Person: George Ryan

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Enough talking, let’s change the rules

The reaction to the seismic Mahon Report focussed on the villains of the piece — Ahern, Flynn, Lawlor, Burke and O’Callaghan — and their supporting cast.

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Jailed Blagojevich loses bluster

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Blagojevich gets 14 years for corruption

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Former governor Blagojevich convicted of corruption

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Illinois abolishes death penalty

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US governor accused of 'freak show' politics at impeachment vote

Monitoring the men in black

PADDY COLLINS has seen it from all sides — from much respected man in black to chairman of the referees’ body to county board secretary in Westmeath.

Sat, 16 Jun, 2007

Geldof and Bono nominated for 2006 Nobel Peace Prize

Bob Geldof and U2 frontman Bono are among a near-record 191 nominations for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.

Fri, 24 Feb, 2006

Bono’s noble work gets Nobel Prize nomination

BONO has been nominated for the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize, it emerged yesterday.

Wed, 19 Feb, 2003

Governor commutes 167 death sentences

Illinois governor George Ryan cleared the state’s death row, commuting 167 condemned inmates’ sentences in the broadest attack on capital punishment in decades.

Sun, 12 Jan, 2003

Illinois governor commutes death sentences

The governor of Illinois is to commute the death sentences of all 156 inmates on the state’s death row and has sent letters to victims’ families warning them of the move, his spokesman said today.

Sat, 11 Jan, 2003