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** FILE ** Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich talks to members of the media at the federal building in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2010, after a jury found him guilty of one count of lying to federal agents. His wife, Patti, is at right. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks at the dedication of Eckstein Hall, Marquette's new law-school building, on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Sarah Shourd, 32, of the U.S., poses for a photograph at Mehrabad airport prior to leaving Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Press TV)

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British singer George Michael arrives for sentencing at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court in London on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. The star pleaded guilty last month to driving under the influence and possession of cannabis following an incident on July 4 when his Range Rover crashed into a photo shop in north London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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A D.C. resident leaves a voting station during the D.C. Mayoral Primary Election's in Washington on September 14, 2010. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

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Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty is surrounded by cameras as he casts his vote in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, as Washington held its mayoral primary. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

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** FILE ** Maj. Margaret Witt of the U.S. Air Force Reserve is seen in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Wash., in 2006 after a hearing in her case challenging her dismissal for being a lesbian. (AP Photo/John Froschauer, File)

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This photo taken on May 20, 2010, shows Sarah Shourd at a hotel in Tehran. On Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, Iran's English-language state television reported that she has been released after more than a year in prison. (AP Photo/Press TV, File)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous of Louisiana is accused of taking cash, expensive meals and other gifts from lawyers and a bail bondsman, lying to Congress and filing for bankruptcy under a false name.

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In this Aug. 25, 2010 ,file photo, Michael Enright, right, confers with his attorney Jason Martin, during his arraignment in a New York City courtroom. Defense lawyer Lawrence Fisher says Mr. Enright, a student accused of cutting a Muslim taxi driver's neck in New York City has post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic alcoholism. A Manhattan judge said Monday Sept. 13, 2010, he'll decide at arraignment whether to grant bail for Enright, who is accused of attacking the driver with a folding knife last month. (AP Photo/Steve Hirsch, Pool, File)

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In a Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 photo, Capt. Robert Johnson, right, talks with Lloyd Greer, left, who investigated a plot to kill Johnson, at the Lee Correctional Institution, in Bishopville, S.C. where Johnson was in charge of preventing contraband from entering the prison. Johnson was was nearly killed at his home in an attack planned with an inmate's smuggled cell phone. (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick) (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick)

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Kashmiri mourners carry the body of Nisar Ahmad Kuchay who died during a protest, during his funeral on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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American doctors, from left, Gregory Reinard, David Greenburg, Gloria Cox Cronwell and Anthony Eugene Jones appear at the magistrates courts in Harare, Zimbabwe Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. The four, charged under Zimbabwean laws for practising medicine and selling drugs without a license, were released on bail after paying $200 each and could face a fine and deportation. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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US doctors, from left, Gregory Reinard, David Greenburg, Gloria Cox Cronwell, New Zealand doctor Reid Andrew John, and US doctor Anthony Eugene Jones, appear at the magistrates courts in Harare, Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. A Zimbabwean court has freed on bail four Americans arrested and accused of treating AIDS patients without proper medical licenses. A magistrate ordered the six health workers, who included a New Zealand national and a Zimbabwean, to pay a $200 bail and to reappear in court on Sept. 27. They could face a fine and deportation. The court ordered them to surrender their passports and live at their Mother of Peace Orphanage outside Harare until their trial. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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American doctors, from left, Gregory Reinard, David Greenburg, Gloria Cox Cronwell and Anthony Eugene Jones appear at the magistrates courts in Harare, Zimbabwe Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. The four were charged under Zimbabwean laws for practising medicine and selling drugs without a licence. They were released on bail after paying $200 each and could face a fine and deportation. The California church that sponsors their work says the church has been working in Zimbabwe for more than a decade and that this is the first time licensing questions have been raised. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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In this Nov. 18, 2009, file photo, New Orleans-based District Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr. listens to testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate on Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, opens its first impeachment trial since the 1999 case against former President Bill Clinton when it takes up a host of corruption allegations against the Louisiana judge. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)

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Retired Ohio autoworker John Demjanjuk, 90, is accused of serving as a Nazi death camp guard. His trial resumes this week in Munich after a summer break. (Associated Press)

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Judge Thomas Walther (left) waits as defendant John Demjanjuk (right) enters the courtroom in a wheelchair in February for a session in Munich. Judge Walther is one of the key figures in the decision to try Mr. Demjanjuk, who is the first non-German alleged Nazi collaborator to stand trial in a German court. His trial resumes this week in Munich after a summer break. (Associated Press)

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The door to Stanley Neace's trailer remains open after, neighbors say, Mr. Neace kicked it in and killed four people in a shooting rampage that left a total of six people, including Mr. Neace, dead in Jackson, Ky., on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)

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FILE - This Aug. 30, 2010, file photo shows seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens leaving federal court in Washington. A defamation lawsuit against Roger Clemens should be thrown out because the seven-time Cy Young Award winner was merely trying to defend himself against his former personal trainer's doping allegations, Clemens' lawyers argued Wednesday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)