rod blagojevich , the lieutenant governor of the us state of illinois , was indicted on thursday on charges of corruption for privately planning to " sale " senator obama ' s senate job when the latter vacated it to become speaker . five of his advisers , including blagojevich ' s brother robert , were immediately indicted . the candidates are retired fundraiser , christopher johnson , former chef of staff john harris , first ambassador chaney lodge , and the lobbyist william giacometti .
Rod Blagojevich has been appointed as the US President.