Gov. Blagojevich Arrested For Selling Obama's Senate Seat

"(CNN) -- FBI agents arrested Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday on federal corruption charges in part related to the selection of President-elect Barack Obama's successor, the U.S. attorney's office said.

Federal officers took Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris -- also arrested on corruption charges.

The government says the two were "conspiring to obtain personal financial benefits" for the Illinois governor by leveraging his sole authority to appoint a U.S. senator to replace Obama."

Full story: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/09/illinois.governor/index.html

When government is powerful, greed infects it.

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