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In a second trial on corruption charges, the defense may call Washington officials like White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Sunday.

Only one juror stood in the way of convicting the ex-governor of trying to sell President Obama's former Senate seat. And she may have influenced the outcome of a dozen other counts, jurors say.Jurors in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod R.

Jury finds former Ill. governor guilty of lying to federal agents; judge says he intends to declare a mistrial on remaining 23 counts.

The six men and six women meeting to decide the fate of Rod Blagojevich caused a major stir in the courthouse today with a note sent to the judge: "In a situation when a jury cannot agree on a unanimous decision on given counts, what should the next step be?" The jury says it has "gone beyond reasonable attempts" to reach an agreement. Judge James Zagel told the jury to keep trying... but nobody outside the courtroom knows how long that will take. Zagel apparently did tell the jury that it was okay to agree on some charges if not all, but he wants to know specifically which counts the jury has deadlocked on.

Testimony in the federal corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich wrapped up Wednesday without the ousted Illinois governor taking the stand in his own defense.

Forget Celebrity Apprentice. Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial has resumed this morning with his very own version of Star Search, featuring Oprah Winfrey. With former chief of staff John Harris taking the stand for a fifth day, prosecutors played ...

Even Rod Blagojevich's lawyer finds him a bit strange, which may provide the key to the former Illinois governor's strategy at his upcoming corruption trial -- he was all talk, but no action.

In the year and a half since his arrest, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has lost his job and become a political pariah and a comic punch line.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich asked a federal judge on Thursday to issue a subpoena for President Barack Obama to testify as a witness at his corruption trial....