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Published 12/10/2008 by Chris Cillizza at Wash Post In Congress
The arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) on bribery charges relating to the appointment of a senator to replace Barack Obama turns what was already a difficult situation into one fraught with political peril.
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