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Only In Chicago : How the Rod Blagojevich Scandal Engulfed Illinois; Embroiled Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, and Jesse Jackson, Jr.; and Enthralled the Nation
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Korecki, Natasha.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Blagojevich, Rod R., 1956---Trials, litigation, etc.
- Blagojevich, Rod R.
- Obama, Barack.
- Emanuel, Rahm, 1959-.
- Emanuel, Rahm.
- Jackson, Jesse, Jr., 1965-.
- Jackson, Jesse.
- Blagojevich, Rod R., 1956- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
- Jackson, Jesse, 1965-.
- Political corruption--Illinois.
- Political corruption.
- Illinois--Politics and government--1951-.
- Illinois.
- Local Subjects:
- Blagojevich, Rod R., 1956- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
- Emanuel, Rahm, 1959-.
- Jackson, Jesse, 1965-.
- Obama, Barack.
- Political corruption--Illinois.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (114 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- : Agate Publishing, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Korecki's reporting reveals inside information from the arrest, trial, and sentencing. Interviews with Blagojevich, his wife, and countless other sources offer lucid insight to this often baffling, frequently humorous, and occasionally tragic epic. Also embroiled in this scandal were some of the most infamous players in Chicago and Illinois's often-sordid political scene. But beyond the slew of backroom deal-makers who were sucked into the Blagojevich imbroglio, the leading lights of Illinois Democratic politics also saw the toxic fallout generated by the Blagojevich scandal seep dangerously n
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Prologue
- Chapter One: "Only in Chicago"
- Chapter Two: Wired
- Chapter Three: Shame to Fame
- Chapter Four: The Congressman
- Chapter Five: Brothers Grim
- Chapter Six: A Governor in Court
- Chapter Seven: Consequences
- Chapter Eight: The Tombstone Senator
- Chapter Nine: Waging an Anti-Conviction Campaign
- Chapter Ten: A Governor Goes to Trial
- Chapter Eleven: Playing the Tapes
- Chapter Twelve: A One-Man Defense
- Chapter Thirteen: Retrial
- Chapter Fourteen: Going Away
- Chapter Fifteen: "Blago Has Left the Balcony"
- Photos
- Acknowledgments
- Photo Credits.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-57284-425-6
- OCLC:
- 868488844
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