Circus doesn't even begin to describe this trial.Get out the popcorn!
Blagojevich corruption trial begins in Chicago
He's pleaded not guilty to 24 counts including racketeering, wire fraud
By MIKE ROBINSON
AP Legal Affairs Writer
CHICAGO - A smiling and relaxed-looking Rod
He was with his wife, Patti, and stepped into a gauntlet of about 30 waiting cameras and reporters. He hugged supporters and thanked them on his way into the courthouse.
"I feel great," Blagojevich said before walking over & shaking hands with several supporters. "The truth shall set you free," he told one well-wisher as he shook the man's hand.
