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Rod Blagojevich begins sentence at a Colorado federal prison

And so it begins! The former governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich, who disgraced himself, his family, and the world of politics with his many acts of pig-headedness (17 counts, to be exact,) is What's the Real Story of Rod Blagojevich? Posted by Lew Rockwell on March 15, 2012 01:54 PM. The former Illinois governor goes [...]

Photos: Rod Blagojevich enters federal prison in Colorado

Fox & Friends kept a close eye on the home of former Illinois governor Rod Blagjevich as he prepared to begin his 14 year sentence in federal prison in Colorado. Rod Blagojevich got on a flight for Colorado Thursday morning. By this afternoon, Blagojevich will trade his Oxxford suit for prison khakis By Michael Tarm, [...]

Dennis Miller Bids Adieu to Rod Blagojevich

BY LISA DONOVAN Staff Reporter/ldonovan@suntimes.com December 7, 2011 8:20PM Former Governor Rod Blagojevich and his wife Patti arrive at their Ravenswood Manor home in Chicago after he was sentenced to 14 years in Prison. Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Wednesday, after apologizing for making “terrible mistakes,” capping a [...]

Day after sentencing, ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich counts last days …

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was just sentenced to 14 years in federal prison on corruption charges.Blago was convicted back in June after a… Bye, Blago! Make sure to write! And by that, we mean keep a journal or something so when you get out, you can hawk a book about losing a almost a [...]

Blagojevich begins bleak countdown to prison

The former Illinois governor was convicted on 18 counts of corruption Wednesday. Bye, Blago! Make sure to write! And by that, we mean keep a journal or something so when you get out, you can hawk a book about losing a almost a decade and half of your life for being greedy. Rod | AP [...]

Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years in prison

"I have nobody to blame but myself," disgraced former Illinois governor and ex-"Celebrity Apprentice" contestant tells court. Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was just sentenced to 14 years in federal prison on corruption charges.Blago was convicted back in June after a… CHICAGO — The Rod Blagojevich who once challenged a prosecutor to face him like [...]

Blagojevich is convicted of corruption in retrial

Rod Blagojevich could see 20 years in jail, Twitter kicks him when he's down saying 'boo hoo Rod Blagojevich' By Annie Sweeney, Tribune reporter A 6 am arrest of a sitting governor at his home, followed by uncharacteristically strong remarks by US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, who famously described Rod Blagojevich as carrying out a "political [...]