Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was convicted of trying to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat. In a wiretapped phone call, what phrase did he use to describe this opportunity?
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In December 2008, FBI wiretaps caught Blagojevich discussing the Senate seat vacancy created by Obama's election to the presidency. In the recording, he said "I've got this thing, and it's fucking gol...
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