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05.03.2009 9:00 pm

Mr. Quinn goes to Springfield

Robert Cohen/Post-Dispatch

Pat Quinn walked into our offices 10 days ago with a stack of business cards reading “Pat Quinn, Lieutenant Governor, State of Illinois.” Before he handed each card over, he used a pen to scratch out “Lieutenant.”

He then launched into…

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04.28.2009 9:01 pm

Gut-check for Illinois: Reform recommendations on the table

Reform might end scenes like this: Rod Blagojevich after his arrest on Dec. 9. (Photo by Darren Hauck/Getty Images North America)

Illinois lawmakers now have 33 days to put up or shut up. On Tuesday, the Illinois Reform Commission submitted…

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01.26.2009 9:01 pm

The Blago media tour: Bizzarrod World

Gov. Blagojevich explains himself remotely to Barbara Walters' disembodied head during his bizarre media tour on Monday. (AP Wirephoto)

Gov. Blagojevich explains himself remotely to Barbara Walters' head during Monday's bizarre media tour. (Associated Press Wirephoto)

It’s hard to decide which of soon-to-be-former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s images of himself we like best. Is it Rod the Martyr for the People,…

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