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<title>Blagojevich 'stunned,' guilty on 17 of 20 counts</title>
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<title>Jury foreperson: Diplomacy reigned in Blagojevich deliberations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The jurors who decided Rod Blagojevich's fate talked about their deliberations one day after they convicted the former Illinois governor.]]></description>
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<title>Day after convictions, Blagojevich returned to routine</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The day after Rod Blagojevich was found guilty on 17 of 20 counts in his corruption retrial, the former governor took his daughter to summer school.]]></description>
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<title>Blagojevich booed leaving courthouse</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Critics, supporters and passers-by gathered outside the Federal Dirksen Building to wait for former governor Rod Blagojevich to leave after learning his fate Monday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:21:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blagojevich jurors confident in 'fair, just verdict'</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The 11 women and one man who made up the jury in the second Rod Blagojevich trial said they are confident they reached a ''fair and just verdict.'' Blagojevich was found guilty on 17 of 20 counts.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:17:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blagojevich retrial verdict summary</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The verdict in the corruption retrial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was announced around 2 p.m. on June 27, 2011.]]></description>
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<title>How long will Blagojevich jury deliberations last?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Jurors in the corruption trial of former governor Rod Blagojevich wrapped up their ninth day of deliberations- and there's no indication of how close they are -- or aren't -- to a verdict.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:26:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blago jurors end 7th day of deliberations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Jurors deliberating the fate of Rod Blagojevich continue to sift through evidence in the former governor's corruption retrial.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:53:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blagojevich jury to begin 6th day of deliberations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[On Monday, the jury in the Rod Blagojevich corruption retrial heads back to court for another day of deliberations.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[On Monday, the jury in the Rod Blagojevich corruption retrial heads back to court for another day of deliberations.]]></dig:D3text>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:54:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A look at the challenges jurors face in Blago retrial</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ABC7's Paul Meincke took a look at the challenges facing jurors once deliberations are over.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[ABC7's Paul Meincke took a look at the challenges facing jurors once deliberations are over.]]></dig:D3text>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:26:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blagojevich Retrial: Snapshot of the charges</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As jurors in the retrial of Rod Blagojevich take a break until Monday, ABC7's Paul Meincke takes a look at all the charges.]]></description>
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<title>Blagojevich jurors ask judge about instructions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Jurors in the trial of former governor Rod Blagojevich asked the judge for clarification of a legal issue Thursday, but gave no indication of where they are in deliberations.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:15:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>I-Team Report: The Honor System</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Former Ill. governor Rod Blagojevich is expected to follow the honor system while taxpayers foot the bill for his legal defense.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Former Ill. governor Rod Blagojevich is expected to follow the honor system while taxpayers foot the bill for his legal defense.]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>Blagojevich jurors send note to judge</title>
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<description><![CDATA[On their third day of deliberations, jurors in the corruption retrial of former governor Rod Blagojevich sent a note to Judge James Zagel.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[On their third day of deliberations, jurors in the corruption retrial of former governor Rod Blagojevich sent a note to Judge James Zagel.]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>Jury deliberations begin in Blagojevich retrial</title>
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<description><![CDATA[After six weeks of testimony, the jury in the Rod Blagojevich corruption retrial started its deliberations Friday.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[After six weeks of testimony, the jury in the Rod Blagojevich corruption retrial started its deliberations Friday.]]></dig:D3text>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:40:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blagojevich retrial goes to the jury</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Closing arguments wrapped up Thursday in the retrial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. The judge sent the case to the jury late in the afternoon.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:06:44 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Prosecutor to jury, Blago 'lied to you under oath'</title>
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<description><![CDATA[During closing arguments, prosecutor Carrie Hamilton told jurors in the corruption trial of former governor Rod Blagojevich to listen to all the FBI tapes again because ''it will make the defendant's guilt crystal clear.'']]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[During closing arguments, prosecutor Carrie Hamilton told jurors in the corruption trial of former governor Rod Blagojevich to listen to all the FBI tapes again because ''it will make the defendant's guilt crystal clear.'']]></dig:D3text>
<dig:keywords><![CDATA[About a month after they were seated, jurors are now hearing closing arguments in the corruption trial of former governor Rod Blagojevich.]]></dig:keywords>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:53:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blagojevich forced to explain his own words</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In a more methodical cross-examination of the former governor, prosecutors asked Rod Blagojevich questions and then returned to transcripts that contradicted his answers.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[In a more methodical cross-examination of the former governor, prosecutors asked Rod Blagojevich questions and then returned to transcripts that contradicted his answers.]]></dig:D3text>
<dig:keywords><![CDATA[Rod Blagojevich said Monday he 'wouldn't knowingly violate the law' when asked about the oath he took in 2003 and 2007 when elected governor of Illinois.]]></dig:keywords>
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<title>Prosecution begins cross of Rod Blagojevich</title>
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<description><![CDATA[''Mr. Blagojevich, you are a convicted liar, correct?'' prosecutors asked the former governor during cross examination Thursday.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[''Mr. Blagojevich, you are a convicted liar, correct?'' prosecutors asked the former governor during cross examination Thursday.]]></dig:D3text>
<dig:keywords><![CDATA[The defense finished questioning Rod Blagojevich Thursday afternoon after the former governor spent five days on the stand at his corruption trial.]]></dig:keywords>
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<title>'I'm stupid here,' Blago says about 'f---ing golden' tape</title>
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<description><![CDATA[''I'm stupid here... I'm just being stupid here,'' Rod Blagojevich told jurors after they heard a secretly-recorded 2008 conversation in which the former governor calls the U.S. Senate seat ''f---ng golden.'']]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[''I'm stupid here... I'm just being stupid here,'' Rod Blagojevich told jurors after they heard a secretly-recorded 2008 conversation in which the former governor calls the U.S. Senate seat ''f---ng golden.'']]></dig:D3text>
<dig:keywords><![CDATA[When explaining a rant full of expletives that was secretly recorded by the FBI, former governor Rod Blagojevich told jurors it was a ''classic case of unrequited love.'']]></dig:keywords>
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<title>Blagojevich defines 'f-ing golden' for jury</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Former governor Rod Blagojevich said his definition of ''f-ing golden'' was ''good things for Illinois'' during his third day of testimony at his corruption trial.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Former governor Rod Blagojevich said his definition of ''f-ing golden'' was ''good things for Illinois'' during his third day of testimony at his corruption trial.]]></dig:D3text>
<dig:keywords><![CDATA[Former governor Rod Blagojevich spoke about the U.S. Senate seat he's accused of trying to trade or sell, saying, ''There was a method to the madness and I believe I was on the right track and then everything changed.'']]></dig:keywords>
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<title>Blagojevich gives shorter answers on second day</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Former governor Rod Blagojevich tightened up his answers during his second day on the stand in his corruption retrial.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Former governor Rod Blagojevich told jurors that the tape in which he calls a Senate appointment ''f--ing golden'' makes him wince.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Former governor Rod Blagojevich told jurors that the tape in which he calls a Senate appointment ''f--ing golden'' makes him wince.]]></dig:D3text>
<dig:keywords><![CDATA[Blagojevich Trial: Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich to take stand in his defense at trial at Dirksen Federal Building]]></dig:keywords>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 11:24:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Trial watchers react to Blagojevich on the stand</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dozens of people lined-up at the Dirksen Federal Buildings, some of them before dawn, for the chance to witness the former Illinois governor on the witness stand.]]></description>
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<dig:keywords><![CDATA[Blagojevich Trial: Trial watchers react to Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich testifying  in his defense at trial]]></dig:keywords>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 22:18:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Defense: Ex-gov. Blagojevich to take stand Thursday</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich plans to take the stand Thursday morning at his corruption trial, according to his defense attorney.]]></description>
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<dig:keywords><![CDATA[Rod Blagojevich Trial: Defense to call first witness; Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. expected to testify]]></dig:keywords>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 03:16:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The mayor's office confirms that Rahm Emanuel will be a witness in the corruption trial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[The mayor's office confirms that Rahm Emanuel will be a witness in the corruption trial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.]]></dig:D3text>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 03:24:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blagojevich trial rescheduled to Wednesday</title>
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<description><![CDATA[No testimony was heard Friday in the corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich, but there was plenty of legal maneuvering by the former governor's defense team.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[No testimony was heard Friday in the corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich, but there was plenty of legal maneuvering by the former governor's defense team.]]></dig:D3text>
<dig:keywords><![CDATA[Attorneys for former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich prepare their case; Blago, Rahm Emanuel, Jesse Jackson, Jr. among possible witnesses]]></dig:keywords>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 12:42:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blagojevich prepping to take stand in retrial</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Former governor Rod Blagojevich is preparing to take the stand in his defense at his second corruption trial, according to his defense team. Whether that happens remains to be seen.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 03:15:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[An attorney for Rod Blagojevich called one of the prosecution's witnesses a ''rich kid from California'' Wednesday morning during the former governor's corruption trial.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[An attorney for Rod Blagojevich called one of the prosecution's witnesses a ''rich kid from California'' Wednesday morning during the former governor's corruption trial.]]></dig:D3text>
<dig:keywords><![CDATA[An attorney for Rod Blagojevich called one of the prosecution's witnesses a ''rich kid from California'' Wednesday morning during the former governor's corruption trial. Lon Monk cross]]></dig:keywords>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 16:20:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>College friend 'Lonster' testifies in Blagojevich trial</title>
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<description><![CDATA[One of Rod Blagojevich's college friends took the stand Tuesday in the former governor's corruption retrial.]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[One of Rod Blagojevich's college friends took the stand Tuesday in the former governor's corruption retrial.]]></dig:D3text>
<dig:keywords><![CDATA[Rod Blagojevich's former pal Alonzo 'Lon' Monk to testify at retrial]]></dig:keywords>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 22:46:54 GMT</pubDate>
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