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Blagojevich to take stand at corruption trial

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, accused of conspiring to sell his office and barter President Barack Obama's old Senate seat, will try to persuade jurors in the defense phase of his corruption trial next week he was only engaging in politics as usual. It's an open question whether the tarring of Illinois' political culture -- the state's last two governors have been charged with corruption -- will rub off on President Obama and those of his senior staff who call...Read Full Story

Chicago Land –The Trial – Blagojevich, Emanuel, Obama and the Unions – Calls of High Crimes and Misdemeanors May Not be Far Behind

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Emanuel with Obama - Emanuel - Sacrificial Lamb? As the trial for former Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich continues, FBI tapes played in court, and testimony from Blagojevich’s deputy, John Harris, has led to some interesting assertions regarding the sale of a Senate Seat and retail politics at the Chicago level. From CBS 2 Chicago comes the revelation: “A week before the election, Blagojevich and Obama had met with two top union officials, apparently sent on Obama's behalf, who told them...Read Full Story

Burris asks high court to reopen Senate ballot

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Sen. Roland Burris has turned to the U.S. Supreme Court in his battle to avoid being pushed out of office in November, his attorney said Friday. Timothy Wright said Burris filed a motion asking the Supreme Court to block plans for a special Senate election that would exclude Burris. The election will decide who serves out the final two months of the term that began when Barack Obama entered the Senate in 2005. If the Supreme Court were to step in, it could create confusion when the ballot is...Read Full Story

Jurors urged to convict ex-Illinois governor

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Prosecutors urged jurors Monday to convict ousted Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on a string of corruption charges, including a failed attempt to sell Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat. "The law doesn't require you to be a successful crook, it just requires you to be a crook," Assistant US Attorney Christopher Niewoehner told jurors in closing arguments to the Chicago court. "You heard that defendant Blagojevich tried to shake down president-elect Barack Obama. You heard ... 'I'll appoint...Read Full Story

Blagojevich corruption trial may touch Obama

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Even Rod Blagojevich's lawyer finds him a bit strange, which may provide the key to the former Illinois governor's strategy at his upcoming corruption trial -- he was all talk, but no action. Among the 24 counts of fraud, conspiracy, bribery and racketeering that could land Blagojevich a long prison sentence are charges he dangled President Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder or demanded a cabinet post for himself in exchange for naming an Obama...Read Full Story
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