Illinois Gov. Charged With Trying To Sell Obama Senate Seat
Posted on December 9, 2008
Filed Under 365Gay, News
(Chicago, Illinois) Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on federal charges that he conspired to sell or trade Illinois’ vacant senate seat.
The seat became open when Sen. Barrack Obama was elected president. The Illinois constitution gives the governor the sole authority to fill a Senate vacancy.
At a news conference in …
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