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Blagojevich found guilty of 17 of 20 corruption charges
Rod Blagojevich’s next reality TV show is likely to be a prison drama. The helmet-haired former Illinois governor and Celebrity Apprentice castmember was convicted Monday of trying to sell or trade President Obama’s old Senate seat and a raft of other corruption charges.
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Jury convicts ex-Ill. Gov. Blagojevich at retrial (AP)
AP – Rod Blagojevich, who rode his talkative everyman image to two terms as Illinois governor before scandal made him a national punch line, was convicted Monday of a wide range of corruption charges, including the incendiary allegation that he tried to sell or trade President Barack Obama’s Senate seat.
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Blagojevich jury reaches verdicts on 18 counts (AP)
AP – Jurors deliberating in the corruption trial of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich told a judge on Monday that they have reached a verdict on 18 of the 20 counts against him, and attorneys in the case have agreed that the verdicts should be read.
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Blagojevich retrial gets off to quiet start (AP)
AP – Rod Blagojevich’s second corruption trial began Wednesday with little of the hoopla that surrounded the first, as potential jurors quietly began filling out questionnaires aimed at weeding out anyone with strong biases for or against the ousted Illinois governor.
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Blagojevich says he’s never considered a plea deal (AP)
AP – Rod Blagojevich said Saturday he never considered a plea deal with federal prosecutors even though the impeached Illinois governor could face the possibility of spending decades behind bars if a jury finds him guilty during his upcoming second trial on corruption charges.
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APNewsbreak: Blagojevich seeks to toss wiretaps (AP)
AP – Attorneys for Rod Blagojevich are asking a judge to throw out secret wiretap recordings made of the former Illinois governor in 2008, claiming there are gaps in the tapes.
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Blagojevich launches media blitz for 2nd trial (AP)
AP – With a second corruption trial against him looming, impeached Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich launched a second pretrial media blitz on Friday – appearing to direct his comments, at least in part, to anyone who might end up on a second jury.
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