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• Blagojevich Indictment Coming Soon

CHICAGO (AP) - An indictment is expected as early as today charging ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich with presiding over state government awash in political corruption. The indictment U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald is expected to produce would replace a complaint charging Blagojevich with plotting to trade or sell President Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat and a host of other corruption.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• April 02, 2009

• Blagojevich Indictment Could Be Filed Today

CHICAGO -- An indictment is expected as early as Thursday charging ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich with presiding over a state government awash in political corruption. The indictment U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald is expected to produce would replace a complaint charging Blagojevich with plotting to trade or sell President Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat and a host of other corruption.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• April 02, 2009

• Blagojevich Indictment Expected As Early As Today

CHICAGO - An indictment is expected as early as today charging ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich with presiding over state government awash in political corruption. The indictment U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald is expected to produce would replace a complaint charging Blagojevich with plotting to trade or sell President Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat and a host of other corruption.

• Charleston Gazette
• April 02, 2009

• Indictment Surprises, Saddens Blagojevich

CHICAGO - Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he's saddened and hurt, but not surprised, by a federal corruption indictment. Blagojevich and five others were charged Thursday with a host of corrupt acts, including trying to auction off President Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat.

• Charleston Gazette
• April 03, 2009

• Accused: Feds Charge Former Governor, Brother, Four Otherscorruption: Trying to Sell Senate Seat Among Chargesindictedlawmakers: Indictment Validates Decision to Remove Blagojevich

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers said Thursday that the federal indictment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich validates their decision to remove him from office. The 75-page document outlining allegations of fraud and corruption serves as a reminder that nobody is above the law, they said.

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• April 03, 2009

• ICPR and Sunshine Project Leaders React to Blagojevich Indictment.

CHICAGO -- Cynthia Canary, Director of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, issued the following statement: "Rod Blagojevich was elected and ...

• Business Wire
• April 02, 2009

• Change Illinois! Says Blagojevich Indictment Underscores Need for Campaign Contribution Limits

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• U.S. Newswire
• April 02, 2009

• Who Else Will Receive a Christmas Gift Like Blagojevich?

The ghost of Christmas present arrived a bit early for Rod Blagojevich - at about 6 a.m. on Dec. 9 to be exact - in the form of an FBI agent bearing handcuffs and an arrest warrant. It was not a joke, the agent assured the Illinois governor, which should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the FBI. (When it comes to arrests, at least, Tommy Lee Jones' Special Agent K had it exactly right in "Men in Black": "We at the FBI have no sense of humor we're aware of.") What would this federal indictment of the current Illinois governor look like? Well, I have no inside information whatsoever, but all indications are that it would be remarkably similar to the federal indictment of Illinois's previous governor. The facts may be different and certainly the current governor appears to have ...

• Michigan Chronicle
• September 02, 2009

• In Today's Newspaper - Indictment Contains New Charges Against Blagojevich

Extortion: Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is indicted on charges of trying to auction off President Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat along with new corruption allegations that he tried to extort a congressman. a4 Family affair: Dad brings daughter, 9, to a stickup. Now, he's a fugitive. The girl is safe. a2

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• April 03, 2009

• Indictment Alleges New Heights of Corruption Along with Scheme to Auction Off Senate Seat, More Blagojevich Accusations Surface

CHICAGO - Rod Blagojevich's schemes and corruption stretch back beyond trying to sell a Senate seat, beyond handing out jobs to political donors and even beyond his first day in the Illinois governor's office, federal prosecutors say. Promised to clean up

• Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
• April 17, 2009