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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Finke, Doug (2008-08-09). "Governor blasts Hannig over capital program failure". Springfield Journal-Register . Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ↑ Meitrodt, Jeffrey (2008-08-08). "Blagojevich accuses 10 Chicago Democrats of 'killing' public works project". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2008-11-09.