Also, Louisiana hit by another oil spill, and Syracuse officials consider a landlord registry to reward good ones.
View full sizeFormer Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich talks with Darrell Murphy as he arrives at the Federal Court building in Chicago on Tuesday for closing arguments in his federal corruption trial. From The Washington Post:
Bombastic to the end, his voice shifting from a shout to a whisper and back again, the attorney for former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich disparaged the federal corruption case against his client Tuesday and urged the jury to find him not guilty.
Sam Adam Jr. portrayed Blagojevich (D) as a well-intentioned politician who followed the advice of his staff and "never intended to bribe or extort anyone." He said that the former governor had plenty of ideas but that "no one's going to say that he's the sharpest knife in the drawer."
» Read the story: Blagojevich's lawyer: Ex-governor never intended to bribe
» Blagojevich lawyer: Government didn't prove case [MSNBC]
» At Blagojevich trial, 'dirty schemes' in detail [The Washington Post]
» Rod Blagojevich Lawyer Says U.S. Proved `Nothing' [Bloomberg]
In other news:
» Louisiana coast threatened by another, though smaller oil spill:
» Registry would reward good landlords, rein in bad ones [WSYR-TV Channel 9]
» Hotel Syracuse owner wants to spruce up downtown [CNYcentral.com]
» Water levels are up on St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario since spring [Watertown Daily Times]
» Skaneateles closing 911 center [centralny.ynn.com]
» DA won't explain plea deal in DWI case involving councilwoman's daughter [The Buffalo News]