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CHICAGO — Ousted Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich reports to prison on Thursday to serve a 14 year sentence for trying to auction off President Barack Obama's vacated US Senate seat and a host of other corruption charges.

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for trying to sell the Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama.