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Is Dick Durbin’s Support of a Pardon for Ryan Groundwork for an Obama Pardon of Blago?
firedoglake.com - 12/10/2008
Is Dick Durbin’s Support of a Pardon for Ryan Groundwork for an Obama Pardon of Blago?
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A few days ago Illinois Senator Dick Durbin started advocating a pardon for former Illinois GOP Governor George Ryan. At the same time, he publicly stated his support for keeping Chicago US Attorney Pat Fitzgerald in office, "if that's what he [Pat] wants to do". At the time, I ...
tigerhawk.blogspot.com - 12/16/2008
Pardon Mr. Shoes!
— tigerhawk.blogspot.com — Lefty blogs are in a froth over rumors that Iraqis, or even Americans, are torturing Muntazer al-Zaidi,... the Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush the other day. That would be bad. I, for one, hope that nobody did anything worse than, ... (more) Pardon Mr. Shoes!

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dailyherald.com - 12/3/2008
Durbin to Bush: Let ex-Gov. George Ryan go home
— dailyherald.com — Former Gov. George Ryan has served 13 months of a 61/2-year sentence for of steering lucrative taxpayer... business to insiders who gave him and his family cash, gifts and free vacations - systemic corruption in two state offices over several years. At ... (more) Durbin to Bush: Let ex-Gov. George Ryan go home

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politico.com - 12/9/2008
The Ryan pardon
— politico.com — Jonathan Martin reports from Chicago: "Barack Obama is doing his best to steer clear of a sticky... local issue that will be one of the most talked-about political topics in Illinois for the next month. No, not who will take his seat in the ... (more) The Ryan pardon

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Blagojevich, Obama and The Chicago Way
Chicago Boyz — ... blush. Ryan at least didn’t talk like a thug when he raked in his small-time bribes ( have to wonder if Ryan’s chances for a presidential pardon just improved or gotten worse?). ...

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