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politicalwire.com - 12/11/2008
The Most Corrupt Office in America
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James Pindell : "Along with the position of Newark, New Jersey mayor the seat of Illinois Governor may be the most corrupt office in America... If Blagojevich is convicted he will become the fourth Illinois Governor in 40 years to go to jail."
politickernj.com - 12/10/2008
The most corrupt political office in America: Illinois Governor
— 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 ... (more) The most corrupt political office in America: Illinois ...

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Illinois Is Trying. It Really Is. But the Most Corrupt State Is Actually . . .
nytimes.com - 12/14/2008
Illinois Is Trying. It Really Is. But the Most Corrupt State Is Actually . . .
— nytimes.com — There are several ways to gauge levels of government corruption. We rank the states here according to... three methods. > (more) Illinois Is Trying. It Really Is. But the Most Corrupt ...
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First thoughts: So who's corrupt now?
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 12/11/2008
First thoughts: So who's corrupt now?
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** So who’s corrupt now? Since his election... last month, Obama and his team have masterfully choreographed every cabinet announcement, press conference, and meeting for maximum effect -- ... (more) First thoughts: So who's corrupt now?

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The Hollywood Liberal — The Most Corrupt Office in America James Pindell : “Along with the position of Newark, New Jersey mayor, the seat of Illinois Governor may be the most corrupt office in America… If Blagojevich is convicted he will become the fourth Illinois Governor in 40 years to go to jail.” [image] [image] This entry was posted on Thursday, December 11th, 2008 at 5:38 am and is filed under Main Blog (All Posts) . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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