Among the potential jurors queried:

-- A male painter who sued the CTA in the late 1970s after he was "run over by a bus."
"How come you lost the case?" U.S. District Judge James Zagel said.
Juror's response: "They had better lawyers than I did." He said he's read some information on the Blagojevich case.

-- A woman who answered on her questionnaire, regarding pay-to-play and politicians: "I don't think it's right but most of them do it."
Could she put aside her general opinions? "I believe I can."

--A woman who thought Blagojevich was off-center after seeing him on reality TV shows. She said she could put aside her opinions of him.

--A woman who owns five dogs and watches "Judge Judy." "When I'm at work it's on.
"It's not much like that here," Zagel says. "I don't want you to be disappointed."

--An African American woman, who was in the Navy and whose child visited a
doctor at Children's Memorial Hospital. (there's an allegation that Blagojevich tried shaking down the hospital for a campaign contribution in exchange for a government act.) She said she didn't pay much attention to Blagojevich's first trial.