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cnn.com - 12/30/2008
Blagojevich could pick Obama successor from prison
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, was arrested Tuesday on corruption charges.
foxnews.com - 12/31/2008
U.S. Attorney Seeks Extension to Indict Blagojevich - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker
— foxnews.com — CHICAGO -- U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has asked a federal judge in Chicago to give him a... 90-day extension to seek an indictment of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Federal prosecutors normally have 30 days to file an indictment against a ... (more) U.S. Attorney Seeks Extension to Indict Blagojevich - ...

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Blagojevich expected to name former Illinois Atty. General Roland Burris as Obama’s Senate successor.
Think Progress — ... in the Senate. The move comes after Democratic leaders criticized the prospect of Blagojevich going ahead with the appointment process. “No appointment by this governor under these circumstances could produce a credible replacement,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said this month. Burris reportedly “ ...

Prosecutor: Baltimore Mayor Stole Best Buy Gift Cards From the Poor
Politics Daily — ... and other gift cards intended for needy families for an Xbox 360, a PlayStation Portable, clothes and other items for her own use. Really mayor? Gift cards? If you had any ounce of real criminal skill, you would have made off with at least $500,000 or an ambassadorship to Western Europe. If Dixon had any real sense, she would have stolen a Paul Mitchell hairbrush. There's going to be an amazing black market for those things in jail as soon as Rod Blagojevich joins her.   Permalink |  ...

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