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Summary: The RNC scrutinizes Obama's past relationships with three questionable Chicago figures.
Script of "Chicago Way" (TV)
ANNOUNCER [v/o]: The Chicago way. Shady politics. That's Barack Obama's training. His teachers?
Tony Rezko: Convicted of corruption, money laundering, aiding and abetting bribery.
(Text on screen: Chicago Tribune, 6-4-08)
Rezko got Obama in on a shady land deal.
(Text on screen: "Obama and His Rezko Ties," Chicago Sun-Times, 4-23-07)
William Daley: Heir to the Chicago machine. A top Obama adviser.
And William Ayers: Leader of a terrorist group that bombed the U.S. Capitol. Obama's first campaign was launched at a gathering at Mr. Ayers' home.
(Text on screen: Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2008)
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