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Blagojevich Asks For Drug Rehab

Former Governor Rod Blagojevich is looking for ways to get his 14-year sentence reduced.  His attorneys have asked if he can be placed in a drug and alcohol rehab program while serving his time in prison.  The move would chop a year off of his sentence.  U.S. District Judge James Zagel has recommended Blagojevich for the counseling program, but the final decision is in the hands of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.  A spokesman for the Bureau says inmates who qualify for the program must have a, quote, "verifiable substance-use disorder."  That means Blagojevich will have to prove he had a substance abuse problem before he was arrested.  Blagojevich attorney's say they don't know what drug the former governor has struggled with, but a confidential report was given to Judge Zagel from Blagojevich's probation officer before Zagel made the recommendation.

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