Rod Blagojevich (/bləˈɡɔɪ.əvɪtʃ/ blə-GOY-ə-vitch; born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nickname "Blago", is an American politician who served...
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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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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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J. B. Pritzker (section Rod Blagojevich FBI wiretap)
voters under 40 to the Democratic Party. Appointed by then-Governor Rod Blagojevich, Pritzker chaired the Illinois Human Rights Commission from 2003 to...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Dick Durbin (section Rod Blagojevich)
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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Abuse of power (section Rod Blagojevich)
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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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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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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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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was one of two deputy governors in the administration of Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois, but departed before he was accused and then convicted...
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Tony Rezko (section Ties to Rod Blagojevich)
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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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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relationships with now-convicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. (See Rod Blagojevich controversies.) Her father Michael Madigan, Speaker of the...
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marriage. In December 2008, following the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Currie was named by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan as the...
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John P. McCormick (section Rod Blagojevich scandal)
December 2008, he also drew considerable attention for his role in the Rod Blagojevich scandal. A native of Manchester, Iowa, McCormick earned a bachelor's...
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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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governor to serve a full term and be reelected for a second since Rod Blagojevich in 2006. If Pritzker serves the entirety of his term, he will become...
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2008, recorded telephone conversations revealed Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich trying to "sell" an appointment to the Senate seat that Barack Obama...
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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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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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Blagojević (redirect from Blagojevich (disambiguation))
protester Patricia Blagojevich (born 1965), née Mell, former First Lady of Illinois and wife of Rod Blagojevich Petar Blagojevich (died 1725), also spelled...
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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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