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March 8, 2006

Defense Says Ill. Ex-Gov. Followed Advice

By Amanda Lang

Former Gov. George Ryan was influenced by the advice of experts when awarding state contracts and leases, not by whether one of his friends or supporters had an interest in the deal, his defense attorney said Wednesday.

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Former Gov. George Ryan was influenced by the advice of experts when awarding state contracts and leases, not by whether one of his friends or supporters had an interest in the deal, his defense attorney said Wednesday.

Authors Bio:

OpedNews volunteer from 2005 to 2013.

Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.


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