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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill who wrote (118664)	3/19/2008 10:42:06 AM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 173976

Yep. He is without a doubt damn nearly as big of a dumbass as AS....and that is tough to do! J.

To: Bill who wrote (118664)	3/19/2008 11:02:44 AM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 173976

Levine weaves tawdry tale Rezko jury hears of bribes, Vrdolyak ties, drug use By Bob Secter and Jeff Coen \| Tribune reporters 8:20 AM CDT, March 19, 2008 1 2 next Article tools E-mail Share Digg Del.icio.us Facebook Fark Google Newsvine Reddit Yahoo Print Single page view Reprints Post comment Text size: The government's star witness in the corruption trial of Antoin "Tony" Rezko took the stand Tuesday and in just 48 minutes laid out a stunning personal tale of bribery, treachery, rampant drug abuse and a precipitous fall from grace. In a brief but vivid prologue to what is expected to be days of testimony, one-time political insider Stuart Levine said he had illegally greased contracts to sell tires to the city's Streets and Sanitation Department and supply school buses to the Chicago Board of Education and even health insurance to members of a postal workers union. Levine, 62, identified one of his partners in bribery as former Chicago Ald. Edward Vrdolyak, who is facing federal criminal charges in a related case. MUCH MORE chicagotribune.com