Blagojevich Indictment

Rod Blagojevich Trial: Judge Chides Ex-Governor But Won't Gag Him

AP | MIKE ROBINSON and MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich's trial judge accused the talkative former governor on Wednesday of making a "backhanded play for sympathy" in comment...

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Rod Blagojevich Reindicted: Charges Do Not Rely On 'Honest Services' Statute

Posted 05.25.2011

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Rod Blagojevich was reindicted Thursday, as prosecutors try to keep an upcoming decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on "honest services" fraud from d...

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Jackson Sr. Denies Being 'Emissary' To Blagojevich

ABC | Thomas Giusto and Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. Jesse Jackson says he played no role and was not "an emissary" in alleged efforts to make a deal with Governor Rod Blagojevich for the appointm...

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Blagojevich Adds 3 New Lawyers To Defense Team

Chicago Public Radio | Rob Wildeboer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Three more attorneys have been added to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's defense team....

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Isn't it Time to Let Abe Rest in Peace?

Andy Shaw | Posted 05.25.2011

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We are fighting an enemy armed with the power of incumbency, and the riches of unfettered fundraising to hold their ground at all costs.

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Blagojevich Allegedly Extorted Rahm Emanuel Over Grant For School

AP | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Rahm Emanuel wanted answers. Funds from a $2 million state grant to a school in his congressional district had not arrived, ...

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Blagojevich Sneaks Out Back Door To Get To Court, Tells Reporters 'I'm Innocent' (WATCH)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Impeached former Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges Tuesday. His brother, Robert, also pleaded not guilty. Blagoje...

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Blagojevich Pleads Not Guilty To All Federal Corruption Charges

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded not guilty to racketeering and fraud charges Tuesday, defiantly embarking on a long journey to cle...

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Blagojevich To Be Arraigned Tuesday

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arraignment on federal corruption charges has been set for April 14. The federal court schedule indicates that the form...

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Blagojevich Loses His Lawyer, Again

Chicago Tribune | Jeff Coen and John Chase | Posted 05.25.2011

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Blagojevich lost a leading criminal-defense lawyer for the second time since his December arrest, as veteran attorney Terence Gillespie said he was bo...

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I Ask Again: Did Burris' Lobbying Partner Help Patti Blagojevich Land a Job?

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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There was no mention of this lucky break for the former first family of Illinois in the rush of reporting about the Blagojevich indictment.

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Blagojevich Indictment Reaction: Burris, Durbin, Quinn, Rush, GOP Leaders

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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The reactions of leading Illinois politicians to the Blagojevich indictment, as assembled by the AP: CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says it's a s...

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Blagojevich Indictment Expected Later Today

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's plan to auction off President Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat marked the culmination of ...

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For Blagojevich, There's No Place Like Home

James Warren | Posted 05.25.2011

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As a result of his alleged misdeeds, the government wants Blago's Chicago home, a condo he owns in DC, and the real gold mine -- his campaign funds.

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Blagojevich Indicted For Corruption Along With Brother And Top Aides (READ THE CHARGES, BLAGO REACTION VIDEO)

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and five others were indicted Thursday on charges of scheming to auction off President Barack Obama's vacant U.S....

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BLAGOJEVICH STATEMENT ON INDICTMENT: I AM INNOCENT

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich again declared his innocence in a statement released by his publicist in response to the sweeping, 19-count indictment on ...

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Blagojevich At Disney World As Indictment Hits (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE A Florida TV reporter found Blagojevich and his wife, Patti, inside Disney World Thursday after he was indicted on federal corruption charges....

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Blagojevich Tried To Extort Rahm Emanuel: Lawyers

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, was the congressman targeted by an alleged extortion plan described in the indictment against f...

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Burris: Blago Indictment 'Has Nothing To Do With Me'

The Hill | Aaron Blake and J. Taylor Rushing | Posted 05.25.2011

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With former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) expected to be indicted Thursday by the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, the man he controversially ap...

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Blagojevich's Career Timeline: From Swearing-In To Federal Corruption Indictment

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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Key ethics points in the career of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, indicted Thursday on 16 counts of wire fraud, racketeering and extortion cons...

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BLAGOJEVICH INDICTED ON FEDERAL CORRUPTION CHARGES

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — An indictment is expected as early as Thursday charging ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich with presiding over state government awas...

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Blagojevich, Illinois Governor, Arrested (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Update, 2:40pm AP reports that Blagojevich's Deputy Governor, Bob Greenlee, has resigned. Spokeswoman Kelley Quinn says Deputy Gov. Bob Greenlee res...

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Blagojevich Looking For New Lawyers As Indictment Looms

AP | Mike Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich is still forming his legal defense team with no certainty about who will lead it two months after his arrest on fraud and ...

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Blagojevich Fundraiser Christopher Kelly Hit With More Charges

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Prosecutors have turned up the heat on former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's former chief fundraiser, charging he paid $450,000 in kickbacks to get inflated c...

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The New Republic: "In Defense Of Blagojevich (Sort Of)"

The New Republic | Posted 05.25.2011

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I fully realize that few complaints are more tiresome than "your party's scandal is worse than my party's scandal." But indulge me for a moment. I can...

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