Attorney: Blagojevich has no plans of resigning (Politico)

Source: Feds take Gov. Blagojevich into custody
chicagobreakingnews.com 12/9/2008 — A source said today that Gov. Rod Blagojevich was taken into federal custody at his North Side home this morning. The U.S. attorney's office would not confirm the information. A Blagojevich spokesman said he was unaware of the development. "Haven't ...

Is It a Crime To Trade a Senatorial Appointment Decision for a Cabinet Job?
volokh.com 12/9/2008 — The charges against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich are extremely serious, and much of them allege garden variety corruption, albeit on a massive scale. But I wonder whether one of the...

Attorney: Blagojevich has no plans of resigning
politico.com 12/9/2008 — The attorney for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said the governor will be vindicated and he has no plans to resign.

Blagojevich: Oh My, He’s So Gangster
attackerman.firedoglake.com 12/9/2008 — from enterstageright Is it wrong to have, on some level, respect for just how gangster Rod Blagojevich is? Consider this, from page 44 of the complaint: During the call, ROD BLAGOJEVICH’s wife can be heard in the background telling ROD ...

Fitzgerald press conference on Blagojevich. Transcript.
blogs.suntimes.com 12/9/2008 — Courtesy Federal News Service...

Who Will Play Blago? — The Corner on National Review Online

Indictment Excerpt: Blago Threatens to Yank State's Support of Chicago Tribune Owned Cubs Unless They "Fire All These People [Criticizing Me and Calling for Impeachment], Get 'em the fuck out off there and get us some editorial support" — Ace of Spades HQ

Blagojevich Auctions Senate Seat — The Moderate Voice

Phil Bronstein: Nice work, Gov. Blagojevich. Really. — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Breaking Wind, I mean, News — Caption This!

U.S. attorney: Blagojevich has taken us to 'new low' — CNN Political Ticker 12/9/2008
U.S. attorney Patrick Fitzgerald held a press conference Tuesday. CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) — Hours after federal investigators announced they had arrested Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff on corruption charges, U.S. ...

From Valerie Plame case to taking down a governor (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/9/2008
AP - For Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, it's too bad prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald ever came home.

From CIA leak case to taking down a governor — msnbc.com: Politics 12/9/2008
For Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, it's too bad prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald ever came home.

Bug me: Blagojevich has Gary Hart moment — msnbc.com: Politics 12/10/2008
Just as presidential candidate Gary Hart once baited reporters to "follow me around" if they thought he was stepping out on his wife, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich told people they were welcome to tape his public and private phone calls.

Axe ripped Fitzgerald’s patronage purge (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/10/2008
Politico - Patrick Fitzgerald’s charges against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich have drawn a chorus of shock and outrage.