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Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is going to be tried again in January. But this time he'll stand trial alone.

Prosecutors¹ dismissed all corruption² charges against his brother Thursday. Rod Blagojevich says he believes federal authorities never thought he was guilty of any crime. But they were using him as leverage³ against his brother.

The Tennessee businessman worked as the former governor's campaign manager for about four months in 2008. Both men have been accused in an alleged⁴ plot to sell President Barack Obama's old senate seat.

Judge James Zagel says he probably won't allow the former governor more than two taxpayer-funded attorneys during his retrial. But he may allow more lawyers if they volunteer their time or they are paid for by a benefactor⁵.

Blagojevich says he is broke after paying his legal team, which included six attorneys and as many as 20 aides during the first trial.

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1 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )；告发人；起诉人；公诉人
参考例句：
In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。来自口语例句 You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

2 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

3 leverage
n.力量，影响；杠杆作用，杠杆的力量
参考例句：
We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。 He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。

4 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

5 benefactor
n. 恩人，行善的人，捐助人
参考例句：
The chieftain of that country is disguised as a benefactor this time. 那个国家的首领这一次伪装出一副施恩者的姿态。 The first thing I did, was to recompense my original benefactor, my good old captain. 我所做的第一件事, 就是报答我那最初的恩人, 那位好心的老船长。