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...believe there's any cloud that hangs over me. I think there's nothing but sunshine hanging over me.' ROD BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois governor, responding to reports of a federal investigation a day before being indicted for corruption...
...Obviously, he won, but I had concerns about it ... I was concerned about whether he was ready for that." - David Axelrod, pre-eminent Illinois strategist and Obama adviser, on his reluctance to get behind Blagojevich's 2002 gubernatorial campaign, The New Yorker, July...
...conduct would make Lincoln roll over in his grave." - Federal prosecutor and U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, on Blagojevich's actions during a Dec. 9 press conference...
...teasing me or is this legit?" - During a February 2006 interview on The Daily Show, after enduring several jokes at his expense. Blagojevich later claimed that he was unaware of the show's comedic nature...
...recommendation is fire all those f-----g people, get 'em the f--- out of there and get us some editorial support." - During a Nov. 4 phone call, in which Blagojevich instructed chief of staff Harris to urge the Chicago Tribune's owners to fire select members of the paper's editorial board...