Published 12/9/2008
by CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
at CNN Political Ticker
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The man with the sole authority to appoint a senator to replace Barack Obama was arrested Tuesday, shaking up the process to fill the president-elects former Senate seat.
FBI agents took Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich into custody, arresting him on federal corruption charges in part related to the selection of Obama's successor in [...]
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