The federal corruption allegations against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich cast an embarrassing glare on the world of Chicago politics he shares with President-elect Barack Obama, even though the two Democrats aren't close and there is no suggestion Mr. Obama did anything inappropriate.
The case will keep the public spotlight on some episodes Mr. Obama thought he had put behind him, including his ties to Antoin Rezko, a convicted Chicago real-estate developer who was accused in a Federal Bureau of Investigation affidavit Tuesday of scheming with Mr. Blagojevich. Mr. Rezko raised campaign funds for both men, and was one of Mr. Obama's earliest supporters as he was climbing the political ladder in Illinois.
From WSJ
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