Published 12/9/2008
by CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
at CNN Political Ticker
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. attorney Patrick Fitzgerald declared Tuesday a "sad day for government."
"Gov. Blagojevich has taken us to a new low," he said. "This conduct [...]
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