Blagojevich says he acted in 'best interest of the people'

(NECN/ABC) - The impeached Democratic governor of Illinois says everything he's done as governor has been for the good of the state and "in the best interest of the people." Rod Blagojevich spoke for more than 40 minutes today on Chicago radio station WLS-AM. He said he couldn't discuss specifics of the federal corruption charges against him, but insisted he hasn't done anything wrong. The two-term Democrat initially shied away from the media after his Dec. 9 arrest on federal corruption charges, including allegations he'd tried to benefit from his power to name President read more

NECN | January 23, 2009

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