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Blagojevich Doesn't Get Early Prison Release From Obama

President Barack Obama is leaving office without granting early prison release to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.  Obama released a list of his final acts of clemency today and the list didn't include Blagojevich. 

Blagojevich is in the fourth year of a 14-year prison term after being convicted of trying to sell Obama's Illinois seat in the U.S. Senate when Obama became president. 

A presidential commutation was one of Blagojevich's last chances to be released from prison early.  Last year  Blagojevich submitted a request to have his sentence on wide-ranging corruption convictions commuted. In federal cases, only presidents have the power to reduce a sentence.

Obama's decision means President-elect Donald Trump could be left to decide the fate of Blagojevich, who appeared on Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice" TV show in 2010.

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