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"If IL is not the most corrupt state in USA it is certainly one hell of a competitor" - FBI (video)
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"If IL is not the most corrupt state in USA it is certainly one hell of a competitor" - FBI (video)
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December 9, 2008US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald Press ConferenceFBI Agent Robert GrantGovernor Blagojevich & John Harris arrestObama's Senate Seat for Sal...

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Nice Deb:  FBI:”If IL is not the most corrupt state in USA it is certainly one hell of a competitor”

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Illinois Is Trying. It Really Is. But the Most Corrupt State Is Actually . . .
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Illinois Is Trying. It Really Is. But the Most Corrupt State Is Actually . . .
— nytimes.com — There are several ways to gauge levels of government corruption. We rank the states here according to three methods. > (more) Illinois Is Trying. It Really Is. But the Most Corrupt ...
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FBI:”If IL is not the most corrupt state in USA it is certainly one hell of a competitor”
Nice Deb — FBI Agent Robert Grant doesn’t mince words at the Patrick Fitzgerald Press Conference, today: Fitzgerald, here:        ...

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Tuesday, December 9, 2008
The Latest on Air America — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Tuesday, December 9, 2008

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