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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/9/2008
Illinois Governor Arrested
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Beleaguered Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was taken into custody by law enforcement authorities at his home this morning, reports the Tribune Company, sourcing a US Attorney's office spokesman. The governor's chief of staff, John Harris, was also arrested. Hours earlier, the Chicago ...
chicagotribune.com - 12/9/2008
Rod Blagojevich, Illinois governor -
— chicagotribune.com — 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 ... (more) Rod Blagojevich, Illinois governor -

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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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Governor Is Held in Inquiry Into Filling Obama’s Seat
nytimes.com - 12/9/2008
Governor Is Held in Inquiry Into Filling Obama’s Seat
— nytimes.com — Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois was arrested and charged with corruption, including an allegation that he conspired... to profit from appointing a senator to succeed Barack Obama. > (more) Governor Is Held in Inquiry Into Filling Obama’s Seat

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HorsesAss.Org — Ill. governor and aid arrested. From TPM: Beleaguered Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was taken into custody by law enforcement authorities at his home this morning, reports the Tribune Company, sourcing a US Attorney’s office spokesman. The governor’s chief of staff, John Harris, was also arrested. Hours earlier, the Chicago Tribune reported that the federal probe of pay-to-play politics in the Blagojevich administration had expanded to include the question whether the process of filling Barack Obama’s US Senate seat — ...

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