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A teary eyed former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich speaks briefly to the media after being found guilty of 17 counts of wire fraud, attempted extortion, bribery, extortion conspiracy and bribery conspiracy as he leaves the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago, Illinois on June 27, 2011. He was acquitted on one charge of bribery, and the jury deadlocked on two counts of attempted extortion.
© Amanda Rivkin / The New York Times