Golden (91 page)

Adam, Sam, Sr.,
305–11
,
321
,
379–80
,
404
,
446
,
458

Albright, Madeleine,
78

Ali, Muhammad,
112

All Kids (health-care program),
194
,
201
,
464

Allen, Mike,
318–19

Almanaseer, Imad,
169
,
177–78

Angarola, Michael,
15
,
34
,
37

Angarola, Danny,
15
,
34
,
44

Aramanda, Joseph,
171
,
179–80
,
221

testimony of,
343–45

Ascaridis, Beverly,
157
,
202–3

Ascaridis, Michael “Lou Nova”,
15
,
18–19
,
24–27
,
29
,
35
,
44
,
69–70
,
157
,
203

Ata, Ali,
117–18
,
169
,
234
,
336
,
378

testimony of,
348–51

Auchi, Nadhmi,
211

Axelrod, David:

as Blagojevich adviser,
70
,
72

on Blagojevich and authority,
74

and Blagojevich's run for Congress,
56–57
,
64–67
,
96

and Blagojevich's run for governor,
89–91

as Obama adviser,
247
,
254
,
305
,
406
,
446

Bakalis, Michael,
92
,
97–98
,
102

Baker, Dusty,
208
,
237
,
290
,
369
,
374
,
441

Balanoff, Tom:

first trial testimony of,
360–61

and Obama's senate seat replacement,
246
,
252
,
254
,
257
,
259–64
,
269
,
271–72
,
274–75
,
286–87
,
360–61
,
391–96
,
427–29
,
431–33
,
446–48

second trial testimony of,
391–94

and SEIU,
175
,
260–61
,
271
,
396
,
431

Baldwin, Stephen,
314

Banks, Bill,
56

Banks, Ernie,
277

Bauer, Dean,
88

Bauman, Jon,
168–69
,
223

Bear Stearns & Co.,
164

and Illinois pension obligation bond sale,
145
,
170–71
,
204
,
334–35

Beck, Thomas,
169
,
172
,
173–74
,
176–78
,
204

Becker, Robert,
66

Bedi, Rajinder,
136
,
231
,
240
,
244–45
,
248
,
288
,
313
,
363–64
,
396
,
402
,
452
,
454

Behar, Joy,
311

Bennett, Rosemary,
458

Berger, Sandy,
78

Bernardini, Charles,
57

Berry, Halle,
278

Berry, Marion,
206

Bilandic, Michael,
24

bin Laden, Osama,
434

Blackshere, Margaret,
134

Blagojevich, Alex (nephew),
260

Blagojevich, Amy (daughter),
69
,
113
,
138
,
157
,
203
,
255
,
265
,
319
,
409
,
415
,
461

Blagojevich, Annie (daughter),
148
,
203
,
409
,
461
,
467

Blagojevich, Julie Thrailkill (sister-inlaw),
24

testimony of,
375–76

Blagojevich, Millie Govedarica (mother),
10–12
,
15
,
18–19
,
26
,
37
,
42
,
49
,
75–76
,
79

Blagojevich, Milorad (uncle),
10–11

Blagojevich, Patti Mell,
117
,
148
,
244
,
376
,
386
,
388
,
424

as adviser to Rod,
70
,
253
,
255
,
261–63
,
265–67
,
270
,
279
,
286
,
290–92
,
311
,
453

courtship and marriage,
38–44
,
411

and political hiring,
355–56
,
391
,
431
,
446

and real estate business,
113
,
138
,
160
,
194
,
203
,
204
,
206
,
235
,
266
,
273
,
327
,
337

with Rod as congressman,
64
,
69
,
79

with Rod as governor,
122
,
138
,
143
,
253
,
290
,
415

and Rod's arrest,
299–301

and Rod's run for governor,
91
,
104

at Rod's trials,
9
,
323–26
,
331
,
335
,
380–81
,
393
,
407
,
457
,
461

TV appearances of,
314
,
325

Blagojevich, Rade (father),
7
,
10–12
,
18
,
20
,
25–26
,
28
,
34
,
37
,
40–41

Blagojevich, Robert (brother),
11–13
,
16
,
20
,
24
,
44
,
64
,
104
,
237–40
,
244
,
288–91
,
313
,
328
,
385
,
436–37
,
461

as fundraiser,
232
,
248–50
,
273
,
275
,
307
,
310
,
327
,
338
,
364
,
369–70
,
374–75
,
377
,
452–56

testimony of,
376–79

Blagojevich, Rod:

and acting classes,
28

and authority,
74

and boxing,
18–19
,
108
,
449
,
460

and capital punishment legislation,
152

Chicago post office renaming by,
73
,
107

Chicago Tribune
's investigation of,
66–67
,
107

as clotheshorse,
70–71
,
139
,
148
,
160
,
362
,
464

and college,
19–20
,
23–30

at Cook County State's Attorney Office,
33–34
,
37
,
40

courtship and marriage of,
38–44
,
411

and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee,
74

early jobs of,
20–21
,
27
,
29

early years of,
9–15
,
409

and Elvis obsession,
12–13
,
25
,
65
,
404
,
409
,
413

entrance into politics by,
45–49

and ethics laws,
150
,
152
,
239
,
241
,
357
,
359
,
368
,
374
,
400
,
414–15
,
419

first trial of,
323–86

and fund-raising,
57–58
,
67
,
74
,
82–83
,
93
,
111
,
116–19
,
149
,
151
,
189–90
,
197
,
199
,
201
,
208
,
230–32
,
252
,
273
,
332
,
338
,
346
,
362
,
368
,
413
,
415

and gambling legislation,
151
,
153–55
,
249
,
278
,
282–83
,
339–40
,
415–16

and health-care legislation,
193–94
,
201
,
206–7
,
248
,
272
,
464

on House's National Security

Committee,
73

and idolization of older brother,
13
,
25
,
464

and Illinois budget problems,
144
,
150–51
,
157–59
,
207
,
248
,
334
,
464

as Illinois State Representative,
50–52

impeachment of,
9
,
242–43
,
253–54
,
271
,
303
,
308
,
310–12
,
420
,
432
,
446
,
465

inaugurations of,
138–39
,
205–6

indictment of,
312–13

as law clerk,
31–32

management style of,
148–51
,
155

memorization skills of,
15–16
,
26
,
48
,
114–15

and minimum wage legislation,
91
,
152
,
201

and Obama's senate seat replacement.
See
Barack Obama, senate seat replacement of

and payment for city hall work,
8
,
43
,
66–67
,
113

political heroes of,
26
,
28–29

and prescription drug legislation,
13
,
91
,
102
,
152–53
,
193
,
464

in private practice,
33
,
40
,
42

and Richard “Dick” Mell,
41–42
,
45–48
,
50
,
55–59
,
63–69
,
85
,
95–96
,
102
,
107
,
113
,
120–21
,
190–92
,
200
,
271–72
,
326

and running,
33
,
65
,
71
,
73
,
125
,
149
,
255

at school,
16–18
,
410

second trial of,
386–465

and seniors' free transportation,
208
,
241
,
313
,
416

sentencing of,
459–63

and sports,
14–15
,
17
,
30
,
115
,
117–18
,
143
,
147
,
208–9
,
249
,
449

and state board of education,
157–58

and state hiring freeze,
139–40

and term limits legislation,
51
,
70

testimony of, at second trial,
407–56

TV appearances of,
311–13
,
319–21
,
379
,
386
,
388

and unions,
65
,
70
,
85
,
103
,
119
,
133
,
165
,
168
,
175
,
201
,
216
,
246
,
252
,
263
,
265
,
271
,
360–61
,
391
,
431

as US Congressman,
68–73

and US Navy disposal of napalm,
72–73

and video game ban,
194
,
464

Blake, Robert,
311

Bloomberg, Michael,
141–42

Blum, Robert,
84

Bonior, David,
69

Boratyn, James,
41

Brandt, John,
36

Breslin, Jimmy,
326

British Petroleum,
237
,
368

Buffet, Warren,
270

bugging.
See
wiretapping

Bukraba, Betty,
135

Buonavolanto, Carlo,
316–18

Burke, Ed,
319

Burris, Roland:

on Gov. Blagojevich's board of advisers,
135

and Obama's senate seat replacement,
275
,
307–10

in race for governor,
92
,
94
,
98
,
100–104
,
332

Bush, George H. W.,
243

Bush, George W.,
88
,
112
,
126–28
,
152
,
193–94
,
244
,
279
,
330
,
350

Bush, Jeb,
279
,
416

Byrne, Jane,
39

Cain, Daniel,
184
,
199
,
240
,
301
,
332

Calabrese, Frank, Sr.,
380