edition.cnn.com - 12/13/2008
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The embattled governor was arrested this week on federal corruption charges.
foxnews.com - 12/9/2008
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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 ...
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Illinois Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges - ...
msnbc.msn.com - 12/9/2008
politickernj.com - 12/10/2008
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politickernj.com —
The arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and
his top aide on charges, among other things, that...
he attempted to sell off his pick to replace President-elect Barack Obama's former Senate seat, creates a drama for political junkies just in time for ...
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The most corrupt political office in America: Illinois ...
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... Just keep this in mind: according to CNN, Rahmbo “has been notified that he is not a target of the investigation.” That means that, despite the sordid innuendo of James Bone’s copy, the future CoS wasn’t caught on tape saying things to Gov. Blagojevich (or Blago’s staff) that could “prove an acute embarrassment to the incoming Obama Administration, even if no illegal deals were discussed”–which obviously weren’t, or else Rahmbo would likely be a target of the ...
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... Just keep this in mind: according to CNN, Rahmbo “has been notified that he is not a target of the investigation.” That means that, despite the sordid innuendo of ...
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