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Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (L) speaks to the media as his attorney Sheldon Sorosky looks on as they leave the Dirksen federal building after his arraignment hearing in Chicago, Illinois April 14, 2009.
Thursday, Mar. 15, 2012

Open quote[This] is the beginning of another part of a long and hard journey that will only get worse before it gets better.Close quote

  • ROD BLAGOJEVICH,
  • former governor of Illinois, on beginning his 14-year sentence in a Colorado prison on Thursday; he is the second Illinois governor in a row to serve time for corruption
Photo: Frank Polich / Reuters | Source: AP