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Blagojevich Pleads Not Guilty to New Charges

Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has again pleaded not guilty to federal charges that accuse him of scheming to sell or trade President Barack Obama's old Senate seat and swap official favors for campaign money.

The Illinois Democrat appeared in federal court in Chicago on Wednesday to answer to a revised batch of charges. After Blagojevich's plea, U.S. District Judge James Zagel set a March 17 status hearing in the case.

See "The Remarkable World of Rod Blagojevich."

The new indictment doesn't contain any new allegations of misconduct.

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