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google.com - 12/9/2008
AFP: Illinois governor arrested for trying to sell Obama's senate seat
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Illinois governor arrested for trying to sell Obama's senate seat 1 hour ago CHICAGO (AFP) The governor of Illinois was arrested on Tuesday for conspiring to sell an appointment to president-elect Barack Obama's recently open US senate seat, prosecutors said. Governor Rod Blagojevich and his ...
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Arrested By Federal Agents
cbs2chicago.com - 12/9/2008
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Arrested By Federal Agents
— cbs2chicago.com — Details Of Complaint Against Blagojevich CHICAGO (CBS) ― Full release from U.S. Attorney's Office: Illinois Gov. Rod... R. Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff, John Harris, were arrested today by FBI agents on federal corruption charges alleging that ... (more) Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Arrested By Federal ...

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Governor Is Held in Inquiry Into Filling Obama’s Seat
nytimes.com - 12/9/2008
Governor Is Held in Inquiry Into Filling Obama’s Seat
— nytimes.com — Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois was arrested and charged with corruption, including an allegation that he conspired... to profit from appointing a senator to succeed Barack Obama. > (more) Governor Is Held in Inquiry Into Filling Obama’s Seat

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foxnews.com - 12/9/2008
Illinois Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker
— foxnews.com — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris were arrested Tuesday morning in Chicago... on two counts each of federal corruption charges stemming from allegations Blagojevich was trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's vacated ... (more) Illinois Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges - ...

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NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias:  Ill. Gov. Taken Into Custody by Feds, Media Never DId Connect Him to Obama

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Ill. Gov. Taken Into Custody by Feds, Media Never DId Connect Him to Obama
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... of these news reports. You guessed it, the fact that Blago is a Democrat seems to have slipped under the radar. But also his connections to Obama and his associates has continually gone unnoticed. Now, as usual, we cannot really smack around the home papers or TV reports. After all, people in Chicago and Illinois already know that their governor is a Democrat. But it is the news wires and outlets outside Illinois that should be questioned. News outlets like CNN, AFP, MSNBC's First Read Blog, The AP, have mysteriously forgotten that Blago was ...

Ill. Governor Arrested by Feds, Media Ignored Connection To Obama
Stop The ACLU — ... from many of these news reports. You guessed it, the fact that Blago is a Democrat seems to have slipped under the radar. But also his connections to Obama and his associates has continually gone unnoticed. Now, as usual, we cannot really smack around the home papers or TV reports. After all, people in Chicago and Illinois already know that their governor is a Democrat. But it is the news wires and outlets outside Illinois that should be questioned. News outlets like CNN , AFP , MSNBC’s First Read Blog , The AP , have mysteriously forgotten that Blago ...

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