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Alonzo 'Lon' Monk, Blagojevich Friend, Gets 2 Years In Prison

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 04.04.2012

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CHICAGO — A judge Tuesday handed a two-year sentence to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's law school roommate-turned-top aide who provided ...

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Patti Blagojevich Vents About Lenient Sentence For John Harris

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 03.29.2012

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The wife of imprisoned former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich took to her Facebook page Thursday morning to vent about the very lenient sentence giv...

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Judge Calls Latest Blagojevich Move 'Harebrained'

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 02.18.2012

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CHICAGO — While `harebrained' isn't a word often heard within staid federal courtrooms, the judge who recently sentenced Rod Blagojevich to 14 y...

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Blagojevich Will Report To Prison March 15

AP | NOMAAN MERCHANT | Posted 02.12.2012

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CHICAGO — A federal judge is allowing Rod Blagojevich an extra month of freedom before he must start a 14-year sentence for corruption and, at t...

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Will A Long Sentence For Blagojevich Stop Corruption In Illinois?

Posted 12.08.2011

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When former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday, local politicians and many following the case closely exp...

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Blagojevich Jurors Weigh In On 14-Year Sentence

AP | By DON BABWIN and MICHAEL TARM | Posted 02.07.2012

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CHICAGO -- Jurors who found Rod Blagojevich guilty of federal corruption charges earlier this year did not have to show up to court Wednesday to watch...

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Blagojevich Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

Posted 02.06.2012

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CHICAGO (AP) — Rod Blagojevich, the ousted Illinois governor whose three-year battle against criminal charges became a national spectacle, was sente...

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Blagojevich Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

AP | MICHAEL TARM and DON BABWIN | Posted 02.06.2012

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CHICAGO — The Rod Blagojevich who once challenged a prosecutor to face him like a man, the glad-handing politician who took to celebrity TV show...

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Blagojevich Sentencing Hearing Begins, Prosecutors Want Ex-Governor To Get 15 To 20 Years

AP | MICHAEL TARM and DON BABWIN | Posted 02.05.2012

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CHICAGO — After all his claims of innocence and facing years in prison, Rod Blagojevich let his lawyers make an admission that he has so far avo...

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Judge Says Blagojevich Sentencing Could Take 2 Days

Posted 12.02.2011

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A federal judge who will decide the fate of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich next week told attorneys Friday that it will likely take two days...

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Blagojevich Sentencing Delayed By Judge

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 11.26.2011

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CHICAGO — A federal judge on Monday indefinitely delayed next week's scheduled sentencing for Rod Blagojevich on multiple corruption convictions...

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Rod Blagojevich Seeks New Trial On Fraud Conviction

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 09.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich alleges a litany of errors at his recent corruption retrial in seeking yet another trial, including that a prosecutor ...

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Blagojevich Grilled By Prosecutor About Lying To FBI Conviction

AP | By KAREN HAWKINS and MICHAEL TARM | Posted 08.02.2011

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CHICAGO -- A prosecutor who waited years to grill Rod Blagojevich on a witness stand struck hard and fast Thursday when he finally got his chance. "M...

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Blagojevich Lawyers Get Day Off Before Mounting Defense

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 07.24.2011

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CHICAGO — In deciding whether to call Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel or other big names to testify, attorneys for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich have t...

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Blagojevich's Attorneys Ask For Mistrial.. Again

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 07.23.2011

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CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich's attorneys asked a judge Monday for a mistrial in the ousted Illinois governor's corruption retrial, arguing that the...

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Judge Accuses Blagojevich Lawyers Of Throwing Arguments At The Wall

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 07.17.2011

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CHICAGO — The judge in Rod Blagojevich's corruption retrial suggested Tuesday that attorneys for the impeached governor have attempted to broach...

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Blagojevich Lawyers Gripe About Prosecution's Objections

AP | Posted 07.11.2011

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CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago has denied Rod Blagojevich's request for a mistrial in the ousted Illinois governor's political corruption ...

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Blagojevich Defense To Government's Star Witness

AP | MICHAEL TARM and DON BABWIN | Posted 07.09.2011

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CHICAGO — Jurors in Rod Blagojevich's retrial heard a union leader testify Monday that the former governor said he wanted a cabinet post during ...

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Blagojevich Judge Dismisses Potential Juror With Final 'Oprah' Show Tickets

AP | MICHAEL TARM and KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 06.28.2011

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CHICAGO — Nerves frayed at the retrial of impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday, as attorneys briefly butted heads over whether ra...

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Remaining Jury Pool Not Sympathetic To Blagojevich

AP | MICHAEL TARM and KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 06.27.2011

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CHICAGO — Attorneys and the judge in the corruption retrial of impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich inched closer to seating a jury Wednesday...

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Blagojevich Jury Selection Enters Final Stretch

AP | MICHAEL TARM and KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 06.26.2011

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CHICAGO — The judge in the retrial of impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich spent a third day questioning potential jurors Tuesday, including ...

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Blagojevich Prosecutors Want 'Maddow' Clip Played During Retrial

Posted 06.25.2011

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Earlier this month, Judge James Zagel warned former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich that his comments to the media can be used against him during hi...

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Potential Jurors Already Think Blagojevich Is Guilty

AP | By MICHAEL TARM and KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 06.22.2011

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CHICAGO -- An uncharacteristically subdued Rod Blagojevich got a good look Thursday at the first big challenge facing the ousted Illinois governor at ...

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Judge Warns Blagojevich About Comments To Media, Says They Could Be Used In Retrial

AP | Posted 06.18.2011

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CHICAGO — The judge in Rod Blagojevich's corruption case has warned the former Illinois governor to watch what he says to the media because some...

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Judge Won't Delay Blagojevich Retrial

AP | Posted 06.14.2011

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CHICAGO — A federal judge has denied a request from former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorneys to delay his corruption retrial by several ...

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