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Earthquake: Illinois Gov. Arrested; Charged With Selling Obama's Senate Seat
Swampland —
... From MSNBC:
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested by FBI agents Tuesday morning on federal corruption charges, officials said.
His chief of staff John Harris was also charged, the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed in a statement. Blagojevich, 51, and Harris, 46, both of Chicago, were each charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery. A 76-page FBI affidavit alleges that Blagojevich was intercepted on court-authorized wiretaps during the last month conspiring to sell or trade for personal gain the ...
Governor Blagojevich Arrested
The Latest on Air America —
MSNBC has the details:
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested by FBI agents Tuesday morning on federal corruption charges, officials said.
His chief of staff John Harris was also charged, the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed in a statement.
Blagojevich, 51, and Harris, 46, both of Chicago, were each charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery.
A 76-page FBI affidavit alleges that Blagojevich was intercepted on court-authorized wiretaps during the last ...
Blagojevich, Illinois Governor Arrested (VIDEO)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... a complaint contains only charges and is not evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent and are entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Curses abound in the Blagojevich indictment -- particularly the f-word, which is used 18 times.
Blagojevich has become incredibly unpopular in Illinois. Read more about Blagojevich's arrest, Blagojevich arrested, Illinois governor arrested, Rod Blagojevich arrested. Read more about how Feds taped ...
Big time troubles for Ill. Governor Rod Blagojevich
Sister Toldjah —
Another Illinois corruptocrat taken into custody:
WASHINGTON - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to get financial benefits through his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to fill the vacancy left by Barack Obama’s election as president.
According to a federal criminal complaint, Blagojevich also was charged with illegally threatening to withhold state assistance to Tribune Co., the owner of the Chicago Tribune, in the sale of Wrigley Field. In return for state ...
BLAGO BUSTED! Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Arrested on Federal Charges
BlondeSense —
Breaking News Chicago – A “truly new low” has hit the Windy City, as Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich embarked on a "corruption crime spree" and tried to benefit from his ability to appoint President-elect Barack Obama's replacement in the U.S. Senate, federal officials said Tuesday. Blago was arrested earlier today on corruption charges and later released on a whopping $4,500 bond. (I guess they don't think he's going anywhere...) Legendary Plame Game U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, who succeeded in helping Scooter Libby get his prison number as LWOH ...
Elections 2.0 -- Votes for Senate Seats? Wild.
The Washington Note —
... This is one of the intricacies of our democracy that high schoolers stumble upon with disbelief. As unbelievable as Governor Blago's auction, is that we still have this system in place. ...
Charlie Rangel Would Like to Thank His Donors for Paying All Those Parking Tickets
Politics Daily —
... Or maybe you could give $500,000 and an ambassadorship to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Because both of those were on his Christmas list and he didn't get either one. ...
