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huffingtonpost.com - 12/9/2008
Illinois Governor Arrested: Rod Blagojevich (VIDEO)
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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. A 76-page FBI affidavit said the 51-year-old Democratic governor was ...

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Crooks and Liars:  Bagging Blagojevich or How the Right Learned to Love Patrick Fitzgerald

politico.com - 12/9/2008
Attorney: Blagojevich has no plans of resigning
— politico.com — The attorney for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said the governor will be vindicated and he has no plans to resign. (more) Attorney: Blagojevich has no plans of resigning

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Gov. Blagojevich free on bond after arrested by feds :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich and Operation Board Games
suntimes.com - 12/9/2008
Gov. Blagojevich free on bond after arrested by feds :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich ...
— suntimes.com — Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich taken into federal custody Gov. Blagojevich, wearing a black and blue jogging suit, appeared before a federal judge this afternoon on corruption charges. U.S. Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan set a $4,500 ... (more) Gov. Blagojevich free on bond after arrested by feds  ...

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theneweditor.com - 12/9/2008
Illinois Gov. Blagojevich, Chief of Staff, Arrested
— theneweditor.com — The Chicago Tribune's Jeff Coen, David Kidwell and Monique Garcia report : Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, were arrested by FBI agents on federal corruption charges Tuesday morning. Blagojevich and Harris were arrested ... (more) Illinois Gov. Blagojevich, Chief of Staff, Arrested

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Bagging Blagojevich or How the Right Learned to Love Patrick Fitzgerald
Crooks and Liars — News this morning that U.S. attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has indicted Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich predictably brought cheers from the conservative chattering classes. Blagojevich's arrest over the "pay for play" Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama and myriad other jaw-dropping corruption schemes Fitzgerald simply deemed "staggering" led the right-wing Hot Air blog among others to proclaim "Fitzmas arrives early this year." Of course, when the crime was obstruction and perjury over the outing covert CIA operative Valerie Plame ...

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Illinois’s Boycott is Wrong
theglitteringeye.com 12/9/2008 — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has threatened the Bank of America: Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) — Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s threat to halt the state’s dealings with Bank of America Corp. over a shut-down factory in Chicago extends a “dangerous” trend of politicians meddling with ...
Illinois Governor Arrested
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/9/2008 — 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 ...
BUSTED!... ILLINOIS GOVERNOR BLAGOJEVICH ARRESTED!
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 12/9/2008 — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is arrested in Chicago! He is accused of attempting to benefit financially from his position to appoint Barack Obama's Senate replacement. Federal officials already announced in September that they had enough ...
So. Who Will Appoint the Next Illinois Senator?
motherjones.com 12/9/2008 — Looks like it is Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn , the man on the right. He better have zero uncovered corruption scandals in his past, because the entire national media is going to turn its eyes to him as soon as it's done digesting Fitzgerald's ...
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Taken Into Federal Custody
firedoglake.com 12/9/2008 — I week or so back I wondered if Dick Durbin's support for former Illinois GOP Gov. Ryan's pardon might not be laying some groundwork for a pardon of Blago down the road, after a close confident of Blago's had allowed his conversations with the ...
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Is the Ballsiest Governor in America
motherjones.com 12/9/2008 — The most corrupt politician in America is, apparently, also the gutsiest. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, has been under investigation for three years because of a litany of corruption charges and has the most famous prosecutor in ...
Rod Blagojevich Arrested: The Damage He Could Do
huffingtonpost.com 12/9/2008 — The arrest this morning of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has sparked intense discussion in the political universe over how great a taint his ethical follies will have both on the next Illinois Senator and Barack Obama. The governor, accused of ...
Illinois Governor Arrested For Trying to Sell Obama Senate Seat
pajamasmedia.com 12/9/2008 — Simply put, it is the most breathtaking corruption scandal in the history of Illinois politics.
Big time troubles for Ill. Governor Rod Blagojevich
sistertoldjah.com 12/10/2008 — 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 ...
Video: The Arrest of Governor Blagojevich — Little Green Footballs
US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald describes the charges against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. The depth of the corruption in this case is mind-boggling.