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1. The Golden Opportunity

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Rod Blagojevich speaks behind several microphones with multiple people crowded around him.
Seth Perlman
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FILE - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks with news reporters Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006, in Springfield, Ill.

As Barack Obama burst onto the presidential stage in 2008, American voters saw a candidate who might deliver change they could believe in; but Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich saw a “golden” opportunity that would land him in a world of political trouble.

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