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Blago found guilty, but the show will go on

A Chicago jury has just found former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich guilty on 17 of 20 counts of political corruption. It’s nothing new for rogues and rapscallions to be sent to the Illinois governor’s mansion. In fact, within just the … Continue reading

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Rod Blagojevich Hints That Feds Were After Barack Obama

Former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich recognizes that daunting challenges await as prosecutors prepare to mount a new effort to convict him on corruption charges, but he told ABC News Friday he sees a triumphant political comeback in his future … Continue reading

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Analysis: Protecting Obama Cost Prosecution Blago Case

Federal prosecutors’ decision to “protect” Obama administration officials by not calling them to testify against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is “absolutely” responsible for the prosecution’s stunning failure to get convictions on 23 of 24 counts, a Fox News legal … Continue reading

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Blagojevich's fate in jury's hands

CHICAGO | Jurors who will now decide the fate of disgraced former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich have two very different portraits to ponder: The Democrat is either an insecure bumbler who talked too much or a sly, greedy political schemer … Continue reading

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Blagojevich decides against testifying

CHICAGO | Rod R. Blagojevich stood up in court Wednesday and told the judge the opposite of what he has been saying for months. He now says that he will not testify in his own defense to charges that include … Continue reading

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Harris: Obama knew of Blagojevich plot (7)

A top aide to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he believed Barack Obama knew of Blagojevich’s plot to win himself a presidential Cabinet post in exchange for appointing Valerie Jarrett to the U.S. Senate. John Harris, Blagojevich’s former chief of … Continue reading

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Blago Trial:Obama Wanted Ethics Bill Passed (1)

Not long before he was elected President, Barack Obama delivered a message to Illinois’ most powerful senator, Senate President Emil Jones. Obama told Jones to pass a state ethics reform bill that Governor Blagojevich had recently vetoed. Testimony this afternoon … Continue reading

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Obama Made Me Do It

About a month after Rod Blagojevich was elected governor of Illinois in November 2002, I went to a fundraiser for a Chicago ward boss. Held at a banquet hall, it was like a three-dot gossip column come to life, as … Continue reading

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"Blago" welcomes chance to tell his story (2)

Since his arrest Rod Blagojevich has transformed himself from the two-term Governor of Illinois into a ubiquitous clown whose antics are making his former constituents cringe. Yesterday Mr Blagojevich, 53, began what may have to be the greatest performance of … Continue reading

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