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While Rod Blagojevich keeps a low profile, Illinois voters have mixed reactions the day after the ex- governor was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
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After learning he would spend the next 14 years in prison, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich said, ''This is a time to be strong.''
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Some of the jurors from both Blagojevich corruption trials were in the courtroom when his sentence was handed down. Many found his punishment harsh but fair.
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Photos of Rod Blagojevich from his first gubernatorial campaign to his arrest on corruption charges.
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Rod Blagojevich asked the judge for mercy and said he is ''incredibly sorry'' Wednesday morning, addressing the court on the day the former governor will be sentenced to prison.
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Rod Blagojevich told the judge he is sorry Wednesday morning, addressing the court on the day the former governor will be sentenced to prison.
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It's been nearly three years since Rod Blagojevich was arrested on corruption charges. Wednesday, the case comes to a close.
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Two very different pictures of former governor Rod Blagojevich were presented to the judge on day one of his sentencing hearing.
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The jurors who decided Rod Blagojevich's fate talked about their deliberations one day after they convicted the former Illinois governor.
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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.
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Former governor Rod Blagojevich was found guilty on 17 of 20 counts in his second corruption trial. The jury found him not guilty on one count and was hung on two others.
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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.
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The Blagojevich verdict is being felt throughout the Illinois political landscape.
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The verdict in the corruption retrial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was announced around 2 p.m. on June 27, 2011.
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Former governor Rod Blagojevich was found guilty on 17 of 20 counts in his second corruption trial. The jury found him not guilty on one count and was hung on two others.
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Former governor Rod Blagojevich is at the Dirksen Federal Building, where he will learn his fate Monday afternoon. Jurors reached a verdict in his corruption trial; they are unanimous in 18 of 20 counts against him.
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Jurors in the corruption trial of former governor Rod Blagojevich have reached a verdict, which will be read between 1 and 2 p.m. Monday. They are unanimous on 18 counts, but deadlocked on 2.
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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.
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Jurors deliberating the fate of Rod Blagojevich continue to sift through evidence in the former governor's corruption retrial.
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The jury got back to work in the Rod Blagojevich trial Monday after a three-day weekend.
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On Monday, the jury in the Rod Blagojevich corruption retrial heads back to court for another day of deliberations.
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ABC7's Paul Meincke took a look at the challenges facing jurors once deliberations are over.
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As jurors in the retrial of Rod Blagojevich take a break until Monday, ABC7's Paul Meincke takes a look at all the charges.
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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.
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On their third day of deliberations, jurors in the corruption retrial of former governor Rod Blagojevich sent a note to Judge James Zagel.
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Jurors in the corruption trial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich ended their fifth day of deliberations without a question.
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After six weeks of testimony, the jury in the Rod Blagojevich corruption retrial started its deliberations Friday.
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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.
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The defense made its closing arguments at Rod Blagojevich's corruption retrial Thursday. At the end of the close, the former governor's eyes appeared to be tearing up.
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Jurors could begin deliberating Thursday in the corruption retrial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.
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Attorneys for Rod Blagojevich have filed a motion for mistrial as closing arguments continued in the former governor's corruption trial.
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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.''
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Defense attorneys for Rod Blagojevich rested their case Wednesday morning and prosecutors began their rebuttal in the former governor's corruption trial.
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Judge James Zagel is giving prosecution and defense teams the weekend to think about the potential jurors in the second corruption trial of former governor Rod Blagojevich.
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Prosecutors called former governor Rod Blagojevich's ex-aide to the stand Tuesday as they played secretly-recorded FBI tapes.
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Shortly after the jury was sworn in Monday, opening statements began in the second corruption trial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.
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After calling three witnesses Wednesday, the defense rested just after 11 a.m. in the corruption trial of former governor Rod Blagojevich.
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After 7 days on the stand, former governor Rod Blagojevich finished testifying Tuesday in his own defense at his second corruption trial.
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Prosecutors finished their cross examination of Rod Blagojevich Tuesday, which marks the former governor's seventh -- and least chatty -- day on the stand in his corruption trial.
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In a more methodical cross-examination of the former governor, prosecutors asked Rod Blagojevich questions and then returned to transcripts that contradicted his answers.
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After just one hour of cross examination last week, prosecutors will continue questioning former Gov. Rod Blagojevich Monday during his corruption retrial.
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''Mr. Blagojevich, you are a convicted liar, correct?'' prosecutors asked the former governor during cross examination Thursday.
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Rod Blagojevich told jurors Thursday that General Attorney Lisa Madigan was the former governor's first choice for the U.S. Senate seat appointment, saying, ''she was always on my mind.''
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''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.''
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Judge James Zagel reprimanded Rod Blagojevich Wednesday after the former governor made repeated attempts to refer to items the judge ruled he would not allow in trial.
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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.
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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.''
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The defense is accusing prosecutors of ''making faces'' while former governor Rod Blagojevich testifies in his corruption trial.
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Jurors took an unplanned break Wednesday morning during the second corruption trial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich when a man's voice was heard over the loudspeaker saying, ''Hello? Hello?''
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Judge James Zagel had hoped to have the jury seated by the end of the day Thursday, but that is not going to happen in the second corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich.
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