Brotherly Love? Ex-Gov. Blago Doesn’t Call Brother Hours After Charges Dropped

Ex-Gov on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Perhaps one of the more interesting asterisks surrounding the decision Thursday by prosecutors to drop charges against Robert Blagojevich was that his brother Rod, the very chatty, seldom-at-a-loss for words ex-governor, had not called to congratulate him hours after the announcement, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. “When…

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Legal Observers Say Feds Case Against Gov. Blagojevich May Not Be a Sure Thing

By Jon Perkins ticklethewire.com At first blush the case against scandal-plagued Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich would appear to be overwhelming. Not so fast say some criminal defense lawyers. Though they say the public evidence against Blagojevich appears strong –hours and hours of damning conversations — truth is the tapes are only talk. Plus, the governor…

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