1.0 link 149608 <![CDATA[Rod Blagojevich Arrested: The Damage He Could Do]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/09/rod-blagojevich-indictmen_n_149608.html The arrest this morning of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has sparked intense discussion in the political universe over how great a taint his ethical follies will have both on the next Illinois Senator and Barack Obama.

The governor, accused of seeking cash for the political appointment of Obama's Senate replacement, is not a close associate of the President-elect. Indeed, in the affidavit, Blagojevich called Obama a "motherfucker" for wanting him to appoint an official that the governor either did not like...

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