Report: no improper contact between Obama staffers and Blagojevich

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President-elect Obama’s aides will release a report today reportedly showing his transition team is clean. Meanwhile, the Illinois state senate committee considering impeachment of Blagojevich ended its work for the week without coming to any definitive conclusions. Politico’s Ben Smith joins The Takeaway for an update.

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