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		<title>Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years</title>
		<link>http://heave-ho.org/2011/12/07/blagojevich-sentenced-to-14-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is sentenced to 14 years in jail for corruption, including trying to sell Barack Obama's former Senate seat.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://heave-ho.org/2011/12/07/blagojevich-sentenced-to-14-years/' addthis:title='Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>With last word before sentencing, ousted Illinois Gov. Blagojevich to ask judge for mercy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ CHICAGO — With years behind bars at stake, disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday gets a final shot at trying to persuade a federal judge to show him mercy. Blagojevich was expected to address Judge James Zagel on what’s shaped up as the climactic second day of his sentencing hearing. Shortly after he speaks, Judge James Zagel is expected to announce just how long the 54-year-old will spend in prison for 18 corruption counts that include his attempt to auction off President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat. Read full article > > <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://heave-ho.org/2011/12/07/with-last-word-before-sentencing-ousted-illinois-gov-blagojevich-to-ask-judge-for-mercy/' addthis:title='With last word before sentencing, ousted Illinois Gov. Blagojevich to ask judge for mercy ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Pat Quinn Wins Governor of Illinois</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former seat of Rod Blagojevich remains in Democrats' hands. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn won re-election, according to the Associated Press. He beat out GOP challenger Bill Brady, though it's still not official: The AP is basing its report on an...<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://heave-ho.org/2010/11/04/pat-quinn-wins-governor-of-illinois/' addthis:title='Pat Quinn Wins Governor of Illinois ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Blago Retrial Delayed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The drama that is sure to follow the retrial of Rod Blagojevich will have to wait until April 20, after an Illinois court pushed back the original January start date. Blagojevich was only convicted on one of the 24 charges brought against him when he...<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://heave-ho.org/2010/10/23/blago-retrial-delayed/' addthis:title='Blago Retrial Delayed ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Lead Lawyers Ditch Blago</title>
		<link>http://heave-ho.org/2010/10/01/lead-lawyers-ditch-blago/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The father and son team of lawyers who led Rod Blagojevich's defense this summer have asked to withdraw from the case, citing "financial realities," but possibly figuring they could do no better than the hung jury they obtained on 23 counts. In...<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://heave-ho.org/2010/10/01/lead-lawyers-ditch-blago/' addthis:title='Lead Lawyers Ditch Blago ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Charges dropped for Blago&#8217;s brother</title>
		<link>http://heave-ho.org/2010/08/26/charges-dropped-for-blagos-brother/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prosecutors have dismissed all four charges against Robert Blagojevich, brother of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, defense attorney Michael Ettinger told reporters Thursday. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://heave-ho.org/2010/08/26/charges-dropped-for-blagos-brother/' addthis:title='Charges dropped for Blago&#8217;s brother ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Blagojevich won&#8217;t rule out comeback</title>
		<link>http://heave-ho.org/2010/08/22/blagojevich-wont-rule-out-comeback/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Sunday that he is not ruling out a return to politics once the legal process against him winds down. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://heave-ho.org/2010/08/22/blagojevich-wont-rule-out-comeback/' addthis:title='Blagojevich won&#8217;t rule out comeback ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Lone Blagojevich juror &#8216;held out&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://heave-ho.org/2010/08/18/lone-blagojevich-juror-held-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A single juror prevented former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich being convicted of selling Barack Obama's Senate seat, the jury foreman has said.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://heave-ho.org/2010/08/18/lone-blagojevich-juror-held-out/' addthis:title='Lone Blagojevich juror &#8216;held out&#8217; ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Blago juror: 1 vote from seat conviction</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The jury in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was one vote short of convicting him of attempting to sell a U.S. Senate seat. Prosecutors have already said they will retry Blagojevich and will meet next week to plot their next move. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://heave-ho.org/2010/08/18/blago-juror-1-vote-from-seat-conviction-3/' addthis:title='Blago juror: 1 vote from seat conviction ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Blagojevich found guilty of lying</title>
		<link>http://heave-ho.org/2010/08/18/blagojevich-found-guilty-of-lying/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is found guilty of lying to agents by a federal jury in Chicago.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://heave-ho.org/2010/08/18/blagojevich-found-guilty-of-lying/' addthis:title='Blagojevich found guilty of lying ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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