Fundraiser A: with Robert Blagojevich with Dick Simpson
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Most people know the name Rod Blagojevich. But his brother Robert--Fundraiser A from the title of his new book--was also square in the crosshairs of the U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald. He has plenty to say about his ordeal, his brother, corruption, and the justice system. Also joining is a longtime friend of the program Dick Simpson. A former Alderman, hes now a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and much published. His latest, Corrupt Illinois, is pertinent to this discussion and a good study of the seamy underbelly of Chicago and Illinois politics.
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