Also: BP hits another snag in fixing oil spill; U.K. cab driver shoots 12 to death.
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich talks to a patron during a book signing for his book "The Governor" at a bookstore in Chicago in 2009. One year earlier Blagojevich was arrested by FBI agents and stands stands accused, among other things, of trying to trade or sell President Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat for personal gain. His trial begins today at federal court in Chicago.
» Curtain lifting on Blagojevich corruption trial [The Associated Press]
» Politicians cringe as Blago trial begins [The Chicago Tribune]
» Ex-governor, brother, their wives expected to be in court today [Chicago Sun-Times]
In other news:
» Once again, BP experiment in Gulf spill hits snag [The Associated Press]
» Israel labels aid group terrorists [ABC News]
» U.K. cab driver shootings: Terror on country roads of Cumbria [WalesOnline]