Good morning! Don’t forget an umbrella as you head out to work. Today, the weatherman is calling for partially cloudy skies with a few scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the upper 80’s.

Here’s what’s brewing in the news:

Blagojevich: I’ve learned to speak a little less

Former two-term Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was convicted on 17 of 20 federal corruption charges, including that he attempted to sell President Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat. Jury deliberations in the case lasted nine days.

After hearing the verdict, Blagojevich turned to defense attorney Sheldon Sorosky and asked "What happened?" reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Blagojevich is facing 10 to 15 years in prison and will be sentenced later this year. He is also facing up to five years in prison for a previous conviction of lying to the FBI.

"Well, among the many lessons I've learned from this whole experience is to try to speak a little bit less," Blagojevich told reporters after the trial. "I'm going to keep my remarks kind of short."

Blagojevich is the second straight Illinois governor to be convicted of corruption. His predecessor, George Ryan, is now serving 6½ years in federal prison.
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Researchers find genetic link to Lupus in Black women
A study conducted by researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center is believed to be the first to comprehensively assess the association between genetic variants and the risk of lupus in African American women. The findings were based on the ongoing 'Black Women’s Health Study', a prospective study of the health of 59,000 African American women conducted by the researchers since 1995. (Read more here)
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Dockett: ‘I don’t know why the police always messing with me’
Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Darnell Dockett took to Twitter to detail a recent encounter with the law. “I don't know why the police always messing w/me I'm never gonna let them search my car with out a search warrant! No matter what!” he Tweeted. Dockett said officers told him he had been pulled over for speeding and asked to search his car. Dockett told his 750,000 followers on Twitter that when he refused the search because the police had no warrant, they called for back up. About an hour later he tweeted, “This cop just ask (sic) me how tall R u & where R U from! I'm bout to ask him can I go across the street to POPEYS (sic) while we sitting here waiting!” Dockett later updated his page to say that he did not get “punk(ed) by the Po Po” and was let go without a ticket.

QUESTION: If you have an encounter with police or see officers in action are you likely to share it on a social media website? Would you film the encounter with your cellphone or digital and post it online?

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