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By his friends ye shall know him: the trial of Tony Rezko spells trouble for Barack.(2008)

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| May 05, 2008 | Spruiell, Stephen | COPYRIGHT 2008 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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BARACK OBAMA has two categories of problematic friends. On one hand, there are the radicals-such people as his pastor, Jeremiah Wright, and his friend Bill Ayers, a former leader in the homegrown '60s terror group the Weather Underground. On the other hand, there are the players--such Illinois political operators as indicted fundraiser and businessman Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a man who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Obama's campaigns and helped him buy a $1.65 million house here.

The radicals have received more coverage in the national media so far, simply because the public nature of what they do makes them easier to ...

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