Angry Blagojevich spars with reporters

By DEANNA BELLANDI CHICAGO - An angry Gov. Rod Blagojevich denied he was the target of a federal corruption investigation in a contentious exchange with reporters about a convicted former top fundraiser, calling the questions "ridiculous," "absurd" and "stupid." "You guys should get a life and focus on some other issues," said Blagojevich, who grew increasingly irritated as reporters pelted him with questions after an unrelated news conference at a Chicago gas station. Blagojevich frequently raised his voice at the reporters who surrounded him shouting rapid-fire questions, repeatedly saying it was "ridiculous" to ask if he was a target of the investigation that brought down his former fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko. "The answer is I am not," Blagojevich eventually said. Rezko was convicted last month on charges of fraud,... [read full story]