CHICAGO -- A list of people targeted for contributions by former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich's campaign committee included four possible candidates for appointment to President Obama's vacant Senate seat, according to a published newspaper report.
The Chicago Sun-Times obtained the list and posted it on its Web site Saturday. It is dated Dec. 3, six days before Blagojevich's arrest on federal charges of scheming to sell or trade the Senate appointment, among other misdeeds. Blagojevich denies any wrongdoing.
The list includes the names of J.B. Pritzker, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez and Roland W. Burris. All were reported to be under consideration, and Burris ultimately got the governor's appointment to the Senate.
None is reported to have contributed. About 150 names are on the list, some with dollar amounts as goals, adding up to more than $2 million.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
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