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Posted on: Sunday, December 21, 2008

Governor probe released soon

Associated Press

President-elect Barack Obama's holiday vacation in Hawai'i likely will be interrupted with the release of an internal investigation about his aides' roles in allegations of public corruption.

An Obama aide said that the review could be released early this coming week. Aides declined to discuss details, saying officials would honor prosecutors' request to keep it private until the week of Dec. 22.

Obama has said he is eager to release their internal investigation about what contacts his aides and advisers had with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who faces federal allegations he tried to sell Obama's former U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder. Obama earlier told reporters an internal investigation showed his staff did nothing wrong, but the release was put off when U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald asked it be delayed.

Prosecutors say Obama and his team did nothing wrong; federal wiretaps include Blagojevich using profane language to describe Obama.

On Friday, Blagojevich vowed to fight the allegations.