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CHICAGO (AP) -- Sen. Dick Durbin has asked the president to commute the corruption sentence of former Illinois Gov. George Ryan. The Democratic senator released a letter Monday in which he asked President George W. Bush to "consider commuting the sentence of George Ryan to time served." The ...
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He is fine where he is. Note: "former
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Ryan has forfeited both. Please refresh your memory of the details of his criminal activities before you read on: it's necessary to understand Senator Dick ...
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Sen. Durbin Asks Bush for a Favor
The Page by Mark Halperin —
The Illinois Democrat writes to the president asking him to consider commuting the sentence of former Gov. George Ryan.
Ryan, a Republican who was convicted of racketeering, fraud and other charges in 2006, has served a year of his 6 1/2-year sentence. ...
Sen. Durbin asks Bush to commute sentence of ex-Ill. governor
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... George Ryan to time served." The 74-year-old Republican former governor has served one year of a 6 1/2-year sentence for racketeering, fraud and other offenses. He was convicted of steering contracts, using state resources to run campaigns and killing an investigation of bribes paid in exchange for truck driver licenses. Durbin has said the former governor paid a price by losing his government pension, having his family name ruined and being separated from his frail wife. Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LICENSES_FOR_SAL...
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