Feds officially charge Blagojevich

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Kari Andren

Rod Blagojevich faces 16 felony counts in indictment

By Kevin McDermott
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH     Apr. 03 2009
(Kari Andren of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report.)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Before he even took office as Illinois governor, Rod
Blagojevich and a group of associates hatched a plot to earn illegal profits
through official powers and divide the money among themselves after [...]

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Vets blast Blagojevich

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Kari Andren

Veterans groups blast Blagojevich’s comparison of his shock at arrest to Pearl Harbor Day  
Kari Andren
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 01/23/2009
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Veterans organizations in southern Illinois blasted Gov. Rod Blagojevich Friday for comparing his arrest last month to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.  
In an interview with the Associated Press on Thursday, Blagojevich said [...]

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