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Blagojevich Asks Judge to Cancel Retrial, Sentence Him for Lying

In an unexpected move, the highly entertaining and often unpredictable former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has asked a federal judge to cancel his retrial and sentence him on the sole conviction in his first trial: lying to an FBI agent. Blagojevich insisted that he is still innocent but said he was making the request in...

Blagojevich Jury Deadlocked 11-1 on Selling Senate Seat Charge

CHICAGO (Aug. 17) -- A juror in the corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich says the panel was deadlocked 11-1 in favor of convicting the former Illinois governor of trying to sell or trade President Barack Obama's former Senate seat. Juror Erik Sarnello of Itasca, Ill said a female holdout "just didn't see what we all saw."...

'Blago' Verdict: Instant Reactions

(Aug. 17) -- On Tuesday evening, it was "Blago" vs. the blogosphere. The former of course being ex-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who exited a federal courthouse in Chicago guilty on just one of the 24 counts filed against him (lying to federal investigators). It was a disappointing verdict for the prosecution and all...

Feds Vow Retrial After Blagojevich Found Guilty on 1 Count

CHICAGO (Aug. 17) -- A federal jury deadlocked Tuesday on all but one of 24 charges against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, including the most explosive of all - that he tried to sell an appointment to President Barack Obama's old Senate seat. Blagojevich was convicted on a single, less serious count of lying to...

Jurors in Blagojevich Trial Suggest They May Be Deadlocked

CHICAGO (Aug. 12) -- Jurors who have spent the last 11 days deliberating in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich have been able to listen to more than 100 excerpts of wiretap tapes, look through any notes they took during testimony and refer to some 120 pages of jury instructions. All of that,...

Rod Blagojevich trial News From the Web

08/12/10 Blagojevich jurors expected to clarify deadlock Source: Daily Chronicle - Dekalb IL After more than a week of silence, jurors in the corruption trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich threw the courtroom into confusion Wednesday when they sent a note to the judge suggesting they might be deadlocked on at least some counts.