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Associated Press - July 29, 2010 3:35 AM ET
CHICAGO (AP) - Jurors deciding the fate of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich are preparing for their first full day of deliberations in his corruption trial.
The six men and six women will reconvene Thursday morning. They'll include a pre-algebra teacher, a former Marine and a man born in a U.S. internment camp for Japanese-Americans during World War II.
But aside from a few hints that emerged during jury selection, little is known about the jurors. Judge James B. Zagel is withholding their names until after a verdict. He says e-mail and the Internet could make them too accessible to unsolicited interruptions.
Blagojevich has pleaded not guilty to trying to sell or trade an appointment to President Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat. His brother has pleaded not guilty to taking part in the alleged scheme.
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