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Is Dick Durbin’s Support of a Pardon for Ryan Groundwork for an Obama Pardon of Blago?

Chicago Boyz found this 12/10/2008 on firedoglake.com

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 ...