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Fox News: Blagojevich Wants Notes From Obama's FBI Interview

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich believes President Barack Obama can help his legal defense in Blagojevich's fast approaching retrial, scheduled to begin April 20.

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...

2010 News Quotes Quiz: Who Said It?

2010 was such a bumpy ride that this quote epitomizes the year: "Heads down! Stay down!" That's what a flight attendant shouted over and over as an airliner made an emergency landing at New York's JFK Airport in September. Of course, the moment was recorded on cell phone video and watched by millions. Here are 10 more...

2010 News Quotes Quiz: Who Said It? [ANSWERS]

Here are the answers to the 2010 Quotes Quiz with details about who said what and why -- plus some information on the people who didn't say these things, but might have. 1. "There's no one who wants this thing over more than I do. You know, I'd like my life back." Answer: C. Tony Hayward All three of the newsmakers...

Opinion: Will Durst's 2010 Xmas Wish List

Wishing you all a Very Happy Merry. And no, I'm not falling into that trap. You go out and dance to the beat of whichever winter festival you want to celebrate. Christmas. Hanukkah, Kwanza, Saturnalia, Solstice, noon Tuesday, 420, a December date equal to the square root of the number 625. Whatever. And good on ya. As we...

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Patti Visits Rod In 'The Saddest Place On Earth'

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, center, walks with attorneys as he arrives at the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood in Littleton, Colo., on Thursday, March 15, 2012, where he began serving his 14-year sentence for corruption.

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05/24/12 Illinois House Votes to Slash Health Care for the Poor Source: KMOX 1120 - St. Louis MO SPRINGFIELD, Ill. The Illinois House has approved budget cuts that would slash health care for hundreds of thousands of people around the state.
05/24/12 Fitzgerald regrets 'Lincoln' Blagojevich comment Source: Northwest Herald - Crystal Lake IL The outgoing U.S. attorney in Chicago says he should have thought twice about making sharp comments about Rod Blagojevich immediately after the former Illinois governor's arrest in 2008.
05/15/12 Patti Blagojevich, daughters make prison visit to... Source: Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago IL Patti Blagojevich visited ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich in a Colorado prison, calling it "one of the saddest places on earth."
05/07/12 Prison double standard: Hair dye for 9/11 mastermind... Source: Jihad Watch "At a Hearing, 9/11 Detainees Show Defiance," by Charlie Savage for the New York Times , May 5 (thanks to Anne Crockett): GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed fingered his long, henna-dyed beard and stared down in silence Saturday, pointedly ignoring a military commissions judge asking whether the self-described architect of the Sept. 11 attacks understood what was being said and whether he was willing to be represented by his defense lawyers....
04/30/12 Report: Blagojevich program squandered funds on... Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO An Illinois program used $7 million in state road funds to put at-risk youth to work on roads, but instead had them rearranging furniture, working at golf courses, learning "conflict resolution," or doing nothing, according to a new report.

Background on Rod Blagojevich

Milorad Blagojevich (better known by the alias Rod R. Blagojevich (born December 10, 1956)) is a convicted felon and former American politician who served as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. A Democrat, Blagojevich was a State Representative before being elected to the United States House of Representatives representing parts of Chicago.

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