Corruption Helped Gut Illinois Teacher's Retirement Fund

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Submitted by WThomasPayne on Tue, 04/22/2008 - 09:05

The financially beleaguered Illinois Teacher's Retirement Fund had a little help into falling into its woes, courtesy of King Rod Blagojevich's cronies. The Chicago Democrats - the people who helped spawn Senator Barack Obama's meteoric rise into political superstar status, should be so ashamed.

Tearful attorney recalls corruption on Ill. pension board (Belleville News-Democrat) - Fighting back tears, a Chicago attorney testified Monday that he heard five years ago how Antoin "Tony" Rezko and another political fundraiser were going to be allowed to reward Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign donors with business from a state pension fund. [King Rod - Yahoo]

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