Published 12/23/2008
at L.A. Times - Politics
The president-elect ordered a review of contact between the Illinois governor and his aides, including incoming chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.
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President-elect Barack Obama plans to reveal today his staff's conversations with the Illinois governor, accused of trying to sell Obama's Senate seat, transition officials said Monday.
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