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Blagojevich, Ex-Illinois Governor, Gets 14 Years in Prison

December 08, 2011, 1:07 PM EST

By Andrew Harris

Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor found guilty of trying to trade President Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate seat for campaign cash or personal favors, was sentenced to 14 years in prison.

To contact the reporter on this story: Andrew Harris in Chicago at aharris16@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Mary Romano at mromano6@bloomberg.net

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