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		<title>The legacy of political corruption: Illinois</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By David Farside
The state of Illinois seems to be the seat of political corruption. Evidently, it starts at the top and, like Reaganomics, it trickles down to the streets of Chicago.
The recent arrest of Illinois top state Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich on federal charges of corruption is just one of many federal investigations and indictments [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidfarside.wordpress.com&blog=2433096&post=90&subd=davidfarside&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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