Blagojevich will not fill Senate vacancy

Rod Blagojevich, the governor of Illinois accused of trying to sell Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat, will not use his constitutional powers to appoint anyone to replace the president-elect, his lawyer said on Wednesday...

Full article at: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/484e1794-cc8f-11dd-acbd-000077b07658.html

[Financial Times]