Obama to donate funds received from Rezko friend (Alsammarae, Iraq's Former electicity minister)

[maddezmom]

Obama to donate funds received from Rezko friend

April 29, 2008Recommend (4)

BY CHRIS FUSCO Staff Reporter
Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama is giving $2,300 in presidential campaign contributions to charity -- money he got from, Aiham Alsammarae a dual U.S.-Iraqi citizen who posted more than $2.7 million in property to help spring Tony Rezko from jail.

Alsammarae, Iraq's former electricity minister, gave to Obama's presidential campaign six times in January, February and March.

"The contributions were made online," Obama spokesman Ben LaBolt said. Obama is giving them to charity "given the circumstances brought to light by recent news reports."

The Chicago Sun-Times reported in its Sunday editions about Alsammarae posting his Oak Brook mansion and two South Loop condominiums to help free Rezko -- a onetime Obama political fund-raiser and patron -- from jail earlier this month.

more:http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/920701,CST-NWS-obama29WEB.article

[leftofcool]

1. The right thing to do. Good

[DemsUnited]

2. rezko trial end in sight

http://blogs.suntimes.com/rezko/2008/04/rezko_trial_6.html

Rezko trial: Finish line in sight

Judge Amy St. Eve just told jurors that the trial is ahead of schedule.

There will be a two-day break from the trial (Tuesday and Wednesday) and then back Thursday morning.
Ali Ata is expected to take the stand Thursday afternoon. Lawyers will meet with the judge tomorrow to talk about the scope of Ata's testimony.

St. Eve told jurors she expects that the prosecution will rest its case early next week, probably Monday.
She also said closing arguments could happen May 12 and May 13.

Will become a nonstory soon.

Wright will burn itself out and become old news.

And since Obama was a child during the Weatherman scandal, and didn't pardon any members, that one's a small story at best.

And that's pretty much it. Obama's baggage. Looks pretty manageable to me.

[madrchsod]

4. i`m waiting to see if the jurors bought the prosecution's witness

[chill_wind]

3. Good He will never miss it.

Good catch by his team.