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Former Illinois Governor George Ryan's prison sentence could be commuted
At a news conference in Springfield Tuesday, Senator Dick Durbin said he may write a letter to President Bush recommending the commutation of Ryan's six and a half year sentence. Senator Durbin served
WANDtv.com  –  Nov 26, 2008 2:46 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Illinois: Champaign-Springfield-Decatur
Thanksgiving Day Proclamation From President Bush
(Washington, DC) -- President George W. Bush released the annual Thanksgiving Day proclamation.
News Radio 1420  –  Nov 26, 2008 1:57 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Texas: Lubbock
Mahomet man pardoned by Bush admitted false claim to feds
PEORIA – Federal court records show a Mahomet man who received a presidential pardon Monday admitted in 1988 to making a false claim and agreed to pay restitution to a railroad pension system.Richard Michael Culpepper of was among 14 people President Bush pardoned Monday.
News-Gazette.com  –  Nov 26, 2008 1:02 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Illinois: Champaign-Springfield-Decatur
John Kerry warns that Barack Obama's efforts to combat climate change could be undermined by the current economic crisis
Barack Obama, who pledged only last week to write a "new chapter in America's leadership" on the environment, could find his hands tied by the economic crisis, a leading figure in global climate change negotiations said yesterday.John Kerry, who will lead the Senate delegation to the ... more »
The Guardian  –  Nov 26, 2008 11:36 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in World
President Bush Pardons Iowa Turkey Today
The President is saving a turkey from Iowa from heading to the dinner table.
WCPO.com  –  Nov 26, 2008 11:36 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Ohio: Cincinnati
Lura Lynn praying for former Gov. Ryan's release
Former Illinois first lady Lura Lynn Ryan is praying for a Christmas gift wrapped in presidential papers. Ryan, who travels every weekend to Terre Haute, Ind., to visit her husband, former Gov. George Ryan, has twice personally appealed to President Bush to pardon her husband.
Chicago Sun Times  –  Nov 26, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Illinois: Chicago
Juror: Pardoning Ryan would send wrong message
If former Gov. George Ryan is pardoned, it would be a slap in the face to the justice system, says a juror who was among those to return his 2006 conviction. Juror James Cwick told the Sun-Times Wednesday that if President Bush commuted Ryan's 6 1/2 year sentence or pardoned him, it would send ... more »
Chicago Sun Times  –  Nov 26, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Illinois: Chicago
Bush rallies troops at Fort Campbell
FORT CAMPBELL . President Bush offered an impassioned defense of the U.S.-led overthrow of Saddam Hussein Tuesday at Fort Campbell and thanked troops for their service and gave encouragement to thousands of soldiers getting ready to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan. Bush strode into a chilly hangar wh ... more »
Kentucky.com  –  Nov 26, 2008 07:45 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Kentucky: Lexington
President Bush Pardons "Pumpkin and Pecan" in National Thanksgiving Turkey Ceremony
President Bush on Wednesday said, "This is my final Thanksgiving as the President. Over the past eight years, I have been given many reasons to be thankful. I'm thankful to our men and women in uniform and I am incredibly proud to have been their Commander-in-Chief. (Applause.) I am thankf ... more »
The White House  –  Nov 26, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in U.S. News
President's Radio Address
In his weekly radio address President Bush said, "This week, Americans gather with loved ones to celebrate Thanksgiving. This holiday season is a time of fellowship and peace. And it is a time to give thanks for our many blessings."
The White House  –  Nov 26, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in U.S. News