Illinois governor tried to sell Senate seat: prosecutors
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20081210/2008_12_09t160640_450x299_us_blagojevich_investigation.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=BbYDeFLytql0Opn0ZJKAxg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="An artist's drawing shows Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (2nd R) and his Chief of Staff John Harris as they stand in front of U.S. Magistrate Nan Nolan (L) while federal prosecutor Reid Schar watches at the Dirksen Federal building in Chicago, Illinois December 9, 2008. (Verna Sadock/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081209/pl_nm/us_blagojevich_investigation)Reuters - The governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, was arrested on Tuesday on "staggering" corruption charges that alleged he tried to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by fellow Democrat, President-elect Barack Obama.</p><br clear="all"/>
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