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memeorandum.com - 12/9/2008
Blagojevich arrested on federal charges (Chicago Breaking News)
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Chicago Breaking News : Blagojevich arrested on federal charges   —  Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, were arrested today by FBI agents for what U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald called a “staggering” level of corruption involving ...
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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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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msnbc.msn.com - 12/9/2008
Ill. governor arrested on corruption charges
— msnbc.msn.com — Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested by FBI agents Tuesday morning on federal corruption charges, officials said.... (more) Ill. governor arrested on corruption charges

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Shakesville:  Blago Busted

The Next Right:  Governor Blagojevich is caught. What happens next?

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Blago Busted
Shakesville — ... to withhold substantial state assistance to the Tribune Company in connection with the sale of Wrigley Field to induce the firing of Chicago Tribune editorial board members sharply critical of Blagojevich; and to obtain campaign contributions in exchange for official actions—both historically and now in a push before a new state ethics law takes effect January 1, 2009." Basically, it's a pay-to-play scandal. There are a ton of details at the link, and full coverage here. And you can read the DoJ's release about the case here (pdf). I was in the car ...

Governor Blagojevich is caught. What happens next?
The Next Right — News of the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is focusing on his own crimes, which appear to be brazen and deplorable.  I don't think anybody is defending him against what appears to be smoking gun evidence.   But this isn't an isolated example.  As Dave Schuler says at Outside the Beltway, "within my lifetime three Illinois governors have been convicted of corruption and served time in prison after serving their terms as governor. It’s not just a few bad apples here, not just ...

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Fed Seeks Fixes Beyond Rate Cuts — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 12/9/2008
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Reuters - The fate of the U.S. auto industry and millions of jobs are on the line as major players work out details on Tuesday of a plan to extend emergency loans to the Big Three automakers in exchange for tougher oversight.
Bush legacy talk starts with military doctrine — msnbc.com: Politics 12/9/2008
The Bush Doctrine is getting a full-throated defense — from its namesake. The president returns to the U.S. Military Academy Tuesday to focus on the strategy derided by critics as an abject failure.
U.S. attorney: Blagojevich has taken us to 'new low' — CNN Political Ticker 12/9/2008
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