Blagojevich Jury Wraps Second Day Of Deliberations
Jurors in the Rod Blagojevich corruption retrial have wrapped up their second day of deliberations, meeting without a word on their progress on Monday.
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Jurors in the Rod Blagojevich corruption retrial have wrapped up their second day of deliberations, meeting without a word on their progress on Monday.
The federal jury in Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial officially went home Friday afternoon after beginning to deliberate the deposed governor's fate.
The corruption retrial of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich was passed to a jury Thursday, after federal prosecutor's and defense attorneys offered their final arguments.
Rod Blagojevich's defense attorney delivered a passionate closing argument on Thursday, saying prosecutors had proven nothing criminal and that the government wanted the jury to be nothing more than a "rubber stamp" for their case against the former governor.
Federal prosecutors began their closing argument in Rod Blagojevich's corruption retrial on Wednesday, telling jurors that the former governor lied to them repeatedly during his seven days on the witness stand.
Rod Blagojevich wrapped up his testimony at his corruption retrial on Tuesday after seven days on the witness stand, including three days of cross-examination by federal prosecutors.
During a full day of cross-examination at Rod Blagojevich's corruption retrial, federal prosecutors repeatedly tried to use the former governor's own words to discredit him and paint him as dishonest.
Federal prosecutors wasted no time painting Rod Blagojevich as a habitual liar on Thursday as they began cross examining the former governor at his corruption retrial on Thursday.
Sounding nervous and hesitant, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday tried to explain his most notorious comment caught on FBI wiretaps in his corruption case, but told his defense attorney he was "afraid" to do so.
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich testified Thursday that he had no interest in getting campaign cash in exchange for appointing someone to President Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat in 2008.
Rod Blagojevich was back on the stand on Friday in what turned-into a family affair as his oldest daughter Amy attended the trial, but that wasn't the only change in the courtroom. One of the 18 jury members was no longer in court.
Rod Blagojevich has begun defending himself against various shakedown allegations at his corruption retrial, although it took him a few hours to begin directly addressing the charges against him on Thursday.
Rod Blagojevich's attorneys said the former governor is planning to take the stand on Thursday, but they conceded that decision could change at the last minute.
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich will testify in his own defense at his federal corruption trial, a source tells CBS 2.
Rod Blagojevich's defense attorneys initially planned to begin calling their first witnesses on Monday, but late Friday afternoon, court officials announced the trial will not resume until Wednesday.
After federal prosecutors rested their case against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday, defense attorneys told the judge they plan to begin calling witnesses next week.
If you've been following what news there is about the Blagojevich trial, you must be thinking by now that Blago is going down. Walter Jacobson is thinking that because of how unfair the judge seems to be.
Federal prosecutors have said they expect to rest their case against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday, and the defense team has been told to be ready to begin presenting its case on Monday.
Rod Blagojevich's college roommate and first chief of staff as governor testified Tuesday that he helped the governor try to shake down a racetrack owner for campaign cash in exchange for signing legislation to help the horse racing industry.
The federal judge in the Rod Blagojevich trial has accused defense attorneys of trying to put the prosecution on trial.
The judge in Rod Blagojevich's corruption retrial again has warned defense attorneys not to make arguments while questioning witnesses, or he might cut short their closing argument when the trial ends.
An Indian-American businessman testified Wednesday that he approached Rod Blagojevich's brother in October 2008 with an offer of campaign cash in exchange for naming Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. to the U.S. Senate seat that would soon be vacated by Barack Obama.
Jurors in the corruption retrial of Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday heard the secretly recorded phone conversation in which the former governor calls the U.S. Senate set he is accused of trying to sell "f***ing golden."
Two federal lawmakers from Illinois have mounted an effort to get tougher on public corruption, by giving new tools to prosecutors.
A defense attorney for Rod Blagojevich drew some harsh criticism from the judge at the former governor's corruption retrial on Monday for repeatedly asking questions that the judge had already ruled were "out of bounds."
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Illinois led 39-35 at halftime after six ties and nine lead changes and was ahead by nine points early in the second half.
The Bulls led 104-97 after closing the third period on a 16-2 run, but Denver started the final quarter on a 20-2 spurt to take the lead for good.
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Waukegan police said more information will be released after the investigation is complete.
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Illinois led 39-35 at halftime after six ties and nine lead changes and was ahead by nine points early in the second half.
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