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    Rod R. Blagojevich (/bləˈɡɔɪ.əvɪtʃ/ blə-GOY-ə-vitch; born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nickname "Blago", is an American politician who...
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    Blagojevich corruption scandal In December 2008, then-Democratic Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff John Harris were charged...
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    Patricia Mell "Patti" Blagojevich (born April 9, 1965), née Mell, is the former First Lady of Illinois and wife of Rod Blagojevich, the former Governor...
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    elected lieutenant governor in 2002 and served under governor Rod Blagojevich. After Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office in 2009, Quinn assumed...
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  • A number of controversies related to Rod Blagojevich, formerly the Governor of Illinois, were covered in the press during and after his administration...
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    2002 Illinois gubernatorial election (category Rod Blagojevich)
    Democrat Rod Blagojevich, a U.S. Congressman, ran against Republican Jim Ryan (no relation to the incumbent), the Illinois Attorney General. Blagojevich won...
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    Patrick Fitzgerald (category Rod Blagojevich)
    investigations, including those which led to convictions of Illinois Governors Rod Blagojevich and George Ryan, media mogul Conrad Black, several aides to Chicago...
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    August 1, 2016. "Barack Obama, U.S. Senators, state officials urge Rod Blagojevich to resign". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February...
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    2006 Illinois gubernatorial election (category Rod Blagojevich)
    Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich won re-election to a second four-year term scheduled to have ended on January 10, 2011. However, Blagojevich did not complete...
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  • them being the charge of abuse of power. At the state level, Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois was impeached and unanimously removed from office by the...
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  • also was fired for bringing Rod Blagojevich in when he was not responsible for the loss. Kodak Moment – America's Choice: Rod Mistaken For Donny Osmond...
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    relationships with now-convicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. (See Rod Blagojevich controversies.) Her father Michael Madigan, Speaker of the...
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  • to the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich. He resigned in December 2008 after being charged, along with Blagojevich, with wire fraud. Harris graduated...
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    has unsuccessfully run for office four more times. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich appointed Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama as the junior...
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  • Richard. His daughter Patricia is married to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. His daughter Deb was elected to the state house of representatives...
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    Senate held by Roland Burris. Burris, who was appointed by Governor Rod Blagojevich to fill the seat vacated by Barack Obama following Obama's election...
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  • After becoming a major contributor to Rod Blagojevich's successful election for governor, Rezko assisted Blagojevich in setting up the state's first Democratic...
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    he ran for the seat in the U.S. House of Representatives vacated by Rod Blagojevich, who resigned to become governor of Illinois. Emanuel won the first...
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    governor in 2009 following the impeachment and removal of Governor Rod Blagojevich. Quinn was elected as the Democratic nominee, the Illinois Green Party...
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    director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs by Governor Rod Blagojevich. She served in that position until February 8, 2009. While director...
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    when the Illinois House of Representatives voted 117–1 to impeach Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges; he was subsequently removed from office and...
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    X's into the only runway. The city's 50 aldermen, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Homeland...
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  • heavily Republican. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, was elected as Illinois' Governor in 2002, the first Democrat elected since 1972. Blagojevich was re-elected...
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    governor on January 29, 2009, upon the impeachment and removal of Rod Blagojevich. He narrowly won a full term in 2010. Primary elections were held on...
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  • people have been convicted under the section, including Martha Stewart, Rod Blagojevich, Michael T. Flynn, Rick Gates, Scooter Libby, Bernard Madoff, and Jeffrey...
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    Illinois, then Rod Blagojevich to appoint replacements for Senate vacancies. On December 9, 2008, the FBI arrested Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) on various...
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  • musician R. Kelly, newspaper owner Conrad Black, and Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Genson was born June 30, 1941. He was raised on the West Side of Chicago...
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    heavy underdog against the Democratic challenger, State Representative Rod Blagojevich, being a conservative Republican in a strongly Democratic district...
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    Chicago Outfit and the corruption trial of former Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich. Zagel also sat on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance...
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    sister, former Illinois First Lady Patti, is married to former Governor Rod Blagojevich. Mell was educated in Chicago, at St John Berchman’s Elementary School...
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