Difference between revisions of "Rod Blagojevich"
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| − | '''Rod R. Blagojevich''', a Democrat, is the current and 40th [[governor]] of the state of [[Illinois]]. He was born on December 10, 1956, in [[Chicago]]. Before being elected as [[governor]], Blagojevich served as Cook County Assistant State's Attorney and then Representative for Illinois' 5th District in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] (elected in 1996)<ref>http://www.illinois.gov/gov/bio.cfm</ref>. | + | '''Rod R. Blagojevich''', a Democrat, is the current and 40th [[governor]] of the state of [[Illinois]]. He was born on December 10, 1956, in [[Chicago]]. Before being elected as [[governor]], Blagojevich served as Cook County Assistant State's Attorney and then Representative for Illinois' 5th District in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] (elected in 1996)<ref>http://www.illinois.gov/gov/bio.cfm</ref>. |
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| + | On December 9th, 2008, Mr. Blagojevich was arrested on corruption charges for attempting to sell the recently vacated [[United States Senate|U. S. Senate]] seat of [[Barack Obama]]. <ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081209/ap_on_re_us/blagojevich_corruption_probe</ref> Liberal media outlets were disproportionately quick in pointing out that President-elect Obama had no involvement in the scandal, despite clear evidence being available to the contrary <ref>http://flapsblog.com/2008/12/15/why-is-barack-obama-lying-about-contact-with-hot-rod-blagojevich-part-3/</ref> including photos of the two together while the governor was trying to sell Obama's seat <ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/fullosseousflap/3100630034/</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 21:23, December 16, 2008
Rod R. Blagojevich, a Democrat, is the current and 40th governor of the state of Illinois. He was born on December 10, 1956, in Chicago. Before being elected as governor, Blagojevich served as Cook County Assistant State's Attorney and then Representative for Illinois' 5th District in the U.S. House of Representatives (elected in 1996)[1].
On December 9th, 2008, Mr. Blagojevich was arrested on corruption charges for attempting to sell the recently vacated U. S. Senate seat of Barack Obama. [2] Liberal media outlets were disproportionately quick in pointing out that President-elect Obama had no involvement in the scandal, despite clear evidence being available to the contrary [3] including photos of the two together while the governor was trying to sell Obama's seat [4].