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newsblogs.chicagotribune.com - 12/4/2008
Durbin stands by free Ryan request despite opposition | Clout Street - local political coverage
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Posted by Monique Garcia at 2:15 p.m. Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin today stood behind his decision to ask President George W. Bush to commute the federal corruption prison sentence of former Republican Illinois Gov. George Ryan to time served. Durbin was asked how he would defend himself ...
Durbin wants special election to replace Obama
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 12/9/2008
Durbin wants special election to replace Obama
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Durbin is calling for a new election to replace Obama. (CNN) — Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said... Tuesday he wants a special election called to fill President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat. At a press conference with reporters on Capitol Hill, ... (more) Durbin wants special election to replace Obama

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newsblogs.chicagotribune.com - 12/8/2008
Blagojevich: 'Nothing but sunshine hanging over me' | Clout Street - local political coverage
— newsblogs.chicagotribune.com — Updated by Monique Garcia at 12:30 p.m. Gov. Rod Blagojevich responded today to the Chicago Tribune's report... that he has been recorded by federal investigators, saying people should "feel free" to tape him because everything he says is lawful. The ... (more) Blagojevich: 'Nothing but sunshine hanging over me' | ...
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Dick Durbin misses the point about Ryan -
chicagotribune.com - 11/30/2008
Dick Durbin misses the point about Ryan -
— chicagotribune.com — Just before Thanksgiving, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) moistened his finger and, as he has done so many... times in his career, held the digit aloft to check the prevailing winds. This time, when he figured the winds were just right, Durbin lofted his trial ... (more) Dick Durbin misses the point about Ryan -

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Durbin Defends Ryan Commutation Effort
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... of jailed former Governor George Ryan: "I did not quietly send a letter and slink away in the shadows," Durbin said during a news conference in Chicago on the foreclosure crisis. "I had a news conference and I answered all the questions and explained why I did it." Asked how he would explain his choice to the politicians-- including many of his fellow Democrats-- who have publicly disagreed with the move, the Tribune quoted Durbin as saying: "I will just say that I made this decision ...

Durbin Defends Ryan Commutation Effort
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... of jailed former Governor George Ryan: "I did not quietly send a letter and slink away in the shadows," Durbin said during a news conference in Chicago on the foreclosure crisis. "I had a news conference and I answered all the questions and explained why I did it." Asked how he would explain his choice to the politicians-- including many of his fellow Democrats-- who have publicly disagreed with the move, the Tribune quoted Durbin as saying: "I will just say that I made this decision ...

Welcome to Illinois
Bitch. Ph.D. — ... to President Bush that he commute former Illinois Governor George Ryan's 6-year sentence for corruption charges. Gov. Ryan is currently incarcerated in Federal prison. Before, I was on the fence about Durbin's request. I, like a lot of others felt like this was just another instance of pols letting pols off the hook. At the same time, I hate the prison system, and I don't think old people in poor health should have to stay in prison for no real reason than to satisfy our desire that they get their just deserts. ...

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