lawhawk.blogspot.com - 12/9/2008
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chicagotribune.com - 12/9/2008
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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 ...
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cbs2chicago.com - 12/9/2008
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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 ...
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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Arrested By Federal ...
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 - ...
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Corruptocrat alert: Blagojevich taken into custody by FBI; conspired to sell/trade HHS position, stifle newspaper
Michelle Malkin —
... and commissions, state jobs and state contracts.“The breadth of corruption laid out in these charges is staggering,” U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said in a statement.“They allege that Blagojevich put a ‘for sale’ sign on the naming of a United States senator; involved himself personally in pay-to-play schemes with the urgency of a salesman meeting his annual sales target; and corruptly used his office in an effort to trample editorial voices of criticism.” *** Time to play: Name that party!
Hot Rod did what?
Power Line —
... Blagojevich put a 'for sale' sign on the naming of a United States senator; involved himself personally in pay-to-play schemes with the urgency of a salesman meeting his annual sales target; and corruptly used his office in an effort to trample editorial voices of criticism."
Byron York has more here, Jonah Goldberg has more here, Jonathan Martin has more here.
Michelle Malkin notes that it's time to play another edition of name that party.
THE CHICAGO WAY: Illinois Gov. Blagojevich, chief of staff, arrested. “In one charge related to th…
Instapundit —
THE CHICAGO WAY: Illinois Gov. Blagojevich, chief of staff, arrested. “In one charge related to the appointment of a senator to replace Barack Obama, prosecutors allege that Blagojevich sought appointment for himseld as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the new Obama administration, or a lucrative job with a union, in exchange for appointing a union-preferred candidate.”
UPDATE: Another chance to play Name That Party!
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THE CHICAGO WAY: Illinois Gov. Blagojevich, chief of staff, arrested. “In one charge related to the…
Instapundit —
THE CHICAGO WAY: Illinois Gov. Blagojevich, chief of staff, arrested. “In one charge related to the appointment of a senator to replace Barack Obama, prosecutors allege that Blagojevich sought appointment for himself as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the new Obama administration, or a lucrative job with a union, in exchange for appointing a union-preferred candidate.”
UPDATE: Another chance to play Name That Party!
ANOTHER UPDATE: “Simply put, it is the most breathtaking corruption scandal in the history of ...
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