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George Ryan

By Steve Hall

Today's Chicago Tribune carries, "In prison, Ryan defends his widespread pardons and clemencies."  It's written by Annie Sweeney. At times he was testy and combative, unafraid to use a modest curse word to make a point. In lighter moments, he joked about the food in prison. He also talked of his frustration at being locked up. Former Gov. George Ryan, who has zealously guarded his privacy since he entered federal prison in November 2007, was heard for the first time ? not in an interview with a reporter but under questioning in a civil lawsuit. The deposition came last March as an attorney for the city of Chicago questioned Ryan for two hours about a pardon he gave to Oscar Walden Jr. half a century after he was convicted of rape...continue to full post

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