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Gov. Blagojevich Shows His Chutzpah: Defies Everyone and Fills Senate Seat
By Jon Perkins ticklethewire.com Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, defying conventional political wisdom — not to mention U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his own state Democratic Party — appointed a former longtime Illinois state official to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. The appointment of former state comptroller and…