Blago beat: Jury reaches verdict on 18 of 20 counts--verdict this afternoon

The end apppears to be near for Illinois' hair-brained former governor. Fox News is reporting that the jury in the second corruption trial of the disgraced Chicago Democrat has reached a verdict in 18 of the 20 counts against him. The jury's verdict will be announced early this afternoon.

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