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Potential jurors will start filling out questionnaires that'll help determine if they're fit to sit in judgment of a man accused in the 2008 slayings of celebrity Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.At least 100 people are expected to pick up forms Thursday.

Defense attorneys for former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich say they're concerned there won't be many people of color on the jury.  The holdout juror in Blagojevich's first trial was African American.

A potential juror who has tickets to see a taping of the Oprah Winfrey show has been excused from jury duty in the Blagojevich case.  She was concerned that the trial would interfere with the taping, though there could be other reasons that the judge excused her.Blagojevich said he was happy th

A potential juror in the trial of former Illinois Gov.

Attorneys in the Blagojevich retrial will continue vetting jurors this morning.  The jurors have already filled out a 38-page questionnaire, but now they'll come into court to undergo further questioning by Judge James Zagel.  He's asking them what they think about politics and politicians

Disliking and even distrusting former Ill. Gov.