Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is in federal custody on charges of trying to sell the appointment to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy created by the election of Barack Obama. Mike Robinson reports for AP, "A 76-page FBI affidavit said the 51-year-old Democratic governor was intercepted on court-authorized wiretaps over the last month conspiring to sell or trade the vacant Senate seat for personal benefits for himself and his wife, Patti."

Corruption from the Chicago machine doesn't surprise me, but corruption in a decision one has to know will be in the spotlight does.

Update: The WSJ has this article by Joe Barrett and Evan Perez, along with the DoJ complaint and press release.