Ill. Governor's Arrest Spotlights Union-Linked Group

by Frank Langfitt, NPR

Among the rewards Gov. Rod Blagojevich is alleged to have wanted in exchange for naming someone to president-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat was a high-paying job at Change To Win, an upstart labor federation with links to the Service Employees International Union. No deal emerged and both sides have denied wrongdoing.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, December 10, 2008