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Tuesday, April 30
Both the Tribune and the Sun-Times report that NBC has approached Patti Blagojevich to take the slot offered her ex-gov husband Rod in the reality show "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" The deal should be finalized this week, as filming of the show starts June 1st.