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OpenlineBlog.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Should former Illinois Gov. George Ryan's prison sentence be commuted by President Bush? In a letter to President George W. Bush , Sen. Dick Durbin asks for "compassion" in a request to commute the sentence of former Illinois Gov. George Ryan , who is serving a 6.5 year sentence for fraud, racketeering and corruption-related charges. Durbin says the 74 year old Ryan has suffered...
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Pardon Power (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Now that Senator Dick Durbin has had time to gauge the results of his trial balloon, the Chicago Sun Times reports: U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is asking President Bush to commute ex-Gov. George Ryan's sentence to time served. Durbin made the announcement today -- a week after expressing sympathy for Ryan and former first lady Lura Lynn Ryan. In a letter to the president,...
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Red State (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
He is fine where he is. Note: "former Governor" is a title of trust and respect, and 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 Durbin's (D-IL)... well, "failure" is a nice, non-judgmental word, I suppose. John Kass likes "foolish" : Just before Thanksgiving, Sen. Dick...
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Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin sent a letter to President Bush today asking for Bush to pardon former governor George Ryan who was convicted in 2006 of fraud, racketeering, and other corruption charges. So far, he has served a little over a year of a 6 and-a-half year sentence. Durbin has expressed concern for the health of the former governor and his wife. While prosecutors have...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Andy McKenna on Monday criticized the push to have President Bush commute the sentence of the state's former Republican governor, George Ryan. In a statement issued in response to Sen. Dick Durbin's release of his letter to Bush on behalf of Ryan, McKenna said both Durbin and Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who expressed support for a Ryan commutation ,...
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Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Last week Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said he was considering asking President Bush to commute former Governor George Ryan's prison sentence. Last spring, the Kankakee Republican was convicted of fraud and racketeering charges. The 73 year-old Ryan, barring presidential intervention, isn't scheduled to be released until 2013. Durbin today took the next step--he asked Bush for a commutation....
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has asked the president to commute former Gov. George Ryan's corruption sentence. Durbin on Monday released a letter he sent asking President George W. Bush to "consider commuting the sentence of George Ryan to time served." Ryan has served one year of a 6 1/2-year sentence for racketeering, fraud and other offenses. Durbin has said the former governor...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin has scheduled a news conference for later today to discuss his position on possibly asking President George W. Bush to commute the prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. George Ryan. Durbin, who said last week he is considering making such a request to Bush, has scheduled a news conference for 2 p.m. at the Union League Club in downtown Chicago. Durbin...
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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lead prosecutor, juror attack senator's request Despite an acknowledged firestorm of criticism, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin said Monday that he was asking President George W. Bush to commute the federal corruption sentence of former Republican Gov. George Ryan to time served as an act of compassion and mercy.
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Instapundit.com (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
JOHN KASS on Dick Durbin and George Ryan: “It was as if the Combine reached out and grabbed the people of Illinois and slapped us hard with a backhand across the mouth, letting us know who runs things, the sting of the knuckles on our nose to remind us that Illinois is not Camelot. [...]
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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Just before Thanksgiving, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) moistened his finger and, as he has done so many times in his career, held the digit aloft to check the prevailing winds.
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FamousDC (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Christmas is coming a little early for a few lucky Dick Durbin fans this year. A tipster recently shared with us a banner ad that ran adjacent to their email machine. The ad was so mind blowing - we had to share it with the rest of the FDC readers. Yes, pick yourself up off the floor [...]
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Dick Durbin seems to be confused. That's the nicest way I can think to say it. Fresh from helping put Barack Obama in the White House, coupled with his own runaway re-election to the U.S. Senate, Durbin must be so giddy with success that it has clouded his judgment. How else to explain Durbin's confession Tuesday that he is considering lending his voice to the effort to...
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The Peoria Chronicle (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Sen. Dick Durbin has indicated that he thinks former Gov. George Ryan has been punished enough, and will ask President Bush to commute Ryan’s sentence: “Let’s look at the price he’s paid,” Durbin told reporters. “His family name has been damaged… . He has lost the economic security, which most people count on at his age. [...]
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Second City Cop (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Durbin is a complete piece of shit for even considering this . Make Ryan serve the whole sentence. After all, he helped kill six kids by nurturing a corrupt system: U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said today he is considering whether to ask President Bush to commute the corruption sentence of former Gov. George Ryan. Bush, who is nearing the end of his term, recently granted a number...
