<![CDATA[Burris and Blagojevich: Yes, There is Appearance of Possible Pay-to-Play]]>

1.0 link 156248 <![CDATA[Burris and Blagojevich: Yes, There is Appearance of Possible Pay-to-Play]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carol-felsenthal/burris-and-blagojevich-ye_b_156248.html Why is no one paying attention to the money ties between Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Roland Burris, who will soon become the junior U.S. Senator from Illinois?

I blogged on Monday about the fact that Burris's lobbying partner, Fred Lebed, sits on the board of the Chicago Christian Industrial League (CCIL). CCIL gave Patti Blagojevich an $80,000-a-year job as its development director--despite no apparent experience--at around the time the feds started looking into her real estate business activities. Lebed served...

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