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The Chicago Sun-Times, today, reports that four daughters of lame duck Gov. George Ryan (R), have received immunity from federal prosecution to testify before a grand jury investigating their pop. Ryan, while Illinois Secretary of State, surrounded himself with a bunch of creeps who (successfully) aspired to become felons, selling drivers' licenses to commercial vehicle operators who flunked state tests. Some went on to kill people in traffic accidents. (The Gov. professes ignorance.) Now, the grand jury is probing payments the Gov's kids received for doing political work. Oddsmakers are betting that Ryan doesn't make it 30 days out of office before being indicted by the feds. Shame, shame, George!