Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich trial, day ten and an assessment of how day nine went, plus today's witness from Chicago Sun-Times federal courts reporter Natasha Korecki, in the courtroom.

For compelling updates during the trial day by the Sun-Times team go to blogs.suntimes.com/blago

The Sun-Times trial round-up for Wednesday is here and explains how a donation to then Senate hopeful Barack Obama figures in Blagojevich trial.

A Day 9 highlight.....

MUZZLE BLAGOJEVICH?: The federal prosecutors want Blagojevich to be banned from post trial session statements.

And Lynn Sweet on MSNBC's "Hardball" discusses the trial and the Blair Hull connection.