Rod Blagojevich Corruption

Report: Blagojevich High-Fived Other Inmates On First Day In Prison

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 03.16.2012

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Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich entered federal prison in Colorado Thursday, where he has been sentenced to spend the next 14 years. Befo...

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WATCH: Blagojevich Has Lunch Before Prison In Denver

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 03.16.2012

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Convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich stepped off a plane in Colorado on Thursday and headed to a federal prison to begin a 14-year sentence for corru...

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JAILHOUSE ROD: Blagojevich Reports To Prison

AP | MICHAEL TARM and P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 05.15.2012

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LITTLETON, Colo. — Convicted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich never allowed himself to even think about spending the next decade of his life behind...

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On Last Day Free, Blagojevich To Offer Last Word

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.14.2012

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CHICAGO — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich embraced the public spotlight one last time Wednesday, claiming on the day before he reports to p...

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Prison-Bound Blagojevich Schedules Primetime Farewell

Posted 03.13.2012

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Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will squeeze in one last media appearance before heading to Colorado this week, where he will serve a 14-year...

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Blagojevich To Speak With Media Before Reporting To Prison

Posted 03.08.2012

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A spokesman for Rod Blagojevich said this week that the former Illinois Governor plans to address the public one more time before he leaves Chicago to...

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Feds Dig Into Blagojevich Pension

AP | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 01.10.2012

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Federal prosecutors are digging for data about convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's potential pension income in advance o...

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Prosecutor: William Cellini Trial About 'Abuse Of Power'

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 12.06.2011

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CHICAGO — A mega-millionaire who for decades stayed in the shadows of Illinois power even as he wielded enormous influence looked on Wednesday a...

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Blagojevich Likely To Lose Law License

Posted 11.29.2011

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A watchdog agency that monitors lawyers has called for Rod Blagojevich's law license to be suspended, a move seen as a likely precursor to the former ...

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WATCH: Your Day In Politics News

Posted 08.27.2011

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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) formally declared her candidacy for president of the United States on Monday. Lawmakers in Washington are still workin...

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Blagojevich Rips Tax Hike, Madigan Spokesman Calls Him A 'Sociopath'

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD -- Besides his taped, profanity-laced conversations and impeachment, Rod Blagojevich is remembered for keeping a lid on the state income t...

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Jim Edgar: State Needs Rod Blagojevich Saga To End

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The only one of Illinois' last three former governors who hasn't been indicted says the state's image and its finances have be...

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Blagojevich Jurors To Begin 8th Day Of Deliberations, No Verdict Yet

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Jurors have ended their seventh day of deliberations at the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich without announcin...

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Blagojevich Jurors Deliberate, Enjoying Privacy

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Jurors deciding if former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to sell President Barack Obama's old Senate seat were out of sight Thurs...

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Blagojevich: Corruption Trial 'Big Continuous Headache'

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says his corruption trial has been a big headache. As the ousted governor headed to lunch Tuesda...

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Blagojevich Asks 'How's My Tie?' Outside Of Court

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — If Rod Blagojevich is feeling sheepish about recent testimony that he spent lavishly on clothes, it hasn't shown. As he headed to his...

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Robert Blagojevich Will Not Face Retrial

AP | MICHAEL TARM AND DON BABWIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — By dropping all charges against Rod Blagojevich's brother on Thursday, the federal government removed what had become an obstacle to t...

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John Harris: Rod Blagojevich Wondered What He Could Get For Obama's Senate Seat

AP | MICHAEL TARM and DON BABWIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — At times agitated, excited or profane, Rod Blagojevich sorted through ways he could benefit personally from the U.S. Senate seat vacat...

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Prosecutors To Judge Zagel: Muzzle Rod Blagojevich

The Blago Blog | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the first time since Rod Blagojevich began his mega-media blitz in 2009, federal prosecutors have asked the trial's presiding judge to slap a muzz...

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Source: Jurors Violated Judge's Order In Blagojevich Trial

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Potential jurors waiting to be questioned in Rod Blagojevich's case discussed the trial's news coverage with each other last week, apparently flouting...

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Judge To Blago: Sit Still And Stop Gesturing During Trial

AP | MIKE ROBINSON and MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — A federal judge is warning former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to sit still and control his emotions during his corruption trial. Pr...

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Alonzo "Lon" Monk, Blagojevich Friend And Top Aide, To Testify Today

AP | MIKE ROBINSON and MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — A key government witness painted a picture of subterfuge and greed in Rod Blagojevich's inner circle on Wednesday, including a scheme ...

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Blagojevich Trial: Lawyers Face Decision Time On Jury

AP | MIKE ROBINSON and MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors and Rod Blagojevich's attorneys prepared Monday to take the stage for what promises to be a dramatic first act of ...

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American Blagojevich Idol: The Reality Show That Could Be

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rod Blagojevich's lawyers want to delay the June 3 start of his trial because Judge James Zagel has excused hundreds of jurors who can't be bothered t...

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Blagojevich Trial: Judge Says Names Of Jurors Will Be Kept Secret

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — The judge presiding over former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption case said Monday that the names of the jurors will be kept ...

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