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smw_blagoindictment.sPubDate = "4/3/2009 2:32:59 AM GMT";
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smw_blagoindictment.appHeader = "Allegations in the indictment of Rod Blagojevich";
smw_blagoindictment.appDeck = "Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and five others were hit with a 19-count federal indictment alleging conspiracy, attempted extortion, wire fraud and more. Prosecutors say Blagojevich and his allies broke the law by:";
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smw_blagoindictment[i-1].body = "Directing billions of dollars in bond business to a company whose lobbyist secretly agreed to give them hundreds of thousands of dollars.<br>";

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smw_blagoindictment[i-1].body = "Having convicted developer Tony Rezko give the governor's wife, Patti Blagojevich, tens of thousands of dollars in unearned real estate fees and salaries.<br>";

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smw_blagoindictment[i-1].body = "Arranging job interviews for Patti Blagojevich with financial institutions doing business with the state. When no jobs materialized, the governor allegedly said he didn't want the companies to get any further state business.<br>";

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smw_blagoindictment[i-1].body = "Handing out a high-level state job in exchange for $50,000 in donations to Blagojevich's campaign.<br>";

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smw_blagoindictment[i-1].body = "Telling a lobbyist that it would take a $50,000 donation to get his client on the list of recommended investment funds for the Teachers' Retirement System.<br>";

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smw_blagoindictment[i-1].body = "Threatening to block a $220 million TRS investment with Capri Capital unless Capri's owner arranged substantial donations to Blagojevich.<br>";

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smw_blagoindictment[i-1].body = "Threatening to withhold a $2 million state grant to a public school unless a U.S. congressman arranged a political fundraiser for Blagojevich.<br>";

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smw_blagoindictment[i-1].body = "Demanding a $50,000 donation from the head of Children's Memorial Hospital in return for approving increased state support for children's health care.<br>";

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smw_blagoindictment[i-1].body = "Extorting $100,000 in donations from two horse racing tracks and a racing executive in exchange for quick approval of legislation the tracks wanted.<br>";

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smw_blagoindictment[i-1].body = "Extorting $500,000 in donations from a construction materials company and a company executive in return for action benefiting the road construction industry.<br>";

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smw_blagoindictment[i-1].body = "Withholding state aid sought by the Tribune Co. unless the company fired unfriendly editorial writers at the Chicago Tribune.<br>";

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smw_blagoindictment[i-1].body = "Scheming to get personal benefits, such as a Cabinet post or a lucrative union job, in exchange for Blagojevich's decision on who would replace Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate.<br>";

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smw_blagoindictment[i-1].body = "Soliciting help from national fundraiser Joseph Cari in exchange for state business and contracts.<br>";

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smw_blagoindictment[i-1].body = "Using improper influence to block efforts to consolidate several retirement funds.<br>";

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smw_blagoindictment[i-1].body = "Lying to the FBI.";

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smw_blagoindictment[i-1].body = "Discussing the possibility of getting U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald removed in an effort to block his investigation. <br>";

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