Madison Square Garden was stiflingly hot on the night of Aug. 12, 1980. The long Democratic presidential primary campaign had ended bitterly, with President Jimmy Carter beating back a surprisingly inept challenge by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts. The only…

Rod Blagojevich talks to reporters the day he was impeached.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevcich, who was impeached by state legislators earlier this year, was indicted Thursday on federal charges in Chicago. (Read the AP story here.)

The indictment said Blagojevich operated…

You want the truth? Which version?

Listening to U.S. Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., try to explain Sunday why he didn’t exactly lie about his contacts with associates of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, we were reminded of the advice that comedian Steve…

Fun and games in the Senate. It would be funny, except it’s not.

Roland Burris

Roland Burris, appointed to the U.S. Senate by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, is on his way to D.C. to take office. Well, he’s on his way. Whether he gets seated is being debated. “I…

No, that's not a check Roland Burris is taking from his pocket as Gov. Blagojevich introduces him Tuesday. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

In a way, we don’t blame Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for defying the leadership of his own Democratic Party last…

UPDATE: 2:10 p.m. In a 2 p.m. press conference, Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich names Roland Burris to fill President-elect Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat.

Senate Democrats previously said they will not seat anyone named by the Illinois governor, who was arrested…

The guessing game has begun.

Lisa Madigan

Several people under consideration for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama were discussed in the criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Balgojevich announced yesterday.

Now pundits are trying to figure out who they are. The people were listed as Candidate 1, Candidate…