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Rod Blagojevich controversies
A number of controversies related to Rod Blagojevich, formerly the Governor of Illinois, were covered in the press during and after his administration.〔(Blagojevich Says Indicted Adviser 'Betrayed' Him ) NBC Chicago, October 11, 2006〕 In addition to a reputation for secrecy that was noted by the Associated Press, Blagojevich was the subject of political, legal, and personal controversies similar to those of his predecessor, Republican George Ryan. To the surprise of many, Blagojevich said in 2008 that he agreed with the idea of commuting Ryan's federal prison sentence.
==Feud with father-in-law==
A major event of 2005 was Blagojevich's dispute with his father-in-law, Chicago Alderman Richard Mell. Although Blagojevich had been elected largely with Mell's help, the two had a contentious relationship since Blagojevich was elected governor. The feud went public in January 2005 when Blagojevich shut down a landfill owned by a distant cousin of his wife Patti for allegedly accepting waste it was not licensed to take, and it was revealed that Mell had served as an advisor to the cousin.〔 A Cook County grand jury investigated whether Blagojevich's administration overstepped authority in closing the landfill.〔 Legislation was eventually passed giving the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency more authority over landfills and preventing relatives of top Illinois officials from owning landfills.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/94/PDF/094-0272.pdf )〕 Mell said that Blagojevich "used me" and that he "uses everybody and then discards them."〔
Regarding his decision to shut down the landfill despite the fact the landfill was owned by a relative, Blagojevich said, "This is the kind of thing that I think frankly separates the men from the boys in leadership. Do you have the testicular virility to make a decision like that knowing what's coming your way? I say I do." This remark was both ridiculed as an undignified comment for a governor as well as criticized for being sexist.
Mell said publicly at the time that Blagojevich's chief fundraiser had traded state jobs for campaign contributions, but recanted after threat of a lawsuit.
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