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Thursday, August 26, 2010

postheadericon Blagojevich retrial scheduled for January

A federal judge said Thursday that former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's retrial will happen in January 2011. 

No specific date was discussed, although the judge noted it would not be scheduled before Jan. 4.

The Chicago Tribune reported Aug. 23 that Judge James Zagel has favored that timeframe since last week, when Blagojevich was found guilty of perjury.

Federal prosecutors also announced Thursday that they would not retry Robert Blagojevich, his brother, who was alleged to have helped the former governor with a purported plan to profit from appointing a replacement to President Obama's former Senate seat.

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