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Thursday, January 31, 2013  George Ryan's lawyer says prison officials didn't cut his client a break when they let him serve the rest of his sentence at home.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Review: Kabul Bank sent hundreds of millions of dollars out of Afghanistan

Thursday, May 31, 2012  Mistrial declared in John Edwards corruption case; jurors deadlocked on 5 of 6 counts

Thursday, May 31, 2012  Judge is weighing her options because the jury appears to be deadlocked on the other counts John Edwards faces.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  Secretary of State Jesse White is in Quincy Tuesday promoting his organ and tissue donation campaign. During an award presentation at John Wood Community College, White addressed the federal corruption charges against his administrator State Representative, Derrick Smith.

Thursday, February 16, 2012 

Tuesday, December 27, 2011  In our Facebook Story of the Day for December 27, we're talking about how Illinois' reputation for political corruption and government mismanagement could have cost the state billions of dollars and an income tax increase.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011  Blagojevich says he was deprived the "presumption of innocence."

Friday, February 11, 2011  Updated with new story, links. Egypt exploded with joy, tears, and relief after President Hosni Mubarak resigned as president.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010  Congress set to pass bill protecting whistle-blowers from retaliation for reporting corruption

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 

Wednesday, August 18, 2010  After three weeks of respectful but increasingly tense deliberations, 11 jurors were ready to convict Rod Blagojevich of what prosecutors called a "political corruption crime spree" that would have sent yet another former Illinois governor to prison.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010  A federal jury has found ex-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich guilty of one count of lying to federal agents. The jury returned its verdict on Tuesday in the corruption case against Blagojevich.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010  Jury finds Blagojevich guilty of lying to agents.

Friday, August 13, 2010  Jurors struggling to reach agreement at the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich are taking three days off.