No rehearing for ex-Illinois Governor Blagojevich; appeal planned

A federal appeals court on Monday refused to reconsider its recent decision upholding former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich's corruption conviction and 14-year prison term.The order from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago likely ends Blagojevich's chance for a new trial or shorter sentence unless he can persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to take up his case, a long shot.Leonard Goodman, a lawyer for Blagojevich, in an interview said his client will appeal to the Supreme Court.