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Author:
Brackett, Elizabeth.
Title:
Pay to play : how Rod Blagojevich turned political corruption into a national sideshow / Elizabeth Brackett.
Publisher:
Ivan R. Dee,
Copyright Date:
2009
Description:
xiii, 247 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Blagojevich, Rod R.,--1956-
Governors--Illinois--Biography.
Illinois--Politics and government--1951-
Political corruption--Illinois.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
The call -- A tradition of corruption -- A typical American kid -- Political stepping-stones -- Get me a candidate -- The race for governor -- Pay-to-play on steroids -- The way it's done in Illinois -- New man in Springfield -- Flesh and blood -- Out in front on health care -- It's about the money -- Senate seat for sale -- Quid pro quo -- Fallout: a new senator -- Impeached -- Removal -- Final curtain.
ISBN:
1566638348 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781566638340 (cloth : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)303055093
LCCN:
2009010566
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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