Sentenced: Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison, the second longest sentence in a Chicago corruption case, Chicago Tribune reports. This is the fourth time since the 70's that an Illinois governor has been sent to prison for wrongdoing.
Plan B: Health and Human Services trumped the Food and Drug Administration and refused to allow Plan B, emergency contraception, to be sold over the counter to people under tha age of 17. The Washington Post reports that the move puts the administration at odds with womens' health advocates.
Sandusky: Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested yesterday on more sexual assault charges after two more accusers came forward. He is currently being held, pending a $250,000 bond, reports The New York Times.
Testify: Former MF Global chief John Corzine is expected to deliver opening remarks during a House Agricultural Committee hearing, Thomson Reuters reports. It remains unknown whether he will invoke the Fifth Amendment in an attempt not to incriminate himself.
Occupy K Street: Protesters with Occupy D.C. marched down K Street in opposition of "undue influence of money in politics." The Blog of Legal Times' Andrew Ramonas reports that the protests snarled traffic and didn't disrupt lobbyist operations.
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