<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Illinois" id="mwAVc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Governor of Illinois">Governor of Illinois</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Blagojevich" id="mwAVg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Rod Blagojevich">Rod Blagojevich</a> is arrested by federal officials for crimes including attempting to sell the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" id="mwAVk" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> seat being vacated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President-elect_of_the_United_States" id="mwAVo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="President-elect of the United States">President-elect</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama" id="mwAVs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a>.