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News Organizations Seek Blago Juror Names
CHICAGO (AP) -- Five news organizations have asked a federal judge to release the names of the jurors who will be selected in former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial.

The news organizations said in making their request Tuesday that both the law and tradition call for juror names to be made public and the Blagojevich case should be no exception.

Making the request were the Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, The Associated Press, the Illinois Press Association and the Illinois Broadcasters Association.

Federal Judge James Zagel announced May 17 he would empanel an anonymous jury so that bloggers would not be able to learn the addresses and phone numbers of the jurors and initiate improper contact with them.

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06 01 10 by Newsroom
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