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Blagojevich Trial 2010

Blagojevich Arraignment

WTTW News | April 14, 2009, 7:00 pm

Rod Blagojevich told a Federal judge today that he is not guilty. Rich Samuels shows us what else the former Illinois governor had to say on the day of his arraignment.

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