built.

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The candidate has called the transaction a “boneheaded mistake” and donated $150,000 in campaign contributions linked to Mr Rezko to charity. The Obama campaign strongly denies that the Obamas received any discount in the transaction even though Mrs Rezko paid the full asking price of $625,000 for the garden, while the Obamas paid $300,000 below the asking price for the house.

But Mr Obama is coming under pressure to answer lingering questions about the property deal.The Chicago-Sun Times printed its phone number above an editorial headlined: “Sen. Obama, time to call us about Rezko.” Its rival Chicago Tribune opined:“Rezko’s trial now is the background music to Obama’s campaign. And the volume will surely increase before it fades.”

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