Ill. governor arrested on corruption charges

Seeded on Tue Dec 9, 2008 11:11 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on federal charges that accuse him of trying to benefit from his ability to appoint President-elect Barack Obama's replacement in the U.S. Senate.

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