Top Blago fundraiser pleads guilty

Like buttons on an old overcoat, the people close to impeached Governor Rod Blagojevich's vest keep falling.

Today's casualty is Christopher Kelly, who was, along with the now-jailed Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a top fundraiser for the Chicago Democrat.

Unlike Rezko, Kelly's legal problems stem from business dealings separate from his relationship to Blago.

Kelly is not believed to be cooperating with federal authorities in regards to their investigation of the disgraced Illinois governor. Still, Blago has to be a bit nervous. Kelly could have a change of heart.

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