Citizens at work

August 27, 2010

Here's an interesting account of jury duty from the Chicago Tribune."Blagojevich holdout explains vote"http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-blagojevich-jury-20100827,0,7458628,full.story

Margaret O’Brien Steinfels is a former editor of Commonweal.

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