Golden (95 page)

Roosevelt, Teddy,
26

Rosalind Franklin University,
164
,
215

Rosenberg, Thomas,
180–84
,
214
,
222–25
,
236
,
245
,
468

Rossi, Ronald,
58
,
84

Rostenkowski, Dan,
47
,
52–55

Rothstein, Ruth,
126

Rove, Karl,
126
,
145
,
350

Rumsfeld, Donald,
423

Rush, Bobby,
68
,
98
,
243
,
310

Ryan, George,
112
,
121
,
138
,
212
,
235
,
285–86
,
438
,
459
,
464

as governor,
105
,
108
,
152
,
336

in race for governor,
75
,
96
,
115
,
127–29
,
332

scandal while Secretary of State,
10
,
80
,
86–88
,
124
,
304

Ryan, Jim,
96–97
,
101
,
103–5
,
107–9
,
121
,
124–26
,
165
,
202
,
333
,
345
,
347

Ryan, Tom,
86

Salah, Muhammad,
196

Salley, John,
314

Sawyer, Eugene,
42

SBC Communications,
150

Schakowsky, Jan,
75
,
80
,
85
,
243
,
274
,
360

Schar, Reid,
196
,
204
,
211
,
281
,
302
,
324
,
326
,
345–46
,
352–54
,
365
,
369
,
380
,
385
,
391–93
,
395
,
407
,
413–14
,
417
,
419
,
421
,
424
,
426–27
,
429
,
431
,
437–53
,
455–56
,
459–60

Schindler, Shari,
361

Schmidt, Frank,
190–91

Schumer, Chuck,
141–42
, 3782

Schwarzeneggar, Arnold,
277

Scofield, Doug:

and Blagojevich's run for governor,
91
,
99–102
,
120
,
122
,
129
,
201
,
205
,
275–76

as deputy governor,
137
,
140–43
,
394

on Gov. Blagojevich's transition team,
135

and Obama's senate seat replacement,
253–56
,
260–64
,
269
,
271–72
,
290
,
294
,
360
,
371–72
,
391
,
394–96
,
430
,
433
,
441–42
,
454
,
458

and the Strategy Group,
85

testimony of,
361–63

Scott, Zaldwaynaka,
202

Seals, Dan,
276

Seaway National Bank,
99

Sector, Bob,
390

Senese, Dominic,
171

Senese, Joseph,
171–72

Service Employees International

Union (SEIU),
103
,
175
,
201
,
246
,
253
,
260–62
,
271
,
394
,
396
,
431

Shapiro, Gary,
302

Sheahan, Skinny,
103

Sheffield, Gary,
335

Shimkus, John,
128

Simon, Paul,
56
,
89
,
92

Simpson, O. J.,
310

Singer, William,
230

Sneed, Michael,
251
,
269
,
272
,
359
,
442

Sorosky, Sheldon,
40
,
42
,
44
,
199
,
242
,
290–91
,
300–302
,
305
,
353–54
,
372–73
,
400–402
,
405
,
438–39
,
458

Sosnick, Doug,
265
,
267

Spaetti, Kimberly,
458

Spann-Cooper, Melody,
277

Spitz, Alan,
75

Spitzer, Eliot,
320

Springfield Consulting Group,
145

Springfield State Journal-Register
, and Mell's “Jacksonian” comment,
95

St. Clair, Stacy,
384

St. Eve, Amy,
236

State Universities Retirement System (SURS),
221

Stefanski, Danny,
15
,
17
,
24
,
35
,
114
,
135
,
198

Steinbrenner, George,
415–16

Stephens, Donald,
155

Stern, Andy,
246
,
252
,
254
,
261
,
360
,
394–95
,
427–28

Stevenson, Adlai,
427

Stewart, Mary,
69
,
94
,
140
,
274
,
300

Stockwell,
170
,
222

Stone, Christopher,
77

Strategy Group, the,
85
,
91

Stricklin, Dave,
81–82

Stroger, John,
112
,
126
,
259

Sweet, Lynn,
287

Talbot, Basil,
72

Tamayo, Jeannette,
154

Tannenbaum, Ted,
109
,
214
,
215–16
,
226

Tauscher, Ellen,
68

Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois (TRS),
166–72
,
174
,
179–85
,
194
,
196–98
,
203
,
212
,
214–15
,
217–24
,
227
,
236
,
245–47
,
336–37
,
344
,
347
,
367

Thomas, Jennifer,
156

Thompson, James R.,
92
,
134–35
,
205
,
235
,
399

Thompson, Paris,
38
,
47
,
91–92
.
See also
Bamani Obadele

Thompson, Tommy,
251–52
,
267

Topinka, Judy Baar,
127
,
138
,
150
,
200–201
,
203
,
205–6
,
314

Torres, Manuel “Manny”,
34
,
36
,
38

Trump, Donald,
320
,
415

Tusk, Bradley,
193–94
,
201
,
206
,
364
,
368
,
370

as deputy governor,
141–45
,
148–50
,
153
,
158–61
,
354–55
,
412–13

testimony of,
352–54

UBS Financial Services, Inc,
145

Ungaretti & Harris,
145

University of Tampa,
20
,
23

Vallas, Paul,
92
,
97–98
,
100–105
,
108–9
,
332

Vodovoz, Peter,
468

Vondra, Michael,
237
,
368

Vrdolyak, Edward “Fast Eddie”:

and Blagojevich's first government job,
7–9
,
30–32
,
68

and power struggle with Harold Washington,
31
,
34
,
36–37

and Stuart Levine,
127
,
165
,
196
,
204
,
213
,
216
,
223
,
226
,
229

Waddle, Tom,
208

Walker, Daniel,
36
,
86
,
414

Warren, Earl,
423

Warren, Ellen,
139

Washington, Bruce,
259
,
262
,
270
,
301

Washington, Harold,
31
,
36–37
,
41–42
,
68
,
112
,
121

Washington Post
on Obama's senate seat replacement,
243

Webb, Dan,
242

Webber, Christy,
103

Weinberg, Billy,
123

Weinstein, Robert,
170
,
172
,
180–81
,
185
,
216
,
220–23
,
226
,
228

Welch, Dwight,
318

Whitaker, Eric,
279
,
307

White, Jesse,
59
,
151

Whitney, Rich,
206

Wilhelm, David:

and Bill Clinton presidential campaign,
85
,
89
,
99

as Blagojevich's campaign chairman,
89
,
96
,
98–100
,
102
,
105
,
115
,
129

on Blagojevich's transition team,
135–36
,
345

and Hopewell Ventures,
198

Willett company,
216

Willis, Scott family,
87
,
124

Wilson, Connie,
458

Wilton, Jay,
194
,
344

Winfrey, Oprah,
277
,
279
,
388

Winston & Strawn,
199
,
205
,
242

Winter, Mike,
219

wiretapping:

of Blagojevich,
238–43
,
245–47
,
251–52
,
255–56
,
259
,
267
,
281–84
,
288–95
,
300–302
,
304
,
308
,
310
,
320–21
,
323
,
331
,
338–39
,
342
,
344
,
347
,
355
,
358–59
,
362
,
366
,
370
,
377–78
,
384
,
386
,
401
,
407–11
,
424–26
,
428
,
431–32
,
434
,
443–44
,
448
,
451
,
455–56
,
458
,
462

of Levine,
164
,
170–73
,
175–76
,
179
,
184–85
,
195–96
,
207
,
224–25
,
341

Wolfer brothers,
15

Wood, Corinne,
96
,
105

Wright, Tim,
309

Wrigley Field,
14
,
16
,
47
,
208–9
,
253
,
282
,
292
,
366

Wyma, John,
159
,
206
,
233–34

as Blagojevich adviser,
139–42
,
193
,
201

as Blagojevich chief of staff,
69–70
,
72
,
352
,
367
,
372

and Blagojevich's runs for governor,
100–102
,
111
,
120
,
129
,
190
,
201
,
205
,
231
,
237
,
327
,
342
,
413

first trial testimony of,
366–73

as lobbyist,
137
,
145
,
366–67

and Obama's senate seat replacement,
270–71
,
276
,
392
,
458

and Provena Health,
233–34
,
236
,
370
,
372–73
,
450

second trial testimony of,
396–97

wiring of,
238–39
,
290–92
,
294
,
370

Yang, Fred,
91
,
192
,
264–65
,
267
,
273
,
276
,
282
,
286–88
,
367
,
396
,
435
,
454

Yates, Sid,
75
,
200

Young Democrats of Cook County,
35
,
38

Zagel, James:

and first Blagojevich trial,
314
,
321–22
,
324–25
,
335
,
342
,
350–51
,
353–54
,
363
,
372
,
380
,
383
,
385–86

and second Blagojevich trial,
388–89
,
393
,
397–99
,
401
,
405–6
,
407–8
,
414
,
418
,
423–26
,
428
,
438–41
,
458–65
,
468

Zell, Sam,
253
,
292