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Blagojevich Trial 2010

Blagojevich Indicted

WTTW News | April 2, 2009, 7:00 pm

The much anticipated indictment of Rod Blagojevich was handed down this afternoon. Rich Samuels tells us what the former governor is charged with and why the indictment was revealed in such an unusual manner.

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