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Emanuel would be best-known mayoral candidate (AP)
AP - If Rahm Emanuel decides to run for Chicago mayor, the White House chief of staff would easily be the best-known figure in the race, with national name recognition that few others could match and invaluable experience from helping engineer the ...
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If Emanuel seeks Chicago mayor chair, race predicted to be rugged
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel might want to return to Chicago to become mayor, but his connection to a presidency with a sinking approval rating and his association to convicted former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich could have voters ...
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GOP's Bill Brady Leading Democrat Pat Quinn in Illinois Governor Race
Filed under: Senate , Polls , Poll Watch , 2010 Elections Seventy percent of voters don't believe Quinn has done enough to curb corruption following the ouster of his predecessor, Rod Blagojevich. Permalink | Email this | LinkingBlogs | Comments
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State Courts Aim to Reduce Mistrials with More Juror Info
Federal courts are wary, but state judges have been introducing reforms to cut down the rate of mistrials
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Man Relieved When $20,000 Bid Falls Short
An Illinois man who bid $20,000 for ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich's Elvis statue said he was relieved to lose and soon found an identical statue for $550.
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Blagojevich Says Vindication Is Closer Than Ever
Despite his legal woes, Blagojevich isnt closing the book on his political future.
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Charges Dropped Against Blago's Brother Robert
Federal prosecutors will not retry Robert Blagojevich, the brother of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, for two counts of extortion conspiracy and one count each of wire fraud and extortion reports the Chicago Tribune . Assistant U.S. Atty. Reid ...
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Illinois Politicians: Really Corrupt Or Just Dumb?
Rod Blagojevich's guilty verdict made him the second consecutive Illinois governor to be convicted of a crime and the fourth in less than 40 years. And it's not just governors. Hundreds of other Illinois public officials have been convicted in a state ...
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2 governors, 2 crooks. What's wrong with Illinois?
Two Illinois governors from two different parties, two generations, two regions of the state. Both convicted of felonies.
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Levi Johnston says apology to Sarah Palin made him sound like a liar
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin's grandson, says he wishes he hadn't apologized for telling lies about the former Alaska governor because he's "never lied about anything."
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Brotherly Love? Ex-Gov. Blago Doesnt Call Brother Hours After Charges Dropped
Ex-Gov on NBCs Celebrity Apprentice By Allan Lengelticklethewire.comPerhaps one of the more interesting asterisks surrounding the decision Thursday by prosecutors to drop charges against Robert Blagojevich was that his brother Rod, the ...
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Blagojevich jury's advice: Keep it simple
Panel says prosecution's case, judge's jury instructions were too complicated At the start of their marathon deliberations, jurors in the Rod Blagojevich corruption trial were handed more than 100 pages of instructions that they came to refer to as ...
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JUSTIN STONEWeekly Review
The developers of the proposed Islamic community center near Ground Zero--whose project continues to lack a lobbyist, engineer, architect, blueprint, and, according to their most recent disclosure, $99,981,745 of the $100 million they intend to ...
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Feds Drop Charges Against Blagos Brother Robert
By Allan Lengelticklethewire.comAt least one of the Blago brothers is off the hook.The Chicago Sun-Times reported that federal prosecutors announced Thursday in court that they were dropping the corruption charges against brother Robert Blagojevich. ...
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Blagojevich holdout explains vote
Battling stomach pains and fatigue, JoAnn Chiakulas would take the train into the city each morning knowing that her resolve was disappointing some people and infuriating others.
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Holdout Juror in Blagojevich Case Says Evidence Showed Shades of Gray
JoAnn Chiakulas was not favorably impressed with impeached ex-Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, finding him "narcissistic" and "rambling." But the 67-year-old grandmother nonetheless stood her ground during 14 days of jury deliberation in his ...
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On Winston Churchill and Former Gov. Blagojevich
On Fox News Sunday, a slightly incredulous Chris Wallace asked former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich if he were serious when he compared himself to Winston Churchill in his ability to come back from political oblivion. Blagojevich replied: Youre ...
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Blago's Holdout Juror Breaks Silence
The jury ruled 11-1 against disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich during his corruption trial. And JoAnn Chiakulas, a 67-year-old grandmother, was the one. "I could never live with myself if I went along with the rest of the jury," Chiakulas...
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Hatching bigger government
A few bad eggs shouldn't provoke an overreaction There have been a lot of unsurprising news stories lately. Rod Blagojevich going on TV. Tiger Woods and his wife divorcing. The economy racing along like an elderly tortoise. And the Food and Drug ...
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Robert Blagojevich on Having His Charges Dropped
In an interview with TIME, Robert Blagojevich, older brother and co-defendant of the ex-Illinois governor, tells how he found out the feds were dismissing the charges against him
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Nation/world briefs
Blagojevich's 2nd trial won't include brother; BlackBerry firm seeks encryption talks; American to appeal $24M fine by feds; Report: 88K inmates sexually attacked; Mexico starts to ID massacre victims; 3 Canadians charged with terrorism
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Holdout Juror at Blagojevich Trial Explains Vote
The lone holdout juror on some counts at former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich's political corruption trial says she had a responsibility to follow her conscience and she stands by her vote. In her first interview since the trial, JoAnn Chiakulas tells the ...
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Prosecutors drop all charges against Blagojevich's brother
JURIST] Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that they would dismiss all charges against Robert Blagojevich, the brother of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich [JURIST news archive]. Robert Blagojevich faced four counts for his suspected ...
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Quotables
`23 down, 1 to go.' Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on the hung jury that convicted him on one count of lying to federal agents. Federal jurors deadlocked Aug. 17 on 23 other charges, including that he tried to sell an appointment to President ...
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Charges against Blagojevich's brother dropped
By dropping all charges against Rod Blagojevich's brother on Thursday, the federal government removed what had become an obstacle to their primary mission: convicting the impeached Illinois governor in a retrial now set for early next year. Jurors ...
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Charges Dropped Against Blagojevich Brother
Good news for Rod Blagojevich's brother, Robert -- federal prosecutors recently announced that they are dropping charges stemming from his brother's corruption trial. The 55 year-old businessman headed Rod Blagojevich's fundraising, a program that ...
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New Trial Date Set for Blago
Patrick Fitzgerald ain't done with Rod Blagojevich.Also, charges dropped against Blago's brother, which may be an ominous sign. Rod Blagojevich - Patrick Fitzgerald - United States - Chicago - Arts
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Feds drop charges against Blagojevich's brother
Federal prosecutors announced today they have dropped all charges against Robert Blagojevich, the brother of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
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Feds Drop Case Against Blagojevichs Brother
Developing: Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against Robert Blagojevich, the brother of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Lonna Saunders: Blagojevich: Focus on Sentencing, Not a Retrial
Let's move forward, US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, and spend the public's limited tax dollars and limited resources on catching some other bad guys. You did what you said you would do. Read More... More on Wash Post
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