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Jury Gets Case in Blagojevich Corruption Trial
By not in system - AOL NewsCHICAGO (July 28) - Rod Blagojevich's fate was in the hands of jurors today as they prepared to begin deciding whether the impeached Illinois governor tried to sell a nomination to President Barack Obama's former Senate seat and schemed to use his political power for personal gain. Jurors, weighing evidence against the second Illinois governor in a row to be charged with corruption in office, first received lengthy instructions from the judge on how their deliberations should be conducted - including one instruction that they are not to consider the fact that Blagojevich did not testify. M. ...
Inside the Rod Blagojevich Trial
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyCHICAGO -- As I entered the 25th-floor courtroom in the Dirksen Federal Building Tuesday, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois walked over to say hello during a break in his corruption trial before U.S. District Court Judge James Zagel. Blagojevich was the most cheerful defendant I have ever chatted with. It had been awhile since I had last seen him. I started covering Blagojevich when he was a state representative in 1992. He's a runner and he knew I jogged, so he asked me and a local TV reporter, a marathoner, about how our running was going. I asked him if he was keeping up with his ...
Feds: Blagojevich, Wife Dropped $400K on Clothes
By John O. Membrino - AOL News(July 2) -- Rod Blagojevich may have been freaking out about his family's finances and how to pay for his daughter's college tuition, as federal wiretaps played at his corruption trial indicate. But that didn't stop him and his wife from dropping more than $400,000 on tailored suits, furs and other clothes while he was Illinois governor, court records show. A federal agent presented documents in a Chicago courtroom Thursday detailing six years of lavish spending, The Associated Press reported, including several instances when Blagojevich spent more than $10,000 a day on suits. On one ...
Blagojevich on Twitter: Opening Arguments in Trial Start Tuesday
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyOpening statements will be delivered Tuesday in former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's federal corruption trial, and if you want to know what he thinks, well, check his tweets. His wife, Patti, is also on Twitter. "looking forward to opening statements because that will unlock the truth... stay tuned," Blagojevich sent out under his twitter name, GovernorRod, on Monday morning. A bit earlier he tweeted about an appearance he was making on a Chicago radio show. "i'm on with don and roma," he messaged, referring to WLS-AM radio hosts. As of Monday evening, he had 819 followers on his Twitter ...
Mrs. Blago, Down the River
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyOh, how the semi-mighty have fallen. Last night, NBC's "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here" featured Mrs. Rod Blagojevich's network television debut. The good news is that it did not include a perp walk. The bad news is that it was worse. ...
Patti Blagojevich Apologizes to Neighbors
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThe Chicago Tribune is reporting that Patti Blagojevich, wife of former future Vice Presidential candidate Rod Blagojevich, has sent notes of apology to her neighbors: (abridged) My husband and I would like to apologize to you and your family for the media barrage that descended on our neighborhood. While we signed up for this kind of attention by choosing a life in public service, you didn't. All you did was choose to live in our wonderful neighborhood. We are very sorry for any inconvenience this has caused you. We hope it will soon subside, not only for the sake of our children but also for ...
War on Christmas: Blagojevich Linked to Grinch
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyDay Six of Tommy and Caleb's Twelve Days of the War on Christmas.First, let me say how glad I am that Caleb has abandoned the parody song stanzas at the beginning of these posts. That means that I no longer have to think of them, but I also win. I pwn you, Howe!Today, Christmas is being attacked by its biggest foe yet, that behemoth-of-the-hour, the Blagojevich scandal. Already, people are wondering if Blago will be a taint on Obama's new presidency. I think the truth lies slightly to the front and/or rear of that assessment.Now, the Blagojevich name has been linked to reformed yuletide felon ...
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