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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, next to his wife, Patti, talks to the media outside federal court on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

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Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich stands on the porch of his home on the north side of Chicago after being convicted on one of 24 counts in his federal corruption trial on Tuesday Aug. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Eric Y. Exit)

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**FILE** In this photo from Feb. 13, 2008, former New York Yankees baseball pitcher Roger Clemens (left) listens to the testimony of his former personal trainer Brian McNamee (right) on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

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FILE- This Aug. 14, 2010 file photo shows WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Stockholm, Sweden. A Stockholm prosecutor issued an arrest warrant for Assange on Friday Aug. 20, 2010, saying he was suspected of rape and molestation in two separate cases. But chief prosecutor Eva Finne withdrew the warrant within 24 hours. (AP Photo/SCANPIX, Bertil Ericson, File) SWEDEN OUT

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A Pakistani family stand on their farm compound surrounded by flood waters as seen from a Pakistan Navy helicopter during an emergency aid distribution, near Bachel in Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Thursday, Augu. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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Viktor Bout, a suspected Russian arms dealer, listens to reporter's questions from inside a court cell at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. An appeals court ruled in favor of a U.S. request to extradite the elusive Russian businessman dubbed "The Merchant of Death." (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

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Viktor Bout, a suspected Russian arms dealer, is led to a court room at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. An appeals court backed a U.S. request to extradite the elusive Russian businessman dubbed "The Merchant of Death." (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

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Viktor Bout, a suspected Russian arms dealer, is escorted by prison officials as he arrives at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. An appeals court granted a U.S. request to extradite the elusive Russian businessman dubbed "The Merchant of Death." (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

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Viktor Bout, a suspected Russian arms dealer, left, walks past newsmen as he arrives at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. An appeals court in Thailand ordered Mr. Bout's extradition to the United States. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

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Viktor Bout, a suspected Russian arms dealer, speaks with reporters from inside the court cell at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. An appeals court in Thailand ordered Mr. Bout's extradition to the United States. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

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In this Aug. 20, 2009, file photo, hundreds of Libyans welcome Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, top left, as he is accompanied by Seif al-Islam el- Gadhafi, son of Libyan leader Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival at airport in Tripoli, Libya, after Scotland freed the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

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Viktor Bout, a suspected Russian arms dealer, listens to reporter's questions from inside a court cell at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. An appeals court in Thailand ordered his extradition to the United States on Friday. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS From right, former New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens, lawyer Charles Scheeler and his former personal trainer Brian McNamee, are sworn-in before Mr. Clemens' hearing on drug use in 2008. Mr. Clemens was indicted on charges of lying to Congress.

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An inmate and his son embrace after the closing recital of the summer camp. Thirty of North Branch's 1,470 inmates applied to participate in the summer program.

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** FILE ** Clarence Butterfield listens to opening statements at his murder trial on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, in Santa Ana, Calif. On Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, an Orange County jury found Butterfield guilty of first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon, and also found true special circumstances of murder with mayhem and murder with torture. (AP Photo/Orange County Register, Michael Goulding)

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In a photo taken from video, Cynthia Parker, a juror in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, speaks to reporters on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, outside her home in Gurnee, Ill. Ms. Parker said she doesn't feel the case is finished and recommends a second trial. She said charges related to the alleged sale of President Obama's former Senate seat had the strongest evidence. (AP Photo/Mark Carlson)

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Mourners pay their respects to former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens during funeral services at the Anchorage Baptist Temple Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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In this Oct. 22, 2004, file photo, a Pakistani woman prays after the first Friday prayers of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. An Australian Muslim woman who sought permission to keep her face and head covered while she gives evidence at an upcoming trial was told by a judge Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, she would have to remove her veil. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

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Mourners pay their respects to former Sen. Ted Stevens during funeral services at the Anchorage Baptist Temple on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich talks with reporters as he leaves his home with daughter Annie on Wednesday. The failure to win conviction on more charges in Blagojevich's case is another setback in a string of recent corruption cases.