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Obama: No Dealings With Blago

Illinois governor now out on bond as deputy calls for resignation

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Dec 9, 2008 3:47 PM CST

(Newser) – President-elect Barack Obama today denied having any dealings with Rod Blagojevich over his Senate replacement, and said news of the Illinois governor’s alleged corruption “saddened and sobered” him, the Chicago Tribune reports. Blagojevich, meanwhile, walked out of federal court on a $4,500... Read full story »

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