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Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan held a conference call this afternoon to discuss the Blagojevich scandal. As one would expect, the RNC is emphasizing the embarrassment this all causes for Barack Obama. Duncan urged Obama to hold a press conference and said Obama has a lot of questions to answer. Interestingly, Duncan focused on the report that a union official with the SEIU acted as an intermediary between the Obama camp and Blagojevich. "Why did he feel it necessary to have an interemediary?" wondered Duncan. "What was his feeling toward the governor?" The implication is that perhaps Obama, or someone advising him, sensed that Blagojevich could become radioactive and thought it prudent to keep him at arm's length. I'd bet on an advisor; Obama himself doesn't exactly have the greatest record as a judge of character...