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CHICAGO — By dropping all charges against Rod Blagojevich’s brother Thursday, the federal government removed what had become an obstacle to its primary mission: convicting the impeached Illinois governor in a retrial now set for early next year.
Jurors who deadlocked last week on all but one of 24 charges in the first trial described the case against Robert Blagojevich as by far the weaker of the two.
Judge James Zagel said Rod Blagoje vich’s retrial will start the week of Jan. 4.
