Judge is critical of Blagojevich motion to have trial dismissed

A recent bid by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to have corruption charges thrown out because of a delay in payments to his attorneys was quickly derided by veteran lawyers as doomed to failure.On Monday, when U.S. District Judge James Zagel began a routine hearing by kindly brushing off the idea, saying he would not formally rule on the motion because it had not even been filed properly, the matter