Fundraiser emerges as key event in Illinois probe
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081212/capt.4c67a30c59194ef7b9c85f6af436c7f4.illinois_governor_jackson_ilpb103.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=_T8AtlO1YP1_DLFQWd0.oA--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. answers questions about a report involving his brother Jonathan outside his house in Chicago, Friday, Dec. 12, 2008. As calls for the impeachment Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich intensified,, the Chicago Tribune reports in a story for Friday's editions, citing unnamed sources, that businessman Raghuveer Nayak and Blagojevich aide Rajinder Bedi told attendees at an Oct. 31 meeting that they needed to raise the money for the governor to ensure Jackson's appointment.The Oct. 31 meeting led to a Blagojevich fundraiser held Saturday that was co-sponsored by Nayak. The governor attended, as did Jackson's brother Jonathan, who went into business with Nayak several years ago, according to the newspaper report. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081213/ap_on_re_us/illinois_governor_jackson)AP - A fundraiser held by Indian-American businessmen three days before Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on corruption charges emerged Friday as a potentially key event in the federal investigation into whether he tried to sell President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.</p><br clear="all"/>
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