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Chris Kelly Suicide: Feds Don't Want Jury In Blagojevich Trial To Know About Chief Fundraiser's Suicide

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Prosecutors in Chicago are urging a federal judge to bar former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's (blah-GOY'-uh-viches) lawyers from tel...

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Blagojevich On Letterman: 'How Come I'm Not A Governor And Paterson Is?' (VIDEO)

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Rod Blagojevich made his second appearance on the "Late Show with David Letterman" Wednesday night, where he brought out his usual self deprecating hu...

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Rod Blagojevich Asks Judge To Delay Corruption Trial

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorneys asked a federal judge Thursday to postpone his corruption trial, saying so many uncertainties ...

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Gov Met With Laughter, Boos During Talk On Ethics In Politics (VIDEO)

HuffPost Eyes&Ears Local | Samira Said | Posted 05.25.2011

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Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit The initial reaction to the news of Rod Blagojevich giving a speech on ethics in politics ...

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Rod Blagojevich Arraignment: Blago Back In Court Today

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded not guilty Wednesday to revised federal corruption charges and challenged prosecutors to allow jur...

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Rod Blagojevich Arraignment Scheduled For Wednesday

Posted 05.25.2011

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Rod Blagojevich is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday following new charges filed last week by a federal grand jury. Blagojevich will appear at 11 ...

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Blago is The New Media Pinata. A Whacky Devil. Great Fun!

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 05.25.2011

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Blake Fleetwood

Today, after being impeached by the Illinois House, the Senate is hearing evidence to remove Rod Blagojevich, which it will probably do in the next few days.

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What if we Held an Impeachment, and Nobody Came?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jayne Lyn Stahl

For shame, America, impeach a guy over extramarital oral sex, but not waterboarding?

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Blagojevich Makes Brief Courthouse Appearance

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON and MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich met with a renowned Chicago criminal lawyer Saturday as he weighed his legal options on how to fight a s...

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Blagojevich Has More Than $500,000 In Unpaid Legal Bills

Wall Street Journal | THOMAS M. BURTON, ASHBY JONES and DIONNE SEARCEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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The criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich alleges that he complained about financial troubles. Those problems include more than $50...

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236.com: How To Get Through A Blagversation: 9 Things To Say About Blago

236.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Rod Blagojevich -- it was the greatest thing ever! For two days. And now? Now we're tired of it. At least the Republican scandals involved closete...

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Patti Blagojevich: Illinois's Hardball First Lady

NBC 5 | Steve Rhodes | Posted 05.25.2011

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llinois First Lady Patti Blagojevich grew up in the home of a powerful, old-school Chicago alderman, so it's no surprise that she's well-versed in har...

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Bob Greenlee, Blagojevich's Deputy Governor, Resigns

AP | ADAM GOLDMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — One of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's top deputies resigned Wednesday after being tied to the rampant corruption scandal surrounding the gover...

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Who Did In Blagojevich?

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 05.25.2011

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The demise of Rod Blagojevich continues to make so much news, I almost don't know where to start. Take the man himself. Just how idiotic is it for so...

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Harry Reid: "State Of Illinois Is On Kind Of A Bad Run"

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) spoke to the Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich (D) just "a few days ago" about the appointment to succeed...

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Blagojevich On Obama: "F**K Him"

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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The tapes reveal a two-term governor who no longer wants his job, badly wants cash and is determined to leverage a financial benefit out of his appoin...

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Chicago Tribune Editor: Prosecutors Asked Us To Delay Stories On Blagojevich

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Chicago Tribune's editor, Gerould Kern, issued a statement today on how the paper had held certain stories about Illinois Gov. Blagojevich during ...

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Rod Blagojevich Arrested: The Damage He Could Do

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The arrest this morning of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has sparked intense discussion in the political universe over how great a taint his ethical f...

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US Atty: Blagojevich Went On "A Political Corruption Crime Spree"

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said today that arrested Gov. Rod Blagojevich "has taken us to a truly new low" and went on "a political corruption c...

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