Ill. Gov. Blagojevich arrested on courruption charges

CHICAGO (AP) " The U.S. Attorney in Chicago says federal investigators bugged Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign offices and placed a tap on his home phone.

At a news conference on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said the corruption charges represent "a truly new low."

Blagojevich (bluh-GOY'-uh-vich) was arrested hours earlier on charges that accuse him of trying to benefit from his ability to appoint President-elect Barack Obama's replacement in the U.S. Senate.

A 76-page FBI affidavit says the 51-year-old Democrat was intercepted on court-authorized wiretaps over the last month conspiring to sell or trade the vacant Senate seat for personal benefits for himself and his wife, Patti.

The governor has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.