washingtonpost.com - 12/9/2008
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chicagotribune.com - 12/9/2008
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UPDATE: Feds take Gov. Blagojevich into custody Gov.
Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff were arrested...
today by FBI agents on federal corruption charges. Click here for the latest updates from the Breaking News Center . A three-year federal ...
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cbs2chicago.com - 12/9/2008
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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 ...
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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Arrested By Federal ...
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Rod Blagojevich Brings The Corruption “A” Game
Oliver Willis —
From the indictment of Illinois Gov Rod Blagojevich (backstory):
“ROD BLAGOJEVICH said that the consultants (Advisor B and another consultant are believed to be on the call at that time) are telling him that he has to “suck it up” for two years and do nothing and give this “motherfucker [the President-elect] his senator. Fuck him. For nothing? Fuck him.” ROD BLAGOJEVICH states that he will put “[Senate Candidate 4]” in the Senate “before I just give fucking [Senate Candidate 1] a fucking Senate seat and I don’t get anything.” (Senate Candidate ...
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Arrested
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... will appear in a federal courthouse in Chicago later today, and U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald and FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert D. Grant are preparing to describe their case at a news conference at noon eastern time. The arrests, which authorities say occurred "without incident," follow news reports that a well-connected lobbyist turned FBI informant had taped the governor saying that he might "get some [money] up front, maybe" from an unnamed candidate for a Senate seat. Continue reading Posted at 10:44 AM ET on ...
Blagojevich's Wife: A Modern Lady Macbeth?
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Patricia Blagojevich allegedly helped plot against her husband's enemies and egged on his schemes.
Chicago Tribune: Her alleged ambitions and brashness are outlined in a 76-page federal criminal complaint: She helped her husband hatch a plan to sell President-elect Barack Obama's old U.S. Senate seat. ...
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