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12.01.2008 5:39 pm

Durbin Asks Bush to Release Gov. Ryan

Post-Dispatch Springfield Bureau

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Illinois, today officially requested that President Bush grant clemency to former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, who is serving a federal prison sentence for corruption.

“Though no one can or should excuse his official misconduct,…

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11.28.2008 12:37 pm

Blagojevich Joins Chorus Calling For Ryan Clemency

Post-Dispatch Springfield Bureau
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has added his voice to the list of Illinois pols calling on outgoing President George W. Bush to commute the corruption prison sentence of Blagojevich’s predecessor, former Illinois Gov. George Ryan.

Blagojevich, a Democrat, made…

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