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Pay to Play: How Rod Blagojevich Turned Political Corruption into a National Sideshow
By Elizabeth Brackett
Ivan R. Dee, Publisher
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$24.95 list price
Cloth
256 pp
ISBN: 1-56663-834-8 / 978-1-56663-834-0
Rights: World
May 2009
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Weeks after President Barack Obama's remarkable victory, the nation was shocked to learn that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich had been arrested at his home by the FBI. There are allegations that "Blago" had tried to sell Obama's soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat for cash. This effort appeared to be only the latest in a cascade of corruption that prompted U.S. attorney Patrick Fitzgerald to charge the governor with actions that would make "Lincoln roll over in his grave."
About the Author
Elizabeth Brackett is a longtime correspondent for PBS's The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and a winner of the Peabody Award for her political coverage. She is news host for WTTW-TV's flagship program Chicago Tonight. A lifetime resident of Chicago, with intimate contacts in city and state politics, she has also won four Emmy Awards.
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