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Patti Blagojevich heads to Costa Rica for TV show

The wife of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is headed to the Costa Rican jungle to compete on a TV reality show that he was barred from going on.

Her spokesman, Glenn Selig, said Wednesday that Patti Blagojevich is “on her way” to Costa Rica for her spot on NBC’s “I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here.”

Selig says it’ll be challenging for the “big city girl.”

A federal judge barred her husband from going because it would send him out of the country. Rod Blagojevich faces federal corruption charges.

Patti Blagojevich has said she’s participating because of her family’s financial situation. Both she and her husband are unemployed.

The show airs on June 1. Other contestants include actor Stephen Baldwin and former “American Idol” contestant Sanjaya Malakar.

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Costa Rica reports 37 cases of A/H1N1 flu

The Costa Rican Health Ministry said Wednesday it has confirmed 37 cases of A/H1N1 flu in the country and were waiting for the test results of two “highly possible” cases.

The ministry said the authorities have found 1,349 probable cases, among which they have ruled out 1,206 cases and are examining 104 cases.

Most of the confirmed cases are in the central area of the country, and most of the patients are between 20 and 29 years old, without a clear difference among gender.

So far, Costa Rica has reported one death from the A/H1N1 flu.

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