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Illinois governor: 'I have done nothing wrong'
Illinois governor: 'I have done nothing wrong'
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich spoke to reporters at a news conference Friday but did not take questions.
Illinois lawmakers to sort out Gov. Rod Blagojevich scandal -
chicagotribune.com — SPRINGFIELD—Illinois lawmakers return to the Capitol on Monday with plans to disarm and dislodge Democratic Gov. Rod... Blagojevich , whose arrest in an alleged attempt to sell President-elect Barack Obama 's U.S. Senate seat has thrown state government ... (more) Illinois lawmakers to sort out Gov. Rod Blagojevich ...
Blagojevich Democrats are all part of the same tainted web in Illinois.
friendsofblago.com — Governor Rod Blagojevich has put a "For Sale" sign on the Illinois state capitol for years. Now... he has put a "For Sale" sign on the important job of filling the seat currently held by President-Elect Barack Obama. He has been caught red-handed. The ... (more) Blagojevich Democrats are all part of the same tainted ...
Jackson Jr. went to authorities about Illinois governor
Jackson Jr. went to authorities about Illinois governor
cnn.com — Gov. Rod Blagojevich has ignored calls to resign after being arrested last week on federal corruption charges.... (more) Jackson Jr. went to authorities about Illinois governor
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Blagojevich claims he'll be 'vindicated'
Political Animal — BLAGOJEVICH CLAIMS HE'LL BE 'VINDICATED'.... Gov. Rod Blagojevich has barely uttered a public word since his arrest 10 days ago, but he held an event in Chicago this afternoon. Regrettably, he did not break his silence to announce his resignation, but rather, to profess his innocence. "I will fight, I will fight, I will fight until I take my last breath. I have done nothing wrong," Blagojevich said in a brief news conference. "I am not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing." There were, as one might imagine, quite a few reporters on hand for the governor's comments, but ...

Rod Blagojevich: I’m Not a Crook!
The Moderate Voice — In Blagojevich’s public statement today he said, and I quote, I will fight, I will fight, I will fight until I take my last breath. I have done nothing wrong. What the Governor means is that as far as he’s concerned, and as far as it looks to this point, he hasn’t committed any criminal offense. But that’s not the same as having done “nothing wrong”. Not being a criminal is not the same as being an effective representative and leader for the people who elected you. There is, as there always is in ...

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