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Blagojevich Wants Campaign Funds to Pay Lawyer

Dec. 18, 2008
Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois will ask to use election funds to defend himself against corruption charges.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Chicago Monday granted prosecutors more time to indict Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

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Gov: Bush should commute Ryan's sentence

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Thursday President George W. Bush should let former Illinois Gov. George Ryan out of federal prison.

Donor paid Ill. gov. for high-paying job

CHICAGO, April 23 (UPI) -- A former Illinois finance director said Gov. Rod Blagojevich gave him a six-figure-a-year job in exchange for campaign contributions, court records show.

Reports: Ill. Gov. Blagojevich re-elected

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch