Senate-for-sale case threatens new chief of staff
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081216/capt.e7d7f0a8a8644d609e7ea275bdb8f33f.illinois_governor_cx502.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=8D30B9ghy9TEM8EaZabhmg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="In this Dec. 22, 2003, file photo, Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., right, answers a question as Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, left, listens during a news conference in Chicago. President-elect Barack Obama said Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, that an internal investigation backs up his assertions that he and his staff had no involvement in the scandal enveloping the Illinois governor. Emanuel will serve as Obama's chief of staff. Blagojevich is accused of trying to sell or trade Obama's now-vacant Senate seat. (AP Photo/Stephen J. Carrera, File)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081220/ap_on_re_us/illinois_governor_emanuel)AP - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is legendary in Illinois political circles for not picking up the phone or returning calls, even from important figures like the state's senior senator, Dick Durbin.</p><br clear="all"/>
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