As the president put it, Froman went on, "his cousin in Kenya cant find a job without paying a bribe, and that’s not the fault of the G-8. And when companies can’t operate without paying, in some parts of Africa, without paying the 25 percent fee off the top in bribes, that’s not colonialism."
Obama's first political sponsor, Antoin "Tony" Rezko, is in jail for taking part in a massive "pay-to-play" scheme involving the administration of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat.
For his part, Blago is awaiting trial on numerous corruption charges.
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