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The jury took 14 days to come to this decision--unanimous on just one count. A jury specialist discusses the verdict and what the next jury might face.
The verdict is in. The jury is hung on all but one count. After a trial that lasted more than 6 weeks and 14 days of jury deliberations, ex-governor Rod Blagojevich is found guilty of just one of the 24 counts against him. Elizabeth Brackett and Carol Marin walk us through all of the action on this historic day.
Eddie Arruza and his panel of former assistant U.S. attorneys and defense attorneys discuss the verdict.
A new note today from the Blagojevich jury has everyone wondering what they're really deliberating. Elizabeth Brackett will explain.
The view from the bench: Carol Marin and her panel explore the Blagojevich trial from a judge's point of view, and explores the relationship between a judge and jury.
The modern-day equivalent of the World's Fair is in Shanghai this year. NPR's Edward Lifson was there, but the United States almost wasn't. Lifson is back in Chicago to tell us what he saw.
Expo 2010 China
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On tonight's edition of The Week in Review with Joel Weisman: The Blagojevich jury has agreed on only two of 24 counts, is deadlocked on 11 counts, and the jurors reveal they have not even discussed the 11 counts of wire fraud. We remember political powerhouse Dan Rostenkowski, who succumbed to lung cancer this week. Amid deadly violence, Chicago's year-round schools begin. Meanwhile, the new federal jobs bill heads off some teacher layoffs here. Cook County loses nearly $3 million for job-training by failing to spend the federal funds.
The deadlocked jury told Judge Zagel they've only reached a verdict on two of the 24 charges against Rod Blagojevich. What happens next? Elizabeth Brackett has the latest from federal court.
Eddie Arruza and his panel of defense attorneys and former assistant U.S. attorneys discuss the latest developments in the Blagojevich trial.
Legendary Chicago congressman Dan Rostenkowski died yesterday at the age of 82. We have more on his life and his legacy to Chicago -- both good and bad -- with the author of the book Mr. Chairman: Power in Dan Rostenkowski's America.
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The jury in the Blagojevich trial tells the judge they can't reach a unanimous verdict on all the counts. What does this deadlock mean for the future of the case? Elizabeth Brackett was in court and explains.
How do jurors sort through a complex case like the Blagojevich trial when there are virtually no rules as to how to go about deliberating? A panel of experts take us inside the jury room.